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Dr. Jean Presenting at WIFLE today
Hello, Phoenix - Dr. Jean Kanokogi presenting today at the Women in Federal Law Enforcement conference. Wake UP! has become a strong...
Carrie Lloyd
Aug 11, 20221 min read
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Dr. Jean Promoted to Sixth Degree Black Belt by USA Judo
Happy Friday!! Dr. Jean Kanokogi promoted to Sixth degree Black belt by USA Judo. Both Jean and I were caught by complete surprise by...
Carrie Lloyd
Mar 11, 20222 min read
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Happy Holidays and The Best New Year
Happy Holidays from the Project Rusty team! We are full of gratitude with all the support we have received this past year! We are truly...
Carrie Lloyd
Dec 20, 20211 min read
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Get Up & Fight Shirt order yours now
Get Up & Fight shirts now available for order on our website online store only. The shirts have a sporty look and an under armor feel...
Carrie Lloyd
Jun 28, 20211 min read
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Good Morning America GMA - Live interview link with Robin Roberts
We are so grateful for Robin Roberts and her entire team for highlighting Get Up & Fight this morning on Good Morning America. The...
Carrie Lloyd
Jun 10, 20212 min read
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Get up & Fight Global Distribution, Event reminder & Updates
We are super excited about our event tomorrow at 12 pm EST with the panelists of elite athletes from around the world. To share, we...
Carrie Lloyd
Jun 4, 20211 min read
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Foreword Indies Finalist 2020 - Get Up & Fight, The Memoir of Rusty Kanokogi
We are ecstatic that Get Up & Fight is a finalist in the 2020 Foreword Indies Book awards. More than 2,000 books were reviewed with over...
Carrie Lloyd
Apr 9, 20211 min read
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In honor of Women's History Month the Rusty Kanokogi, Get up & Fight Contest
In honor of Women's History Month, we are giving away 100 free digital copies of the Global release of Get Up & Fight, the Memoir of...
Carrie Lloyd
Mar 16, 20211 min read
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'It Might Have Never Been, If not for One Women asking "Why Not?"' Thank you Noel Plaugher
Rena "Rusty" Kanokogi - An American Samurai - a two-part series published in Black Belt Magazine - a heartfelt thank you to Noel Plaugher...
Carrie Lloyd
Jan 20, 20211 min read
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The Beginning of My Judo Family ~That Lasts a Lifetime ~Thank you for the Journey
In the news today, the International Judo Federation released another great read titled "Women's Worlds: Happy Anniversary" which...
Carrie Lloyd
Dec 2, 20202 min read
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40th Anniversary of the 1WWJC Kicked off today
Thank you to the panelists and the IJF for an amazing start to our celebration of the First Women's World Judo Championships. They did a...
Carrie Lloyd
Nov 28, 20202 min read
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Wow check out this video by the IJF promoting the 40th Anniversary 1WWJC This Weekend
It has been a pleasure having the opportunity to work with the International Judo Federation these past weeks. Absolutely fantastic, we...
Carrie Lloyd
Nov 25, 20201 min read
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Margherita De Cal, I was taught to never cry, In 1980 I did cry it was a special moment
First, I apologize there has been a lot in the news leading up to our 40th Anniversary of the 1WWJC and It has been a special run in...
Carrie Lloyd
Nov 24, 20202 min read
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Super Excited to Share Project Rusty Approved as Minority Women Business Enterprise Today!
I am totally excited to share the news officially today we were approved as a MWBE - Minority Women Business Enterprise!!! I started the...
Carrie Lloyd
Nov 10, 20201 min read
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Jane Bridge - Gold Medalist First World Judo Champion & Best technique award in her words
Each and every article I read by Nicolas Messner just grows the love for Nico. He has a truly natural ability to capture the spirit of...
Carrie Lloyd
Nov 9, 20201 min read
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"I want you to know your mother is Part of us all" - Judoka from original FWWJC celebrating 40th
As promised, I wanted to start sharing some of the stories forwarded to us that is keeping us energized as we finish up the final edits,...
Carrie Lloyd
Nov 2, 20202 min read
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Please join us ~40th Anniversary ~ First Women's World Judo Championships November 28th & 29th
So excited to announce the official link was just released for the 40th Anniversary celebration of the First Women's World Judo...
Carrie Lloyd
Oct 30, 20201 min read
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Round II "The Rise of Judo with my Mother, Rusty Kanokogi"
Thank you for joining us for Jean Kanokogi's presentation at the US Olympic and Paralympic Museum yesterday. Wow, the responses and...
Carrie Lloyd
Oct 25, 20202 min read
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"The Rise of Judo with My Mother, Rusty Kanokogi" Thank you for Joining us Tomorrow at 4 pm EST
Thank you for joining us virtual tomorrow at 4pm eastern standard time for Jean Kanokogi's presentation at the US Olympic and Paralympic...
Carrie Lloyd
Oct 23, 20201 min read
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"The World Needs a Rusty"
Today, I am excited to share that we met with a graphic design team out of New York willing to commit time to design the cover for Get Up...
Carrie Lloyd
Oct 19, 20201 min read
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"Only by ensuring the rights of Women & Girls will we get to Justice & Inclusion..." - IJF
Positivity is contagious, International Judo Federation rereleased the USA Judo videos in honor of International Day of the Girl. IJF...
Carrie Lloyd
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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