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Thursday, 23 May, 2013
MEMO
From: National Refereeing Commission
Dear Colleagues,
It has come to the attention of the refereeing commission and BOD that in some competitions being held around the country there are various versions of the competition rules being...
Thursday, 23 May, 2013
Young British Judoka enjoyed a hugely successful weekend bringing home five medals at the Kiev European Cup for Juniors between 18 and 19 April.
The EJU event, taking place in Kiev, Ukraine, saw some of Europe’s top juniors in competition,...
Friday, 17 May, 2013
Nearly 80 Special Olympics athletes will be taking part in the 2013 National Judo Competition (England) this weekend at Claverham Community College, Battle. They will make up the majority of the entrants, which is now approaching almost 100, in...
Sunday, 12 May, 2013
The Netherlands had a strong final day but France held on to top the London British Open medal table overall, whilst Sarah Adlington won silver on her return for Great Britain at K2, Crawley.
The second day of the European Judo Union (EJU)...
Tags | Rebecca Telfer | Chris Sherrington | Michael Horley | Faith Pitman | Sarah Adlington | National
Sunday, 12 May, 2013
The 9th Dan, awarded by the International Judo Federation, is a highly prestigious grade only a single grade below the maximum 10th Dan.
The presentations were made by George Kerr, President of the British Judo Association (BJA) and 10th Dan,...
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2013 (80)
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May (12)
- Memo: Rules in use at British Tournaments
- Girl Power helps British Judo to gold in Kiev
- Special Olympics GB - 2013 National Judo Competition
- Adlington scores a silver return as France keep top spot on day two of the London British Open – An EJU Senior European Cup
- British Judo Association’s Roy Inman OBE and Colin McIver Honoured with 9th Dan
- France top the medal table as Renicks strikes GB gold on day one of the London British Open
- Keeper Gets to Grips with New Sport
- British Judo’s London 2012 stars take centre stage at the London British Open – An EJU Senior European Cup
- University of Wolverhampton Announced as British Judo Centre of Excellence in England
- Conway Claims Baku Grand Slam Bronze
- McKenzie follows up Euro Bronze with fifth in Baku
- No break for GB stars as athletes head to Baku Grand Slam
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April (11)
- Powell takes seventh on final day of the European Championships
- Disappointment for British athletes on day two of European Championships
- Ashley McKenzie takes European Championships bronze in Budapest
- 2013 European Judo Championships Preview: 16-Strong Team Represent GB in Budapest
- Portuguese Success for British Judo Youngsters
- England Judo Launch Monthly Squad Session at Ernest Bevin College
- London British Open EJU Senior European Cup
- 2013 European Championship Squad Announced
- British Judo Forum Goes Live
- Jayne takes Cadet European Cup Gold in Kiev
- Rick Kenney Elected CJA Executive President
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March (20)
- Conway’s Grand Prix Gold Tops 13 Medal Haul for British Judo
- Seven heaven for British Judo in Argentina
- Olympic Silver Medallist Ray Stevens Release New Book
- International Sportif Training Camp returns for 2013
- British Judo mourns the death of Ryan Birch
- Sara Hayes to join British Judo as a Non-Executive Director
- Tribute to 6th Dan John Pont who has passed away
- Judoka honoured at Combined Services Sports Awards
- British Judo selects team for Samsun Grand Prix on Easter weekend
- Kookateki Judo Club celebrate St Patrick's Day
- Britain wins three gold medals at Montevideo Pan-American Open
- Former World Champion and Double Olympic Silver Medallist Neil Adams MBE to Support British Judo’s Elite Coaching Programme
- British Judo pre-selects five judoka for 2013 European Championships
- Olympians and Paralympic medallist lead star-laden English Open field
- 2013 British Schools Championships set to enthral Sheffield
- Glasgow to host British Judo’s Major International Annual Events
- Andrew Scoular announced as British Judo Association Chief Executive Officer
- Nigel Donohue Appointed British Judo Association Performance Director
- Gosiewski wins career-best Warsaw bronze medal
- British Judo to implement new IJF adapted rules at national events with immediate effect
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February (18)
- British Judo selects teams for European Open events in Poland and Czech Republic
- Anglia Ruskin University retain BUCS men's title
- English Open and British Schools Championships entry lists
- Former world champions to lead Super Camp
- Gibbons Makes Golden Comeback in Dusseldorf
- Last chance to sign up to volunteer at Glasgow 2014
- Start your bid for British Championships qualification at the English Open
- Junior Player of the Year places at European Open
- Neil Adams plays key role in IJF rule testing
- Judo trailblazer Keiko Fukuda, 99, passes away
- Online Membership - Essential Maintenance - 21-25 Feb
- Kookateki Judo Club hold taster day
- Young volunteer starts new club and leads youngsters to medal success
- British Judo selects Dusseldorf Grand Prix team
- British Judo Board of Director Eddie Awford awarded 6th Dan
- British Judo mourns the passing of Josh Gavin
- British youngster joins Olympic champion on medal podium on return to action
- Performance Management Group Update – Ranking and Selection Policy, British Championships and Adoption of New IJF Rules
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January (19)
- 2013 British Schools Championships – Injured or ill? Need to withdraw from this event?
