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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

6th Dan Recipients – All Ireland’s 2018 At the All Ireland’s 15th December 2018, the Executive Committee led by Mr Seán Fleming and the Grading Commission led by Mr Harry McGuigan bestowed the honour of 6th Dan to a number of lifetime & longstanding members of the Irish Judo Association. Mr John Douglas from DaigokanRead more

Second Japanese Ambassador’s Cups – All Ireland’s 2018 The Irish Judo Association was delighted to have the Japanese Embassy present the Second Japanese Ambassador’s Cup celebrating the 61st year of Diplomatic Relations with Japan & Ireland. The First Ambassador’s Cup was first presented 11 years ago at the Irish Open celebrating 50 years of DiplomaticRead more

Points Won – All Ireland’s 2018 The competition sheets have been reviewed by the Grading Commission for the All Ireland’s 2018 and points won calculated for all IJA Judoka going for Dan Grades, please see list below for further details: Points Won All Ireland’s 2018Read more

Veterans Grading – 24th November 2018 Congratulations to the following members following their recent promotion as the Veterans Dan Grading held Saturday 24th November in Dublin: 1st Dan Vincent Taaffe – Galway Judo Club Stephen McCaul – Konarakai Judo Club Daniel Fortunati – Dublin University Judo Club Juan Barberon – Wild Geese Judo Club 2ndRead more

All Ireland’s 2018 – Results Please find below results from the All Ireland’s 2018 All-Irelands-2018-Full-Results Congratulations to everyone who competed and to those that brought home a medal The Second Japanese Ambassador’s Cup was presented to Eoin Fleming & Wiktoria Ochala as male & female player of the day by Mr Watanabe of the JapaneseRead more

World Masters – China Whilst 300 competitors gather at the National Indoor Arena, one competitor has made his way to China. This weekend sees Ben Fletcher qualify for the season finale showcase of Judo – the World Masters. We wish Ben every success. https://live.ijf.org/ Courtesy of Fighting FilmsRead more