Welcome to the new judoalberta.com! Oct 21 2013
What You Need To Know About Concussions in Judo Oct 21 2013
Judo Legend Keiko Fukada Passes Away May 07 2013
Judo Alberta Coats Feb 10 2013
We’ve spent some time updating our site and making it easier to browse! Be sure to explore our new search function and improved information!
Judo Canada has released new information on concussions in Judo. Check out the pamphlet here.
Judo Alberta is saddened by the news that Ms. Keiko Fukada has passed away at the age of 99. A biography of Ms. Fukada can be found on the IJF homepage at www.ijf.org
Judo Alberta is now accepting orders from the general membership for official Judo Alberta coats. Cost is $100. Please contact Kelly Thornton for more information or call 780-886-9920.
Feb 28, 2014
Judo Alberta is currently recruiting for key positions in the organization of the 2015 Pan Am Championships. Please see the job descriptions in the Tournament Sanction Policy for job descriptions. Please contact Kelly Thornton (kellyt4d@telus.net) if you are interested in a position.
Feb 28, 2014
On January 26th, 2014, Judo Canada’s Board of Directors approved the following Motion:
“Be it resolved that the date of implementation of January 1 2016 will be added to the section of the Tai period in the Grading syllabus.”
Judo Canada Grading Syllabus has been updated and is available on Judo Canada Website.
The following update has been made: “Normally, the maximum grade that can be achieved by a judoka, shall be no more
than three grades above of what they accomplished at the end of their Tai period.”
Note: Implementation of this regulation will start as of January 1st, 2016.
Feb 28, 2014
Please see the following attachments form the coaching staff in regards to the upcoming nationals.
Provincial Training Camp, March 1-2-2014
Division: U16, U18, U21, seniors, Masters
HIRO’S JUDO CLUB
#115, 1919 27 Avenue NE
Calgary, AB T2E 7E4
Phone: 403-250-3177
Fatira Merah
Feb 28, 2014
Please see the following attachments form the coaching staff in regards to the upcoming nationals.
Please use the 2014 National Registration JA excel form to enter your club athletes information and return to Fatira Merah (hpcoach@judoalberta.com. All information must be submitted by the club coach.
The deadline for submitting your athletes is Mar 10.
2014 National Technical Package
2014 Nationals Registration JA
U16 Eligible
Sen U21 U18 Eligible
Memo from Coaching Staff Regarding Nationals
Feb 12, 2014
The 2014 edition of the Alberta Winter Games ended Sunday with Justin Mckeakern helping to accept the overall Spirit award for Zone 2.
The 2 day competition was held in the Elizabeth Rummel school in Canmore on Feb 7 and 8.
Click here to view the draw sheets for the 2014 Alberta Winter Games.
Jan 20, 2014
For athletes wanting to compete for Judo Alberta at the 2014 Junior/Senior/Veteran Canadian Championships, this year we announced a new selection policy which was presented at the first provincial training camp of the season in September at the Hiro’s Judo Club in Calgary. It has also been posted on the Judo Alberta website under Policies and Procedures under Team Selection Policy.
Provincial championships are now MANDATORY as a selection tournament. Below are the minimum requirements for athletes to be selected to the provincial team.
Please review full selection policy, points tournaments and accumulation for funding here.
The Provincial Championships are on February 1st, 2014 in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.
If you have any questions please contact:
Garry Yamashita- Coaching Committee chair (gee_why2@yahoo.com) or Fatira Merah- High Performance coach (hpcoach@judoalberta.com).
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