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All BJA Competitions
must comply to certain standards depending on the level of competition. The
BJA has a Tournament Licencing scheme, tournaments range from
1 to 5 star events. Full details of the standards for each
level of event are laid out in the BJA
Tournament Handbook.
The British Judo Association allows competitive judo from the
age of 8. There are various levels of competitions taking
place throughout Great Britiain most weekends.
Junior Level U16
This level of competition is designed
for genuine beginners at a junior level. The maximum
grade allowed is normally 6th mon. Certain mini-mons
may have a grade category that caters for children higher than
6th mon but this is normally advertised on the entry form.
Children entering mini-mons will normally
be expected to have graded at least once in the last six months.
This is to stop under-graded players entering. You will
be expected to show your record book at weighing-in.
- Junior Closed/Open
Competitions
Junior compeitions cover a wide range
of age, grade and skill levels. They tend to be for U16's
but some events cater for U18's. The U18's will generally
be billed as youth events.
Care should be taken to check the entry form for an event
carefully to ensure that you comply with age and/or grade restrictions
when entering theses events. It is advisable that you
check with the tournament organiser to ensure that the competition
caters for your level of judo.
Please note that Junior
events that cater for players over 16 yrs of age will include
arm-locks and strangles for weight catagories above and including
-55kg for boys and -44kg for girls.
Closed competitions are normally
restricted to players living/training in the area stated. For
example; The Surrey County Closed will be open only to
players living/training in the county. You should check
with the tournament organiser on the exact criteria for entry
as some counties/areas insist you are a resident of that county/area
whilst others insist you train at a club registered in that
county/area.
For most Junior events you must
hold a BJA Junior Licence. However events that also cater for
U18's do allow for either a junior or senior licence to be
held for players under 16. Please check the licence requirements
with the tournament organiser.
- National
Junior Age Banded Championships
This competition is
split by age and weight there is a minimum grade requirement
at each age level. Medallists from certain age categories
form the following years British Cadet Squad.
Some areas provide
assistance on entry for area squad players. Please contact
your area to see if your area provides any assistance.
Senior Level
16+
- Senior Closed/Open
Compeitions
Senior competitions cover a wide range
of grade and skill levels. You should check the entry
form carefully to ensure that you comply with any grade restrictions
when entering these events. It is advisable that you
check with the tournament organiser to ensure that the competition
caters for your level of judo.
Closed competitions are normally
restricted to players living/training in the area stated. For
example; The Surrey County Closed will be open only to
players living/training in the county. You should check
with the tournament organiser on the exact criteria for entry
as some counties/areas insist you are a resident of that county/area
whilst others insist you train at a club registered in that
county/area.
You will be required to hold a Senior
BJA Licence to enter senior competitions.
- British
Open Championships
The British Open Championships is the
BJA's Premier Event. It attracts players of a very high
skill level from all over the world.
Players must be a minimum grade
of 1st Dan for Men and 1st Kyu for Women.
British players must be members of the BJA or affiliated organisation. International
players must be members of their country's IJF member federation.
- British
Closed Championships refereed to National Grand Finals & National
Young Mens & Womens Trials
As these competitions
are British Closed events all competitors must hold British
Citizenship.
The National Young
Mens & Young Womens Trials - The medallists from this event
form the British U20 Men & Womens Teams.
Veterans/Masters
Events
This is a fast growing competition area of judo. These
competitions are generally aimed at players 30+.
Most of these competitions or age banded - 30+, 35+, 40+ etc.
- British
Masters Championships
The British Judo
Association has a British Masters Squad. This Squad is
formed from the medallists at this event.
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