- JudoFit rolls into Yorkshire
- Knottingley Judo Club introduce Pete Simpson Cup
- Kingsley School Judo Club look back on 2012 success
- British Judo announces 2013 Junior and Senior Squads
- British Judo gets set to Join In 2013
- British Judo selects teams for inaugural European Open events
- Centre of Excellence for British Judo goes to Tender
- Gemma Gibbons wins British Championships gold on return
- 2013 Junior British Champions Crowned in Sheffield
- 2013 British Championships going ahead
- British Judo to Discuss IJF Rule Changes
- UPDATE: 2013 British Championships
- 2013 Performance information for cadets and juniors
- Olympic success inspires new women's class at The Budokwai
- Olympic medallist Gemma Gibbons and Paralympic medallist Sam Ingram to compete at 2013 British Championships
- Entry now open for the 2013 British Schools Championships
- Francis (Frank) Leybourne obituary
- Volunteer at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
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2012 (191)
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December (15)
- Dartfish TV : Zantaria and Soroka Workshop Collection
- British Judo to Implement Recommendations following Performance Review
- EJU honours for British Judo luminaries
- British Judo Secure Funding for Grassroots and High Performance Judo
- Georgina Singleton eyes BOA Athletes' Commission role
- British Judo response to IJF rule testing
- England ExCells opening over Christmas and New Year
- COMPETITION: Win Fighting Films' British Open Classic Series DVD set
- Ashley McKenzie visits St Albans Judo Club
- Entry for 2013 British Championships (pre cadets and cadets) closes on Monday
- New BJA Level 1 in Coaching Award
- Walderslade success at Medway Sports Awards
- Edge Judo and Harlow College join forces
- Kendal Winter Training Camp returns for 2012
- Anglia Ruskin students land scholarships
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November (21)
- Bradley Stoke to host Special Needs coaching workshops
- England ExCell West session 11 December Cancelled
- Gemma Howell wins Qingdao Grand Prix bronze
- Gooch Judo Kwai coaches win BBC Award
- Five-strong British team learn Qingdao GP draw
- British Judo Chairman Kerrith Brown honoured by EJU
- British Judo dominate Samoa World Cup with 12-medal haul
- Gemma Gibbons to face Team GB teammates in Superstars revival
- Wigan Judo Club pioneer George Edwards passes away
- 2012-2013 England Talent Development (ETD) squad unveiled
- British Judo selects six-strong team for European u23 Championships
- GB stars take off for round the world trip
- British Judo Awards 2012 results
- Great Britain win 13 medals at Grand Masters World Championships
- Ukrainian Olympic stars set for UK return
- SKK Judo Club coach up for top award
- Black Country school names gym after Elvis Gordon
- 2013 England Squad announced
- Full details of changes to the Junior and Cadet Age Bands
- Entry open for 2013 British Championships
- Important Research Survey for Judoka with a Disability
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October (19)
- British Judo and Tottenham Hotspur Support Highlands School Initiative
- British Judo Chief Executive to Move On
- Gemma Gibbons Inspires Youngsters through Disney's Aim High experience
- Clarification of the Junior age group
- Details of change to cadet age band
- Silver lining for Powell sisters
- Statement from Loretta Doyle following British Judo Elections
- British Championships results
- Election results announced as Kerrith Brown becomes Chairman of the British Judo Association
- IJF unveils second World Judo Day
- Changes to Coach and Instructor Revalidation process
- World Cup gold rush in Belarus
- Gateshead College announces Judo Academy
- Men’s and women’s teams selected for World Team Championships
- TeamGB Olympic judoka to attend 2012 British Championships
- 2013 British Championships for seniors to revert to original format
- 2012 British Championships - Entry List and Event Information
- Invitation to tender: British Judo to relaunch recreational judo programme
- Fletcher and Pitman seal Italian Job
