2025 USJF National Kata Conference

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2025 USJF National Kata Conference

This year marks the 23rd year of our Annual USJF National Kata Conference! Please join us for this great event!

June 26-29, 2025

Intermountain Yudanshakai (Black Belt Association) & United States Judo Federation hosts its 2025 National Kata Conference.  We strongly encourage everyone to attend this conference regardless of your kata experience.  Sensei Bradic judges at the IJF World Veteran Kata Competition.  Sensei Shepherd travels all over the country and the world teaching and judging kata.  Take this opportunity to learn from these two outstanding kata practitioners.

USJF Sanctioned Event: 25-06-01

 

Clinician: Slavisa Bradic  (7th Dan) – Sensei Bradic is a teacher with the IJF Academy and Kata specialist.  He is also the director of the IJF military and police commission and is the EJU kata commission head.

Clinician: Eiko Shepherd (8th Dan) – USJF and IJF Class A Kata instructor and coach.  Sensei Shepherd is also the founder of this Annual USJF Kata Conference.

 

Venue: Les Bois Junior High School

Address: 4150 E. Grand Forest Dr. 

Boise, Idaho 83716

Eligibility: Open to registrants with current USJF, USJA or USA Judo membership. Ages 13 and over.

Cost: $220 (4 days), $180 (3 days), $110 (2 days), $55 (1 day)

Contact: Benjamin Ott (bcottjudo@gmail.com)

Schedule

Schedule is subject to change. 

(Each day will also include a discussion of the IJF changes from 2024-2025.)

Day 1 – Thursday, June 26

     12:00-1:00 PM – Registration and Check-in

     3:00-6:00 PM – Dr. Kano’s Kata history and IJF 2025 New Kata Criteria for evaluation

Day 2 – Friday, June 27

     8:30-9:00 AM – Registration and Check-in

     9:00 AM-12:00 PM – Nage no kata & Katame no kata

     12:00 PM-1:30 PM – Lunch

     1:30 PM-5:00 PM – Ju no kata

Day 3 – Saturday, June 28

     8:30-9:00 AM – Registration and Check-in

     9:00 AM-12:00 PM -Kime no kata

     12:00 PM-1:30 PM – Lunch

     1:30 PM-5:00 PM – Goshin Jutsu 

Day 4 – Sunday, June 29

     8:30-9:00 AM – Registration and Check-in

     9:00 AM-12:00 PM -Itsutsu no kata

     12:00 PM-1:30 PM – Lunch

     1:30 PM-5:00 PM – Koshiki no kata

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