National Grading Syllabus Update

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.

Results from Pacific International

Click here to see results from the Pacific International tournament.

Provincial Camp Notice

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

Provincial Camp Information

2014 Nationals

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

2014 Rocky Mountain Invitational

Click here to view tournament details.

Click here to view a sample registration spreadsheet.

Edmonton International Judo Championship March 14-16, 2014

Click here for the complete tournament package.

2014 Lloydminster Judo Tournament Technical Package

Click here to view the technical package for the 2014 Lloydminster Judo Tournament.

2014 Alberta Winter Games: A Resounding Success!

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.

**Important Information** from Judo Alberta Coaching Committee

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.

  • U16 division – Participation in Provincial championships and 1prov. training camp
  • U18 division – Participation in Provincial championships plus 1 points tournament and 2 prov. training camps
  • U21 division – Participation Provincial championships plus 1 points tournament and 2 prov. training camps
  • Senior division – Participate in provincial championship plus 1 points tournament and 1 training camp
  • Veterans – Participate in provincial championship. Pass a physical before National Championships

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).

*UPDATE* 2014 Provincials

Please note the corrections to the U14 male and female open weight divisions. The corrections are highlighted on the attached updated invitation. Sorry for any inconvenience.

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