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September (11)
- Cartwright twins fourth at Kata World’s
- Amy Livesey takes 7th place at Junior European Championships
- BJA North West Area Committee secures Sport England grant
- British Judo to undertake Independent Performance Review
- 10-strong British team selected for Junior European Championships
- London University and College Open heads to £21m SportsDock facility
- Britain wakes up to Heart of Oak Judo Club
- Invitation to train at Open National Squad Training
- London's Clubmark clubs see Ben Quilter win bronze
- Meet the ParalympicsGB judo team at Trafalgar Square on Tuesday
- Sam Ingram clinches Paralympic silver medal
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August (20)
- Dan Powell clinches 7th place on Paralympic debut
- Ben Quilter wins Paralympic bronze medal
- Paralympic team learns draw fate
- Beginner course sells out in 24 hours
- How to watch the Paralympic Games
- Dartford Judo Club hosts Georgii Zantaraia master class
- Horncastle Judo Club flying high
- Vote for the 2012 British Judo Player Awards winners
- 2012 British Championships ticket competition
- England ExCell West 21 August session CANCELLED
- Nekoda Davis wins Junior German European Cup bronze
- Ex-Paralympic star Rose selected as Torchbearer
- 2012 British Championships - entry open
- Changes to the 2012 British Championships
- Team GB Judo pay a visit to Hyde Park
- Thank you for your part in British Judo’s most successful Olympic showing in two decades
- Give judo a go at London Live
- Olympic Bronze for Karina Bryant
- Gibbons Takes Silver for Team GB Judo
- Day Five Round-Up: Disappointment for Team GB Judoka After Promising Start
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July (15)
- Judo proves a popular party in the park
- Day Four Round-Up - Disappointment for Team GB Judo stars
- Day Three Round-up - Early Exits for Clark and Williams
- Day Two Round-up - Oates Takes Strong Seventh
- McKenzie and Edwards fall to Japanese on Opening Day
- Join in Local Sport with British Judo
- 2012 London Olympic Judo Draw
- Winton Arts and Media College host Olympic Flame Celebration Event
- Judo the centre of attention at the East Anglia County shows
- Oxford couple take up judo for Olympic challenge
- Olympic Games viewers guide
- Bronze for Amy Livesey and Jemima Duxberry in Hungary
- British Olympic Association selects British Judo personnel for Olympic Ambition Programme
- National Team Championship results
- New British Judo Site Launches
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June (19)
- All valid BJA coaches now entitled to free entry to all BJA national events
- Kookateki honoured at Belfast’s Media Volunteer Awards
- Fourteen Judoka selected to Team GB for London 2012
- The Judo Academy's 'Festival of Judo' takes centre stage in Northern Ireland
- Kendal Judo Club's Mike Liptrot stars as Olympic Torch Bearer
- Redcar Judo Club's Steven Tilley carries the Olympic Torch in Middlesbrough
- Six medals for GB at Czech European Cup
- Kingsley School Judo Club stage TOCS course
- Train with the Australian Olympic Team at the University of Wolverhampton (Walsall Campus) from 16-24 July
- World Cup treble for Thomas Davis
- Last chance to reserve your place for Masters Kendal Weekend on 30 June - 1 July
- Gemma Howell claims World Cup gold for second consecutive week
- British Judo launches Judofit with Freedom Leisure
- Barnsley youngsters visit Olympic host Borough of Newham
- Furness Judo Club celebrate 60th anniversary
- Former European champion and Olympian to lead masterclass at Whitehaven Judo Club
- Free Olympic sport for Hillsborough youngsters
- British judoka selected for European Cadet Championships in Montenegro
- Neyland Judo Club trio take on the National Three Peaks Challenge in aid of Cancer Research UK
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May (27)
- Newquay set to stage the 2012 Police Sport UK Judo National Championships in September
- JudoScotland extend AGM invite to all BJA Chair Candidates
- England ExCell North West session cancellation – Tuesday 5th June 2012
- Grant for Barnsley Judo Club is just champion!
