British Judo Association
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| Sport | Judo |
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| Abbreviation | BJA |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Affiliation | IJF |
| Regional affiliation | EJU |
| Headquarters | Walsall, West Midlands |
| Chairman | Gerry Gualtieri |
| CEO | Andrew Scoular |
| Men's coach | Colin Oates[1] |
| Women's coach | Jamie Johnson[1] |
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The British Judo Association (BJA) is the governing body for the Olympic sport of judo in the United Kingdom. In 2019 there were 35,000 members.[2][3][4]
The BJA represents the United Kingdom internationally and is a member of the International Judo Federation, the European Judo Union, the Judo Confederation of the European Union, the British Olympic Association, the Central Council of Physical Recreation, and the Commonwealth Judo Association. It is recognised by the United Kingdom Sports Council, Sport England, Sport Wales, the Sports Council for Northern Ireland, Sport Scotland and the British Olympic Association.
History
[edit]On 24 July 1948 the BJA held its first Management Committee Meeting at the Imperial College Union, at which time the BJA was established as the national body representing judo in the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
Affiliates
[edit]The BJA has three home nation subsidiaries: JudoScotland, the Welsh Judo Association and the Northern Ireland Judo Federation.
In addition to these, two independent membership organisations, the British Judo Council (BJC) and the Amateur Judo Association (AJA) affiliated to the BJA in the late 1990s.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Staff Directory". British Judo. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Brian Christopher Goodger. "The Development of Judo in Britain : A Sociological Study" (PDF). Eprints.ioe.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "British judo boss Nigel Donohue backs team to succeed". Bbc.co.uk. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Romanian Daniel Lascau lands British Judo performance director role". Bbc.co.uk. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- British Judo Association's Guide to the Technical Grading Syllabus Archived 12 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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- 1948 establishments in the United Kingdom
- Judo in the United Kingdom
- National members of the European Judo Union
- Organisations based in Leicestershire
- Sport in Leicestershire
- Sport in Loughborough
- Sports governing bodies in the United Kingdom
- Sport in Walsall
- Sports organizations established in 1948
- University of Wolverhampton