JudoAlberta.com - Your Source For Alberta Judo Information

Welcome to JudoAlberta.com. Here you will find tournament information, news and updates, an event calendar, and many other useful links.

If you're new to Judo, be sure to check out our introductory section, and our photo gallery.


Changes in Judo Canada Governing Structure

At the 2010 Judo Canada Annual General Meeting, a motion was passed to change its governing structure. The Board of Governors and Executive has been merged into a Board of Directors. This new Board consists of the President of Judo Canada, a Vice President (Mike Tamura of Judo Alberta), a General Treasurer (Al Sattin of Judo Alberta) and a General Secretary. Also on this board are two new positions of Athlete's Representative and Women's Leadership Representative. The last addition was that of five Regional Directors, one representing British Colombia and the Yukon, one representing the Prairie Provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Northwest Territories), one representing Ontario, one representing Quebec and Nunavut, and one representing the Atlantic Provinces (Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador).

Congratulations to Garry Yamashita who is the Regional Director for the Prairies Region.

Changes at Judo Alberta

Over the past couple of months, Judo Alberta has undergone many changes in its Executive and Committee Chairs. Some key changes are as follows:

  • Tammy Thornton is the new Referee Committee Chair
  • Joe Meli is the new Grading Committee Chair
  • Kelly Palmer is the new Treasurer
  • Chase Wong is the new Executive Assistant
  • Kelly Thornton is the new Technical Committee Chair
  • Teresa Yamada is the new Zone 5 Rep.
  • The Regional Chair position is now vacant (to be voted on by all zone reps)
  • The National Councilor position remains vacant. This position will be discussed at the Board of Governors meeting August 20-22.

Judo Alberta would like to welcome everyone to their new positions and highly appreciates their commitment to the sport of Judo in Alberta.

In addition, Judo Alberta would also like to thank Brian Fujimoto (outgoing Referee Committee Chair), Keith Bibbey (outgoing Regional Chair and Technical Chair and Zone 5 Representative), and Ron Senda (outgoing Grading Board Chair) for their past contributions. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours.

Paul Hachey will also be leaving his position as President of Judo Alberta as of August 22, 2010 as his family will be moving to Houston, Texas for work. Gordon Okamura will assume the responsibilities of President from this date until the AGM in November, in which the position of President will be voted upon by the membership. We would like to thank Paul for his hard work and dedication over the last two years and look forward to seeing him back in Alberta in the future.

The Road To London Newsletter

Hello everyone, here is the second issue of our montly newsletter, The Road To London 2012. In it you will find the tournament results and articles by Nicolas Gill, Isabelle Pearson, Andrezj Sadej et Bruce Kamstra.

Hope you enjoy!

- Luc Beaudin

P.S. Follow us on Facebook on La Route vers Londres 2012/The Road to London 2012

New York Open

Click here to view the information package for this tournament.

Girls Training Camp

Please note that the Girls Training camp has been postponed until next year.

World Kata Championships May 25/26 2010 Budapest

Click here for the story.

2010 Jr Provincial Team Selection Announcement

Click here to view this announcement.

2010 Youth National Championships Team Announcement

Click here to view this year's team.

New Vice President - Administration

Judo Alberta welcomes Jennifer Parker as the new Vice President - Administration. Gord Okamura will continue on an interim basis as Judo Alberta's Treasurer. Anyone who is interested in taking on the Treasurer role please contact Paul Hachey, Judo Alberta President.

Video Library

Judo Alberta’s DVD video library list is on the web in an easy to use format - request your videos by email! Click on Video Library to see more.

New IJF Rules

Click here to view description of the new IJF rules regarding leg grabbing techniques, and a link to video examples provided by the IJF.

Judo Alberta Coats

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.

2009 Registration Documents

All documents pertaining to the 2009/2010 judo season can be viewed on our forms page.

Alberta Tournament Participation Fee

Click here to download the fee document.