• Judo Sask Kime-no-Kata Clinic

    Date: June 21-22, 2025 Where: Moose Jaw Koseikan Judo Club801 Hochelaga Street East Time: Saturday, June 2110:00am – 12:30pm2:00pm – 5:00pm Sunday, June 229:00am – 12:00noon Clinicians: Gord Okamura, Shichidan National Kata CoachKelly Palmer, Rokudan National Kata CommitteeNational Grading Committee Cost: $50.00 Register here: https://registration.judocanada.org/event/kime-no-kata-clinic/1002922 Registration Deadline: Tuesday, June 17

  • Judo Alberta 2025 Spring 50/50 Raffle

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    Judo Alberta 2025 Spring 50/50 Raffle
  • Volunteer Opportunity for the 2025 Open Nationals Championships!

    Dear Members, We are thrilled to announce that the 2025 Open Nationals Judo Championships will be held from May 15-18, 2025, at the Olympic Oval (288 Collegiate Blvd NW, Calgary, AB). This is an exciting opportunity to support a prestigious event hosted right here in our city, and we are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help make it a success! Attached is(…)

    Volunteer Opportunity for the 2025 Open Nationals Championships!
  • Open Nationals 2025 Livestream Available

    We’re going LIVE for Open Nationals! Can’t be there in person? No worries — catch all the action from anywhere! Watch the livestream here: https://app.joymo.tv/judocanada/events/4lYHKTaqxY0cB96y9Xfc Purchase is required to tune in!

    Open Nationals 2025 Livestream Available

Judo Sask Kime-no-Kata Clinic

Date: June 21-22, 2025

Where: Moose Jaw Koseikan Judo Club
801 Hochelaga Street East

Time: Saturday, June 21
10:00am – 12:30pm
2:00pm – 5:00pm

Sunday, June 22
9:00am – 12:00noon

Clinicians: Gord Okamura, Shichidan National Kata Coach
Kelly Palmer, Rokudan National Kata Committee
National Grading Committee

Cost: $50.00

Register here: https://registration.judocanada.org/event/kime-no-kata-clinic/1002922

Registration Deadline: Tuesday, June 17

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In Loving Memory of John Colney

Judo Alberta is saddened to announce the passing of Provincial Team Member John Colney on Monday May 26, 2025. 

Our thoughts and prayers are with family, friends and our Kodokwai Judo Family. 

A GoFundMe campaign has been established to assist with funeral expenses and to allow the family to focus on healing: https://www.gofundme.com/f/john-colney

For those who wish to honor John’s memory, a Celebration of Life service is scheduled for Friday, June 6, 2025, at 4:00 PM at Elite Martial Arts in Spruce Grove. Details of the service can be found on John’s memorial website: https://everloved.com/life-of/john-colney/funeral/#1904660f-c4d4-4d82-b14d-38e7c8afc0c5

Rest in Peace John. 

Judo Alberta 2025 Spring 50/50 Raffle

Judo Alberta 2025 Spring 50/50 Raffle

Support Alberta’s Next Generation of Judo Champions — and Take Home Half the Jackpot!

Your ticket gives you the chance to win 50% of the total jackpot—and helps fund training, travel, and competition opportunities for young judo athletes across Alberta.

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MEMORANDUM

To:        JUDO ALBERTA CLUBS

From:   Judo Alberta HP Coaching Committee

RE:        Elite Athlete Funding

Date:    April 30, 2025

The Judo Alberta HP Coaching Committee would like to congratulate the following athletes who have been granted elite athlete funding.  The coach committee nominated the following athletes for the second round of elite athlete funding for costs incurred from events participated in from January 2025 to April 2025.  

