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This is a list of Judo Organisations.

Worldwide governing bodies

Continental bodies

National bodies

In Australia, the Judo Federation of Australia (JFA) is the largest judo association, and the only national body affiliated with the IJF. The Australian Kodokan Judo Association (AKJA) is affiliated with the WJF.

FFJDA is affiliated with the European Judo Union, and with the International Judo Federation.

Netherlands

RFEJYDA is affiliated with the European Judo Union, and with the International Judo Federation.

In the UK, the British Judo Association (BJA) is the largest judo association, and is part of the EJU and IJF. The British Judo Council (BJC) and the Amateur Judo Association(AJA) are both affiliated to the BJA. A number of smaller organisations exist, including the British Judo Council - Martial Arts Circle (BJC-MAC) and the Judo For All UK (JFA-UK) which is affiliated with the WJF.

There are also a number of organisations derived from George Mayo's Kyushindo organisation and Zen judo

There are other less classifiable organisations

In the United States, the United States Judo, Inc. (USAJ), is the national governing body of judo pursuant to the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act (36 U.S. Code § 220501 et seq). A member organization of the U.S. Olympic Committee, USAJ is responsible for the development, support and selection of Olympic, Pan American and World Championship Teams, and is affiliated to the Pan American Judo Confederation and International Judo Federation. The two largest national grassroots judo organizations in the United States are the The United States Judo Federation (USJF) and the The United States Judo Association (USJA), both of whom are the parent organizations of the USAJ. The USJA and USJF together form Grassroots Judo™, whose aim is to grow judo, to train in the sport and recreational (technical) aspects of judo and enable people to contribute to society. Also there are the USA Traditional Kodokan Judo Association (USA-TKJA) and Amateur Athletics Union-Judo (AAU-Judo), which are affiliated with the Pan American Judo Union and World Judo Federation, and the American Judo and Jujitsu Federation.(AJJF).

See also

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