[2] She began training at a young age with Sensei Ogasawara at Kokushi Dojo, in Westwood, New Jersey.
While competing worldwide, much of Celita's extended international training occurred in Japan, Spain, Germany and Brazil.
She became Captain of the 1996 US Olympic Women's Judo Team; held consecutive #1 ranking in the United States for seven years; and while accumulating medals from around the world, achieved highest ranking of 5th in the World with expert coaching of Sensei Matsumura, Technical Advisor of Kokushikai, Inc. Schutz has been a resident of Hillsdale, New Jersey, and currently runs the Kokushikai Judo Academy in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, and is the president of the United States Judo Association.
[3] 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney 2004 Summer Olympics, Athens 2x World Team Member US Open International Champion Multi-time International Medalist 6x US National Judo Champion (Senior Level) 2x US Olympic Committee Female Athlete of the Year, Judo Ultimate Female Titan 2x Grapplers Quest BJJ Champion ADCC North American Champion, 2007 Certified Personal Trainer, NASM
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