In 1986, Uchida was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure with Gold Rays by the Emperor of Japan for helping to further judo and Japanese culture around the world. Four-time Olympian Mike Swain ...

According to Mike Swain—a former student, three-time Olympian and first American male judoka to become World Judo Champion, who now heads the San Jose State program—Uchida attended his last ...

Uchida also focused as heavily on academics as much as athletics – often peppering his judokas about their GPAs. Fellow coach Mike Swain said he learned so much from Uchida in the 40 years they ...