January 2025 to April 2025
NameEventsJudo ClubElite FundingDraw FundingCWG FundingTotalPayment
Wes OberyDenmarkAirdrie  $   145.00  $   145.00Taken off invoice
Tymur TolmachovDenmarkAirdrie  $   145.00 $   400.00 $   545.00Taken off invoice
Silas CoughlanITA/SVK CadetIshi-yama $     600.00 $   145.00  $   745.00Send to Club
Sam MorrisonDenmarkKodokwai  $   145.00 $   400.00 $   545.00Taken off invoice
Marianna KarasPanama & Pan-AmKodokwai $     800.00   $   800.00Taken off Panama
Christina KarasPanamaKodokwai $     400.00   $   400.00Taken off Panama
Haibb Said MohmmadPanamaKodokwai $     400.00   $   400.00Taken off Panama
Elizabeth CossitPanamaKodokwai $     400.00   $   400.00Taken off Panama
Connor GallantITA SVK/Panama/Pan-AmLethbridge $  1,400.00 $   145.00  $1,545.00Taken off Panama
Connor HazellITA/SVK CadetLethbridge $     600.00 $   145.00  $   745.00Send to Club
Justin WebberITA/SVK CadetLethbridge $     600.00 $   145.00  $   745.00Send to Club
Addyson TamuraITA SVK/Panama/Pan-AmLethbridge $  1,400.00 $   145.00  $1,545.00Taken off Panama
Max MulingtapangITA/SVK CadetLethbridge $     600.00 $   145.00  $   745.00Send to Club
Drake GregoryITA/SVK CadetLethbridge $     200.00 $   145.00 $   400.00 $   745.00Send to Club
Grayson TamuraDenmarkLethbridge  $   145.00 $   400.00 $   545.00Taken off invoice
Seth GoludDenmarkLethbridge $     400.00 $   145.00  $   545.00Taken off invoice
Evelyn BeatonSLO Camp/Austria & Czech Camp/Pan-AmLethbridge $  1,200.00   $1,200.00Send to Club
Troy GallanyPanamaLethbridge $     400.00   $   400.00Taken off Panama
Koen JohnsonDenmarkTokugawa  $   145.00 $   400.00 $   545.00Taken off invoice
Ethan DeegDenmarkTokugawa $     400.00 $   145.00  $   545.00Taken off invoice
Garrett ParkerDenmarkTokugawa $     400.00 $   145.00  $   545.00Taken off invoice
Tyson ThorntonDenmarkTokugawa $     400.00 $   145.00  $   545.00Taken off invoice
Ivan TyshchenkoDenmarkTokugawa $     400.00 $   145.00  $   545.00Taken off invoice
 $11,000.00 $2,465.00 $2,000.00

The Judo Alberta Elite Funding will be sent to the athlete’s home judo clubs or applied to the trip/event they participated in, not directly to the athletes.

Sincerely, Judo Alberta High Performance Committee

Volunteer Opportunity for the 2025 Open Nationals Championships!

Volunteer Opportunity for the 2025 Open Nationals Championships!

Dear Members,

We are thrilled to announce that the 2025 Open Nationals Judo Championships will be held from May 15-18, 2025, at the Olympic Oval (288 Collegiate Blvd NW, Calgary, AB). This is an exciting opportunity to support a prestigious event hosted right here in our city, and we are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help make it a success!

Attached is the Volunteer Callout Poster for the event. We kindly ask all clubs, especially those in the Calgary Area, to share this poster on their social media platforms and display it in their dojos to help spread the word.

If you’re interested in volunteering or would like more information, please complete the sign up form online or scan the QR Code below.

Let’s come together to showcase our Judo community’s strength and spirit!

Thank you for your support.

Open Nationals 2025 Livestream Available

Open Nationals 2025 Livestream Available

We’re going LIVE for Open Nationals! Can’t be there in person? No worries — catch all the action from anywhere! Watch the livestream here: https://app.joymo.tv/judocanada/events/4lYHKTaqxY0cB96y9Xfc

Purchase is required to tune in!

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KATSUTA KUP JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

KATSUTA KUP JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

  • DATE & TIME:  Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM

  • LOCATION:  Raymond High School, 65W – 100N

  • WEIGH INS:  Friday, May 2, 2025 6pm to 730pm, Raymond High School for U14 & U16

    • Remote weigh- ins – Friday, May 2, 2025 (6-7pm)

      • Hiro’s Judo Club (#115 1919 – 27th Ave NE, Calgary AB)

      • Lethbridge Kyodokan Judo Club (2775 28th Ave S, Lethbridge, AB)

      • Barracuda Judo Club (1373B Hunter Street, Pincher Creek, AB)

U10, U12 use club entry form.  Club Entry Forms must be submitted by April 28, 2025.

All judoka must be checked in by 9:00 AM Saturday, prior to the tournament. Souvenir Judo T-shirt will be given to all contestants.

REGISTRATION: $40 /contestant

Contestants can only compete in one Division.

Entry fees are non-refundable, unless event is canceled.

Entry deadline is April 23, 2025.

 

This is a pre-registration tournament only.

No phone entries. No registrations accepted at weigh-ins or check in. 

Please register online at: https://registration.judocanada.org/event/2025KatsutaKup

 

QUESTIONS:  Contact Dawn Iwaasa at judoclub@raymond.ca or 403-315-0839

ELIGIBILITY:  Minimum belt rank is Yellow.

