UNITED STATES JUDO FEDERATION Fiscal 2002 Reports Officers ...

Executive Director – Robert Fukuda
Executive Director’s Annual Report
Promotions
In Fiscal 2002, we processed over 362 promotion applications. The number of foreign documents and
certificates continues to increase. Please remind promotion candidates that we accept only ranks conferred by the
IJF recognized national federation for a country. We verify with each federation the authenticity and accuracy of
each certificate submitted to our office. Promotions by non-recognized entities cannot be accepted and the
applications cannot be processed.
Sanctioned Events
197 events were sanctioned in Fiscal 2002. We are in the process of updating the standard sanctioning
packet as well as our standard waiver and release form. As we have for many years, we continue to provide
customized waivers, tailored to your specific event. Save yourself some time and headache and let the National
Office Staff customize a waiver for your event.
Please remember to:
1. Have your event properly sanctioned before you distribute your paperwork and forms
2. Place the sanctioned event number(s) on the forms
3. Post the approved sanction application with the National Office endorsement for all participants and
vounteers to see.
Remember, once your event is properly sanctioned, it will appear on the sanctioned event listing on our web site.
Thus, the farther ahead your obtain your sanction, the earlier it will begin to appear in our event listings and the
longer it will be in there to attract new participants.
USJF Record Books
Last year, we began distributing USJF Records Books to each of our members. Depending on how your
yudanshakai is having us handle it’s processing, they are being distributed through the yudanshakai or your dojo.
We continue to provide a copy to all new members. We hope that you are putting them to good use, keeping track
of all of your judo activities and accomplishments. If you have any suggestions for improvement, please let us
know.
Membership Fee Increase
In a nutshell, the insurance industry is in a very bad way. Catastrophic losses from the events of 9/11/01,
problem investments in the stock market, and a weak economy has wreaked havoc in the insurance industry. As
their primary concern is profit, they are raising their premiums to make up for their losses and only offering
coverage in markets and situations where there is little risk and large potential for good profits. In markets where
there is too much risk or too little potential profit, they are simply refusing to provide any insurance coverage at
all. These factors coupled with our recent loss/run histories have combined to create the tremendous premium
increase we have experienced. The accident medical market has not been affected too drastically, but the liability
market is terrible and in some sectors almost non-existent, especially for sports and entertainment. All
sports/NGBs are experiencing large increases – even those with excellent loss/run histories.
Thus, our primary individual membership fee along with the USJI primary individual membership fee, has been
raised by $12 to $50 per year. This increase is due to the significant increase in our insurance costs and
maintaining our joint membership/insurance program with the USJI. The secondary membership fee will remain at
$15 for both USJI & USJF.
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