Biography

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Professor Janice Okamoto, is a senior student of the late Professor Wally Jay and holds the rank of Hachidan in Danzan Ryu Jujitsu, Shichidan in Small Circle Jujitsu, and Nidan in Kodokan Judo. She received her Seifukujitsu (Japanese restoration therapy) training and certification in 1988 and is a Certified Massage Therapist. She received the Master of Massage certificate from Jujitsu America. 

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Professor Okamoto is the chief instructor at the Alameda Judo/Jujitsu Club and Alameda Small Circle Jujitsu in Alameda, CA. and serves as the executive director of the Alameda HS Jujitsu Alumni, Inc.

 

Professor Okamoto along with Kyoshi Zosia Gorbaty founded the Association of Women Martial Arts Instructors (AWMAI Hall of Fame in 2012.