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First Technical Clinic Held
JBBF Official Judo Bulletin
Fall, 1964
On September 18-19-20, 1964, 15 of the nation's top ranking judo instructors assembled in Detroit for the first in a scheduled series of technical clinics designed to improve the technical level of Judo throughout the country. The members of this blue ribbon committee were selected for their individual specialties and flown to Detroit by the JBBF.
The purpose of the 3 day meeting was to establish a basic technical and ethical format for the instruction of beginners. Findings and recommendations of the committee are to be published and made available to all areas and organizations.
The meeting was made necessary by the rapid increase in the number of clubs and classes and the lack of sufficient number of qualified instructors to fill the need. The guidebook will deal with all phases of teaching beginners including the number and selection of throws, exercises, break falls, etiquette history, safety and ethical practices.
Future JBBF technical clinics and publications will deal with advanced instructors manual, refereeing, grading guidelines, planning and running of tournaments, building of dojos and other fundamental and necessary phases of judo.
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| RANK | NAME | AREA | TITLE |
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| 5th Dan | Hiro Fujimoto | Detroit | JBBF President |
| 3rd Dan | Donald Pohl | Detroit | JBBF Secretary |
| 4th Dan | James Takemori | Washington, DC | Shufu Secretory |
| 5th Dan | Vince Tamura | Dallas, TX | Former National Champion |
| 6th Dan | Shigeo Tashima | Los Angeles | Nanka President |
| 7th Dan | Sadaki Nakabayashi | New York | Technical Advisor, JBBF |
| 6th Dan | Hiroshi Kitayoma | Hawaii | Board of Examiners |
| 5th Dan | George Wilson | Seattle | High School Chairman |
| 4th Dan | Charles Brown | Tampa | Junior Division Chairman |
| 6th Dan | Sachio Ashida | Ann Arbor, MI | University of Michigan |
| 6th Dan | John Osako | Detroit | Former Pan Amer. Champ. |
| 6th Dan | Tooru Takomatsu | Denver | Vice Chairman, Bd. Exam. |
| 4th Dan | George Uchida | Berkeley, CA | University of California |
| 8th Dan | Takahiko Ishikawa | Philadelphia | Technical Advisor, JBBF |
| 6th Dan | Hik Nagao | Chicago | Chicago President |
| 4th Dan | Frank Hubbard | Detroit | Recorder for meeting and translator |