Yosh Uchida made a promise to Colton Brown in 2016, right after Brown competed in judo for the United States at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics: Qualify for the 2020 Games in Tokyo and I’ll be there.

In the world of Olympic judo, the spotlight often gets trained on San Jose State, home to one of the United States' most prestigious judo programs and a launch pad for numerous Olympic judokas ...

On September 26, 2024, Michael McCleery, right, passed the Head Coach of OBC Judo to Francisco Lira, left. Francisco Lira has been with OBC Judo since 2002 and has trained under Dale Lehman and ...

Sep. 27—Dale Lehman started the Odessa Boys Club Judo Team in 1964, and led the team known around the United States in state and national championships as "OBC Judo." Michael McCleery became Dale's ...