Shufu is a charter member of the United States Judo  Federation (USJF)    and is responsible for maintaining and supporting the rules and standards of internation and Kodokan Judo within its area. Shufu encompasses a large part of the Mid-Atlantic States, including the DC Metro Area, Pennsylvania, Delaware, the Carolinas and Georgia. A complete listing of member clubs can be found on the Clubs page.

  Kodokan Judo was founded in Japan in 1882 by Professor Jigoro Kano. A prolific innovator, Kano based his art on what he considered to be the strengths of several different fighting systems. As a result, he developed Judo into a relatively complete self defense system consisting of grappling (throws and foot sweeps), strikes, pins, chokes and submission techniques. Despite being a total martial art system, evolution and its inclusion into the Olympics in 1964 has led many participants to focus on the grappling, pins, chokes and joint locks while de-emphasizing strikes.