- Judo programme gives youngsters a Fighting Chance
- Gymnastics for Judo success at Newburn Judo Club
- Free lessons for beginners at Battlehill Judo Club thanks to Comic Relief Community Cash scheme
- England ExCell West “North” session cancellation – Tuesday 5th June 2012
- Nine medals for British Masters in Belgium
- London Youth Games feeder event takes centre stage at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
- Strong showing for British pair at EJU Kata Championships
- Four medals for British judoka at the Junior European Cup in La Coruna
- Nottingham's Cobra Judo Club set for pastures new
- British Judo unveils UKCC Level 3 in Coaching Performance Judo
- Wymondham Judo Club receive Clubmark bronze award
- British judoka selected for European Cadet Championships in Montenegro
- British judoka selected for European Cadet Championships in Montenegro
- Five medals for Britain at the European Masters Championships in Poland
- Gillette launches ‘Great Start’ coaching campaign
- Britain top the British Open medal table with four further golds on day two
- Hosts Britain lead the way after day one of the London British Open European Cup
- 27 nations and over 400 judoka set for London British Open European Cup
- Medal success for Gemma Howell and British juniors
- Cornwall’s Penrose Judo Club set to prosper
- Morote Seoi Nage by Sophie Dickens
- Judo enjoys wide recognition at Hillingdon Mayor’s Awards
- Vale Judo Club to receive Clubmark Gold Award
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April (20)
- Full British Olympic Squad to compete at British Open at K2 Crawley on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 May
- Five medals and best team award for British youngsters in Italy
- Karina Bryant wins European Championship bronze medal
- Seventh-place for Sally Conway on day two of European Championships
- Fifth-place for Sarah Clark at European Championships
- Seven heaven for Ealing Judo Club in Belfast
- Q&A with Koka Kids founder Nicola Fairbrother to mark the magazine's 10 year anniversary
- Seni tickets available at London British Open
- Free open days mark the return of British Judo’s Adult Beginner Course
- Czech Republic European Cadets Cup results
- Judo aces in Belfast ahead of Olympics
- Dowty Judo Club plans for the future with Sport England grant
- Father loses 3 stone through British Judo’s Adult Beginners Course
- Maki Tsukada visits Comberton Judo Club
- Horncastle Judo Club receive Sport England grant
- Medals flow for cadets and juniors
- Cartwright twin sisters strike kata gold
- Band of Brothers lead ParalympicsGB team announcement for London 2012
- Talent-laden Nottinghamshire Judo Squad win six medals in Belgium
- Olympians visit Bishops Stortford Judokwai
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March (12)
- Gendros Judo Club aces back on the medal rostrum in France
- Anglia Ruskin University seal BUCS titles
- Success for Guernsey Judo Club
- Double honour for Kendal Judo Club head coach Mike Liptrot
- Rush Judo Club founders honoured
- Southend Judo Club seals Paralympic legacy with free judo lessons
- Bexley Judokwai’s Masters star Louise Dunsford turns marathon runner for charity
- Silver double for Vale Judo Club in Estonia
- Clubmark success for standout Hampshire clubs
- Oxford and Cambridge set to clash for annual judo varsity match on Sunday 11 March
- Anglia Ruskin University provides judo players with scholarships
- Comberton Judo club awarded Sport England grant
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February (12)
- Kingsley School Judo Club march to glory with 22-medal haul at County Championships
- Heart of Oak Judo Club poised to stage first competition
- Olympian and world bronze medallist Steve Gawthorpe to visit Northamptonshire’s Prince William Upper School
- Windsor Judo Club receive Sport England grant
- Adult Beginner Course graduates capture gold medals
- Judo at Lancashire mosque resumes as Bolton Wanderers’ Ghosia Judo Club back in action
- Kettering Premier Judo Club reap the rewards of adult beginners class
- Higashi Judo Kwai to stage February Camp
- Hillsborough Judo Club start 2012 with cash boost
- Black Dog Judo Club hosts Joyce Heron Masterclass
- Over 250 judoka attend the 2011 Tonbridge International Camp
- Gendros Judo Club youngsters star in France
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