Indiana Ave. YMCA Phone: 208-454-9622
BVJC Phone: 986-895-2077 1938-1939 First judo practices were held at N. Okumoto shed in Nampa with eight members.
1939-1941 Drove to Ontario from Nampa to hold judo classes at Ontario community hall once a week. In 1940 had our formal opening of Idaho-Oregon judo dojo at Nampa growers packing co. shed. Competition was held regularly at the dojo until war brok
e out. Actually, we were at practice when we received the news by radio.
1941-1945 We were inactive as a dojo; however, instructions were given at Nampa high school PE gym classes working with Jerry Dellinger. After the end of war, judo instruction was resumed at Caldwell labor camp, Caldwell armory, and other locations when they were available.
1946 - 1956 Ray Link, school administrator, helped us obtain Van Buren School.
1956 At Van Buren school a Northwest dedication tournament was held. Dr. Kenji Yaguchi, Mr. Frank Uriu and Mr. Marumoto were speakers. Officers of the Boise Valley Judo club were Mas Yamash*ta, president, George Nagasaki, vice-president, James Oyama, secretary -treasurer.
1963 First Keio University tour to U.S. We were asked to host some of the fellows-Tomoda, Uyemura, Kodaka, and Tsukada. We wanted Tomoda to come to the College of Idaho as an exchange (postgraduate) student. As a result of this exhibition tour, Shirley Kroeger (Chrm. Of PR Dept.), Don Parmelee (Ath. Dir.) and Jeanne DeLurme (Registrar) were instrumental in getting Judo included in the curriculum. Richard Winder (Dir. Of Admissions) and Midori Furushiro (secretary) helped each Keio graduate who came to teach Judo in exchange for post-graduate courses with admissions procedures and orientation to the campus. Jim Furushiro, Jr., (shodan) freshman student, spurred the C of I Judo Club and assisted Mas Yamash*ta with judo classes.
1964-1966 Tomoda enrolled and helped with Judo program at both the C of I and Boise Valley Judo dojo. "Gus" won the National 180 # championship and nearly won the Grand Championship in San Francisco. "Kangeiko" was held for a week during the winter holidays. Final session, "oshi-ru-ko" was enjoyed by all.
1965 Summer camp was held for ten days at Silver Creek Plunge. "Gus" Tomoda and George Koyama were instructor and camp director. Twin Falls and Ore-Ida judoists joined us for the session. .
1967-1968 Next came Koichi Nakayama from Keio University, also a special post-graduate student to the C of I.
1970-1972 Sakae Kenmizaki, another Keio graduate, came to the C of I under the same arrangement. During the summer of 1971 a one-week summer clinic was held on the campus managed by "Ken." Ontario club sent us some trainees.
1973-1975 Judo classes at both the C of I and Boise Valley Club continued under Mas Yamash*ta and George Koyama.
