This event is organised by the WJF EU Technical Committee supported by the Federation JFAGR, Judo For All UK (JFAUK) and Federazione Italiana di Judo Tradizionale (FIJT - Italian Federation of Traditional Judo).
The 2016 WJF European Judo Championships is the third such event led by the WJF EU Technical Committee following the successful events in 2013 and 2015 held in Milan and Jesi in Italy respectively. It is sanctioned by the World Judo Federation (WJF) that has enshrined the very concepts of Traditional Kodokan judo and “Judo For All” in its founding documents. The event is also part of the ongoing campaign of the “Judo For All International” that was launched in 2012 in Jesi, Ancona in Italy, on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the founding of the Kodokan, in Japan.
The seminars, courses, and the contests planned by the organizing committee will be conducted under the guidance and recommendations of the European Technical Committee of the World Judo Federation and in adherence to the concepts of Traditional Kodokan Judo.
The organizing committee invites all members of WJF and other judo formations supportive of the principals laid down by Professor Jigoro Kano to join us in Thessaloniki, Greece in June 2016 and to participate in our common initiative to revive and reinvigorate judo and the best that it can offer to all. We use this opportunity to express our support for the international campaign opposing doping and drug abuse.
The event is jointly organized by the Federation of Traditional Judo of Italy (FIJT) and Judo For All UK (JFAUK) under the auspices of World Judo Federation (WJF) that has enshrined the very concepts of Traditional Kodokan judo and “judo for all” in its founding documents.
The seminars, courses, and the contests planned by the organizing committee will be conducted under the guidance and recommendations of the European Technical Committee of the World Judo Federation and in adherence to the concepts of Traditional Kodokan Judo.
The organizing committee invites all members of WJF and other judo formations supportive of the principals laid down by Professor Jigoro Kano to join us in Jesi (Ancona), Italy in November 2015 and to participate in our common initiative to revive and reinvigorate judo and the best that it can offer to all.
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We take great pleasure in inviting you as members and friends in judo, to the Senior and Junior Open National Judo Championships organised by Judo for All UK (JFAUK) in collaboration with World Martial arts council (WMAC) promoting Traditional Kodokan judo.
The event will take place on Sunday 18th October and will be used as a selection event to identify eligible candidates for a national team. This event will run in collaboration with the World Martial Arts Council in order to select a national team consisting of the most able judoka to represent the UK at future national, international and world events.
Judoka who place in the first 3 positions in each category will be selected to be part of the national team.
This event will also be used to recognize candidates for the WJF European Championships This is an extremely important event so please attend and do not leave entry to the last minute. The deadline for entry is Saturday 3rd October.
Download the entry pack below or You may also enter online at: http://www.judoforall.org.uk/events-activities/all-events
Please follow our initiatives and join us in our future programme and events on our web site. www.judoforall.org.uk
Events coming up:
We are delighted to invite you to the WJF EU Ithaki Matsuura Cup International.
The Matsuura cup International will combine a two day judo training seminar for all judoka in the first two days on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th June 2015. This will be followed by a tournament on Sunday 28th June 2015. This tournament is open to juniors and seniors.
The event is jointly organized by the Federation of Traditional Judo of Italy (FIJT) and Judo For All UK (JFAUK) under the auspices of World Judo Federation (WJF) that has enshrined the very concepts of Traditional Kodokan judo and “judo for all” in its founding documents.
The seminars, courses, and the contests planned by the organizing committee will be conducted under the guidance and recommendations of the European Technical Committee of the World Judo Federation and in adherence to the concepts of Traditional Kodokan Judo.
The organizing committee invites all members of WJF and other judo formations supportive of the principals laid down by Professor Jigoro Kano to join us in Gerenzano (Varese), Italy in November 2013 and to participate in our common initiative to revive and reinvigorate judo and the best that it can offer to all.
The AKJA nationals are in Melbourne this year! July 12-14th at Latrobe University Sports Centre, Bundoora.
Please note the closing date for entries for the AKJA Nationals is the 26th June after which a late entry will be charged.
A new 5 page Information Booklet is now also available providing an important overview of the Championships. Download it here.
JFAUK holds 2013 Shochugeiko International in London
JFAUK successfully held its Second Traditional Shochugeiko International, on 26-27 May 2013. The two day event was preceded by JFAUK special refereeing course on Saturday 25 May,2013. The Shochugeiko 2013, was hosted by Sobell Judo club in the main sports hall of Sobell Leisure Centre, in Islington, North London.
The course was held on two consecutive days, from 10am until 4:30pm. Both days were packed with intense judo training without any stopping time apart from a quick lunch break –testing the stamina and concentration levels of everyone involved.
The course was led by the JFAUK Technical Director, Sampson Sampson who has led the organisation from its founding, to progressively deepen its understanding and commitment to traditional Kodokan judo. The Shochugeiko annual summer training camp is an important element of the JFAUK strategy for unfolding judo for all.
FIJT holds First Italian National Traditional Judo Championships
On Sunday May 12, 2013, the Italian Federation of Traditional Judo, FIJT (Federazione Italiana Judo Tradizionale) held its first National championships. This auspicious occasion was attended by 126 contestants from 23 clubs and associations across from Italy.
FIJT is one of the leading national governing bodies of judo in Europe that, will play host to the First European Open Championships on behalf of World Judo Federation in November 2-3, 2013. See information on this site here.
For further information see http://www.fijt.it or contact: [email protected]
The new Contest Rules approved and ratified by the WJF European Technical Committee was published on February 1, 2013. It is formally entitled as the "Traditional Kodokan Judo Competition Rules 2012-13" and constitutes a proposal for disucssion and adoption by the whole of WJF. The document was ratified, subject to minor amendments, on October 27, 2012, in Jesi, Ancona in Italy, during the celebrations of the 130th anniversary of the founding of Kodokan.
European representatives of the World Judo Federation gathered in Jesi, Ancona, Italy on the weekend of 27/28th October to breathe new life into the old traditions of Kodokan Judo. In what is a major attempt to reclaim the original values of Judo, nineteen senior dan grades from Italy and the UK, led by 9th Dan Alfredo Vismara and 6th Dan Sampson Sampson, hammered out a set of contest rules that they hope will eliminate the ego and money driven aspects of the martial art that has seen Olympic Judo reduced to what they see as little more than wrestling in white suits.
There are many notions of “judo for all”. Some regard it as an extension of or the judo aspect of “Sports For All”. Others use it loosely to promote judo or use it as memorable term in marketing the idea or simply as means to satisfy the equal opportunity requirements of the funding bodies, aiming mostly to increase participation in judo. Actually, almost everybody uses this term to portray their organisations’ attractive and inclusive attitude towards new participants.
