Photos: Judo championships on display at SJSU

Yosh Uchida blows out a candle after the San Jose State judo team sings him Happy Birthday during the NCJA Collegiate and High School National Championships at Yosh Uchida Hall at San Jose State in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Uchida was celebrating his 103rd birthday. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

Yosh Uchida, who has been the head judo coach at San Jose State University for more than 70 years, celebrated his 103rd birthday on Saturday at the National Collegiate Judo Association (NCJA) Collegiate and High School National Championships. Uchida was born on April 1, 1920 in Calexico, California.

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