 

 

    Judo Alberta NCCP Dojo Assistant/Dojo Instructor Courses

    Judo Alberta NCCP Dojo Assistant/Dojo Instructor Courses

    NCCP Dojo Assistant and Dojo Instructor courses

    The NCCP courses are now online and ready for registration. Coaches can sign up for the DA course or the DI course, but those wishing to do both will need to sign up for each course separately.    


    Judo Alberta will be holding NCCP Dojo Assistant and Dojo Instructor courses on April 25-27, 2025 in Calgary.  Register online in the Locker at coach.ca using your NCCP credentials.  Don’t have an NCCP number yet?  Simply go to the coach.ca website, click the red icon at the top right (The Locker) and then at the login screen press the “Don’t have an NCCP#? Create one now!” link to get started. Once you have logged into the Locker, look for the calendar at the top of the page and find the judo courses on this date.   

    • Date: April 25-27, 2025
    • Location:  Hiro’s Judo Club 
      • #115 1919-27th Avenue NE, Calgary, AB T2E 7E4  
    • Time:
      • DA course: Friday 9:00am – 6:30pm Saturday 9:00am – 12:00 pm 
      • DI course: Saturday 9:00am – 7:00 pm Sunday 9:00am – 5:00pm
    • Cost:
      • DA course $285
      • DI course $360
      • Combined DA/DI course: Those wishing to do both will need to sign up for each course individually.
    • Registration: All registrations must be completed in the Locker
    • Registration deadline:  April 18, 2025

    DOJO ASSISTANT 

    This Learning Experience prepares the participant to assist in the delivery of judo practices for judo players of all stages of development, with an emphasis on participants under 13 years old. It is recommended that the assistant work under the supervision of a certified Dojo Instructor. Assistants under the age of majority must work under the direct supervision of a certified Dojo Instructor.

    Prerequisites:  

    • Minimum age of 16.
    • Minimum rank of green belt with a working knowledge of the judo techniques included in the DA program as identified by the Judo Canada kyu syllabus.
    • Sterling background check for all candidate coaches who are 18 years old and older via Sterling Agency – for details see: https://pages.sterlingbackcheck.ca/landing-pages/j/judo-canada
    • OR equivalent if such checks are required by the Province/Territory. In cases where the Sterling agency is not used for this service, results of the background check must be communicated to Judo Canada to NCCP@judocanada.org by the individual coaches or P/T offices.
    • Successful online completion of the “Respect in Sport for the activity leader” e-learning module available at https://judo-canada-al.respectgroupinc.com/.

    Note 1: The background check and Respect in Sport modules may be completed after the course.  


    DOJO INSTRUCTOR

    The “Instructor” course provides the participant with knowledge to instruct technical, physical, and mental, social and other aspects of judo. The course prepares the participant to be a club instructor responsible for providing judokas with the basic physical literacy skills with emphasis on children under the age of 14, judo skills as described in the Judo Canada syllabus, and to introduce young judokas to competition. 

    Prerequisites:  

    • Minimum age of 18.  
    • Minimum rank of brown belt with a working knowledge of the judo techniques included in the Judo Canada kyu syllabus. 
    • Trained DA or Trained Community Coach. 
    • Sterling background check for all candidate coaches who are 18 years old and older via Sterling Agency – for details see: https://www.sterlingtalentsolutions.ca/landing-pages/j/judo-canada/
    •  OR equivalent if such checks are required by the Province/Territory. In cases where the Sterling agency is not used for this service, results of the background check must be communicated to Judo Canada to NCCP@judocanada.org by the individual coaches or P/T offices. The Backcheck is required only if the check done for the DA was done more than 3 years earlier.  
    • Successful online completion of a “Respect in Sport for the activity leader” e-learning module available at https://judo-canada-al.respectgroupinc.com/ for all candidates who did not complete this module in the past.  

    Please contact Garry Yamashita (Judo Alberta, NCCP Chair) with any questions.  

    2025 Girls Sleepover Camp

    2025 Girls Sleepover Camp

    2025-Girls-Camp

    Location: St. Albert, Alberta
    Time: April 5, Registration at Noon – April 6 at noon
    Cost: $60/participant. No cost for Chaperones.

    Featuring Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard!

    Open to members of Judo Alberta ages 5+. No minimum belt rank.

    Packing List:

    • Water Bottle
    • Judogi
    • Sleeping bag and pillow
    • Toiletries.
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