Ippon4Nippon Judo Throw-a-thon FundraiserNEW

The Southern California Judo community has committed itself to raising funds for the on-going relief and recovery efforts in Japan through the Ippon or Nippon throw-a-thon.

Please come to South Bay Judo to sponsor a Judoka to raise funds to send to Kodokan in Japan.� Location: Wilson Part Sports Center, 2400 Jefferson Street, Torrance, Ca.� Pick a Junior Judoka to throw a Black Belt for a minute.� Pledge .25, .50, $1.00, $.200 etc. or a flat rate of $20.00 or more.

Literally, "Ippon 4 Nippon" means "win one for Japan." Ippon is the winning point in judo matches. Nippon is usually an official or national reference to Japan in Japanese. The commonly used Nihon is a more casual reference.

Now, for our part, we invite the judo players of all ages and to participate in this fund raising throw-a-thon. The first local event will be held at the Sawtelle Judo Dojo, 2110 Corinth Ave., Los Angeles, CA, on Wednesday, May 11, at 7:00 pm. South Bay Judo has just committed to participate in this throw-a-thon event. The time and location for their local event will be at Wilson Partk Sports Center, 2400 Jefferson Street, Torrance, Ca.