Black Belt School of Judo

Diane started Judo at the age of 10

under the direction of Sensei Harold

Forshey Sr , 7th Degree Red & White

Belt, in Miami, Fl. 

She quickly advanced to Black Belt in

1978, at age 15. While living in

Florida, Diane won

many local, state, & regional

tournaments.

  She placed 2nd at the Jr. Olympic

National Tournament three years in a

row 1978, 1979, & 1980.

In 1986, she was asked to train on

Full Scholarship at the National Judo

Institute in Colorado Springs and

part-time at The Olympic Training

Center under Ed Liddie (Bronze Medal

Olympian) and Phil Porter

(10th Degree Red Belt).

While there, Diane placed 5th at the

US Open, 2nd at the National Ladder

Tournament, 1st at the Canadian

ExhibtionOpen, 2nd 87 & 88 at the

Pacific NW International

Championships and 5th at US SR

Nationals to name a few.

After taking a short break, in 2002

Diane began to train and teach under

the direction of Sensei Ricardo Tuero

of Miami, Fl.

 While there Diane placed 1st at the

2003 Senior Nationals in the Masters

division,1st at the 2003 Liberty Bell in

the Masters division,  1st in the

Masters division at the

2003 Louisiana Swamp Tournament

and 1st at the Eastern Collegiate

Championships.

During the Eastern

Collegiate tournament, Diane

sustained a broken collarbone and

shoulder injury forcing her to briefly

stop competing.

In 2008, after moving

to Southern Mississippi, Diane began

to teach and compete again. While in

Mississippi, she has quickly become

the 2009-10 Mississippi State

Champion, the 2009-11 Louisiana

State Open Champion, the 2009-11

Gulf Coast Open Champion, the

2009-10, & 2012 Masters National

Champion, 2010 & 2012 Masters US

Open Champion, 2010 Masters Pan

AM Champion, the 2009 World

Masters Champion,

2012 World Masters Silver medalist and

Gold World Team Medalist. 

In 2010 , 2011, & 2012 Diane was voted the

Outstanding Female Master Athlete of the Year

for the United States Judo Association

(2010) and USA JUDO (2010, 2011, 2012,2013).

In November of 2015, Diane sucessfully passed her PJC examination for Pan American Confederation Referee, in Montreal, Canada.

In April of 2017, Diane was presented with her IJF Continental B Referee License.

Among Diane's other accolades:

• a 5th Degree Black Belt

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• a IJF Continental B Referee
  

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• a PJC Certified Referee
  

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• a Certified Continental USA Judo & USJA Coach
  

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• A Life Member of the United States Judo Federation

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• a Life Member of the United States Judo Association with a registered Charter Club status
  

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• a Member of USA Judo with a registered Club Status under Black Belt School of Judo

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• Specializing in Competition and Tournament Style Training

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• A member of the World Masters Judo Association

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•  A Member of the PJC Association
  

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•  Bronze Life Member of the USJA

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• Life Member of the USJF