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Irish Anti-Doping Rule Changes 1st January 2019 Irish Anti-Doping Rules 2015 Version 2 For all interested athletes & athlete support personnel, please see the up to date Irish Anti-Doping Rule Changes effective 1st January 2019 The Irish Judo Association has a specific link on the front page of our website which links to the SportRead more

John Creaven – RIP The Executive Committee, the judo office and members of the Irish Judo Association wish to extend their condolences to the Creaven Family & Galway Judo Club on the death of Mr John Creaven. John was an iconic figure in Irish Judo, his love of the sport spanned decades & he willRead more

Higashi Judo Club travel to Greece Players from Higashi Judo Club took part in an International Judo Competition in Nicosia, Cyprus last week. The players did very well, they took home 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze medals. Well done everyone, some great results.Read more

IJA Grading Policy 2019 The IJA Executive Committee in conjunction with the IJA Grading Commission took the decision to host IJA Grading Review Seminars in September 2018 & January 2019 to review all aspects of Grading Syllabi within the Association. The ultimate aim of these seminars was to assist in collating one Grading Policy thatRead more

First Aid Course – 3rd February 2019 Ray Stears announces the 3rd February 2019 for the next RESUS First Aid Course. This will include CPR/AED first aid course with a 2 year international certification. The course will be held in Portmarnock Community Centre, Portmarnock starting at 1pm for 3 hours, course fee is €65.00 includingRead more

Kevinas Ramoska wins a bronze medal at Matsuru Dutch Open 2019 Fudoshin judoka attended one of the biggest and competitive junior tournaments in Europe – the Matsuru Dutch Open 2019 (1600 entries). On the first day, the club was represented by Alex Karabin U66 and Kevinas Ramoska in O90 categories respectively. Alex started the tournamentRead more

The IJA Executive Committee will host an EJU Club Coach Seminar weekend of the 2nd & 3rd March 2019, the EJU Improve Your Club Seminars is for judo club coaches in each Federation offering technical development for teaching young judoka aged 8 – 12 years. The EJU Expert hosting the seminar for the IJA isRead more

IJA Membership 2019 As part of the continued improvements in the Core Structure of the Irish Judo Association, a new IJA Database has been constructed and will be migrated this week with our current records. We would like to advise members that Membership Renewal/New applications continue in the normal manner through our website but weRead more

Calling Notice – IJA National Talent Training – Cadets & Juniors 13th January 2019 Please see the Events Page for further details https://irishjudoassociation.ie/calendar/Read more

Calling Notice – IJA National Development Training 12th January 2019 Please see the Events Page for further details https://irishjudoassociation.ie/calendar/Read more