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Air Force Judo Association

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Description

Judo association of the US Air Force. It began as the 15th Air Force Judo Association at March AFB in late 1956, was admitted to the Judo Black Belt Federation as a yudanshakai in 1957, and later became the Armed Forces Judo Association, from which the USJA was formed in 1969.

Also known as

AFJA

Founded

1956
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“One of the first judo groups to organize was the 15th Air Force Judo Association that began in the Physical Conditioning Unit at March AFB in late 1956.”
— History of the USJA link

Affiliated organizations (1)

Tags

judo · us-air-force · federation

Sources

“In 1957, the Air Force Judo Association (AFJA) was admitted as a yudanshakai to the Judo Black Belt Federation (JBBF) of the United States under Mel Bruno.”
— History of the USJA link

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Air Force Judo Association. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYMEA0X5B2S975DFVQ4WEQSV - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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