United States Judo Association

The United States Judo Association is a sports association in the United States. It was formed in 1968 following a reorganization of the Armed Forces Judo Association, and is one of three national judo associations in the United States, the other two being USA Judo and the United States Judo Federation.[1]

United States Judo Association
SportJudo
Founded1968
AffiliationUSA Judo
Regional affiliationUnited States
Official website
www.usja-judo.org

History

The US Judo Association was founded by George Harris,[2] George Bass, Robey Reed, Jim Bregman, Philip S. Porter, Rick Mertins, and Karl Geis[3]

Leadership

In addition to the founding members, leadership of the USJA has included Jim Nichols, Jesse Jones, Mike Szrejter, Jim Webb, AnnMaria De Mars (Ronda Rousey's Mother), Gary Goltz, Marc Cohen, John Paccione, and Paul 'Bob' Rush.

Rankings
USJA Junior Judo Rank System
RankIdentificationMinimum AgeTime-In-GradePromotion Points
Junior 1st DegreeYellow Belt24 Months5
Junior 2nd DegreeYellow Belt52 Months5
Junior 3rd DegreeOrange Belt62 Months6
Junior 4th DegreeOrange Belt72 Months7
Junior 5th DegreeGreen Belt83 Months8
Junior 6th DegreeGreen Belt93 Months9
Junior 7th DegreeBlue Belt103 Months10
Junior 8th DegreeBlue Belt113 Months11
Junior 9th DegreePurple Belt124 Months12
Junior 10th DegreePurple Belt124 Months12

While the USJA does have a Junior 11th and 12th Degree, usually Juniors with superior ability are promoted to Senior Sankyu at age 13.

USJA Senior Judo Rank System
RankIdentificationMinimum TimePromotion Points
6th Class Rank (Rokkyu)Yellow Belt3 Months6 Points
5th Class Rank (Gokyu)Orange Belt5 Months9 Points
4th Class Rank (Yonkyu)Green Belt6 Months12 Points
3rd Class Rank (Sankyu)Brown Belt8 Months16 Points
2nd Class Rank (Nikyu)Brown Belt10 Months20 Points
1st Class Rank (Ikkyu)Brown Belt10 Months23 Points
1st Degree (Shodan)Black Belt1 Years60 Points
2nd Degree (Nidan)Black Belt2 Years120 Points
3rd Degree (Sandan)Black Belt4 Years240 Points
4th Degree (Yodan)Black Belt or Red and Black Belt5 Years300 Points
5th Degree (Godan)Black Belt or Red and Black Belt6 Years400 Points
6th Degree (Rokudan)Black Belt or Red and White Belt7 Years600 Points
7th Degree (Shichidan)Black Belt or Red and White Belt8 Years700 Points
8th Degree (Hachidan)Black Belt or Red and White Belt9 Years800 Points
9th Degree (Kudan)Black Belt or Red Belt
10th Degree (Judan)Black Belt or Red Belt

The highest ranks (Kudan and Judan) are bestowed by the USJA's Promotion Board in conjunction with the Board of Directors on rare occasions

References
  1. Thomas A, Green; Joseph R. Svinth (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation, Volume 2. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598842432. p. 449.
  2. http://www.usjf.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/George-Harris-PR-1-11.pdf
  3. "International Judo Federation". Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
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