United States Judo Association
Judo Association
The United States Judo Association is a sports association in the United States. It was formed in 1969 following a reorganization of the Armed Forces Judo Association, and is one of three national judo associations in the United States, the other two being USA Judo and the United States Judo Federation.
History
The US Judo Association was founded by George Harris, George Bass, Robey Reed, Jim Bregman, Philip S. Porter, Rick Mertins, and Karl Geis.
“United States Judo Association” enters the record as judo Association. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what United, States and Judo can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7890698. VIAF identifies the subject as 139769776. The Library of Congress control number is n2006026841. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1969.
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