The Irish Judo Association Adaptive Judo Commission operates as a national program in a process of development. This program aims to promote judo for all: The first objective is to educate & assist coaches to receive any person with a disability in their club, the second objective is to promote the Olympic sport of judo for all and the third objective is to introduce judo to the different organisations associated with disability programmes.

Judo is one of the few inclusive sport which is suitable for a wide spectrum of disabilities including:

  • Learning and intellectual disabilities
  • Social disabilities ( autism, A.D.H.D, etc.…)
  • Sensory impairments ( hearing and Visual)
  • Physical and motor disabilities (spinal injury, amputee, dyspraxia, cerebral palsy)
  • Down syndrome

Peggy Magee has take over the role as the chair of the Adaptive Judo Commission, please feel free to contact her via the Commissions page or Executive Boards page.

Peggy Magee
Adaptive Judo

peggy.magee@irishjudoassociation.ie

Check out the latest results and photos from the British Open Adaptive and VI Judo Championships 2023 where the Irish Judo Team took home 6 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals –

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