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 | In 1961 the Southwestern U.S. Judo Yusanshakai became the Texas Judo Black Belt Association, and in 1962 the Texas Yudanshakai was approved by the Judo Black Belt Federation as a regional association. |
 | Intercollegiate Judo The first record of any U.S. collegiate judo participation was in the early 1930’s when Henry Stone, a young coach at the University of California, Berkeley sent a few students to participate in some tournaments held in San Francisco. |
 | Judo was recognized as in intercollegiate sport at San Jose in 1954, but the growth of judo was definitely hampered over the years by a general lack of understanding and knowledge of the sport by athletic directors and physical education departments chairmen, who have been traditionally reluctant to accept new minor sports. |
| Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (231 words) |
 | The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) is an NCAA Division I collegiate wrestling conference. |
 | The league generally has the third-highest number of All-Americans at the NCAA Championships, behind the Big Ten and Big 12. |
 | The 2005 EIWA conference tournament marked the 100th anniversary of the conference. |