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The NIJF will be hosting a Referee Seminar on the 29th July 2018 at Campbell College, Belmont Road, Belfast, BT4 2ND, registration starts at 9.30am with the event to run until 6pm. The IJA Refereeing Commission will subsidize the event for IJA Referees, if you are interested in attending, please complete the NIJF Registration formRead more

1. National Development Session – 25th August 2018 This session is for Pre-Cadet and Cadet judoka who are in training to compete to national level and progress to the National Cadet Squad. Who can attend?  Players who are not already involved in National Cadet Squad sessions and have medalled at the All Irelands, Irish OpenRead more

Galway Judo Club is hosting a summer camp this week, the days have been progressing nicely with coaches & judoka working hard! Some photos from John Creaven in Galway Judo ClubRead more

If any judoka are interested there is summer training in July at Fudoshin Judo Club. Classes for Cadets to U23’s, Tuesday & Thursday 5-7pm Please contact Valery Vaniukevich for further details fudoshinjudoclub@gmail.comRead more

IJA Grading Review Seminar – 16th September 2018 The IJA Executive Committee in conjunction with the IJA Grading Commission has taken the decision to host an IJA Grading Review Seminar on the 16th September 2018 to review all aspects of Grading Syllabi within the Association. The ultimate aim of this seminar is to assist inRead more

Ray Stears announces the 14th July 2018 for the next RESUS First Aid Course. This will include CPR/AED and a sports specific first aid course with a 2 year certification. The course will be held in Naomh Mearnog GAA Club starting at 1pm for 3 hours, course fee is €50.00. Places are limited, so please contact Ray Stears 086 2597192 asRead more

The Executive Committee of the IJA is delighted to announce the establishment of a New Development Commission which will be chaired by Sylvia O’Flynn. The remit of the commission will be as follows: Work with the IJA Office to support Clubs and Coaches with Compliance related queries (Safeguarding, Vetting, professional qualifications) Work with the IJARead more

Last weekend, a good contingent of IJA Cadets attended the Tulliallen Training Camp in Scotland with National Squad Manager Chloe Cowan Vickers, the IJA Cadets mixed it up with the Scottish Cadets from Judo Scotland.  Read more

The IJF announce World Judo Day 28th October 2018 and the theme this year is Friendship. Will you make plans to celebrate the day? If so, take a look at the 2017 World Judo Day website to get a few ideas – http://www.worldjudoday.com/en/WorldJudoDay-3.html You can post your story to our Social Media pages via FacebookRead more

The Association is looking to promote some judo projects and is looking to see if any club/retired coach/friends of judo have any spare second hand judo mats that they would consider donating to the Association to assist with upcoming promotional judo projects. If you have any mats to spare, please contact Deirdre in the JudoRead more