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Please see below the Entry List for the Irish Judo Club Challenge on Saturday April 2nd : Irish Judo Club Challenge – ENTRY LIST Can we please ask coaches, players and parents to check the entry list for any errors. Please email notified errors to admin@irishjudoassociation.ie by Tuesday 29th March at 5pm. No further amendmentsRead more

Congratulations to the following judoka who were promoted to Dan Grades at the National Grading 20th March 2022 1st Dan – Kevinas Ramoska – Fudoshin Judo Club 3rd Dan – James Ward – Paul Cummins School of Judo 4th Dan – Sergejs Maskalenko – Portmarnock Judo Club There were also nine new 1st kyu grades andRead more

To all Irish Judo Association members, Please find attached an open letter from Mr Marius Vizer, President of the International Judo Federation. Open letter from Mr Marius Vizer, President of the International Judo Federation.Read more

**Job Vacancy** The IJA are recruiting a National Lead Performance Coach (NLPC). The IJA National Lead Performance Coach will be funded by the 2022-2024 Sport Ireland High Performance budget. For full details of the job description and application process, please see the link below: National Lead Performance Coach Job Description and Application Form Deadline forRead more

Please be informed that Mr. Sergey Soloveychik, who has held the position of President of the European Judo Union since the year of 2007, has resigned at an extraordinary (digital) EJU Executive Committee Meeting on the 27th of February 2022. Following his proposal Vice President Otto Kneitinger (GER) was unanimously elected to take over asRead more

Details for the Irish Judo Association’s Nage-No-Kata course are as follows: Date: Sunday March 27th, 2022 Venue: Yoroi Dojo, Navan, Co Meath. It will cover the practice and teaching of the Kata and while aimed at coaches and those who attended the previous course it will be suitable for anyone with an interest in Kata.Read more

John Rogan – RIP The Executive Committee, the Judo Office and members of the Irish Judo Association wish to extend their condolences to the Rogan family on the passing of John Rogan on the 11th February 2022 who participated in Judo in Ireland in the 1960’s and 1970’s. John was originally from Co Tyrone andRead more

The Irish Judo Association is pleased to announce the first competitive event since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. The Irish Judo Club Challenge will take place Saturday 2nd April 2022 in the National Indoor Arena. Updated Details can be found below: Information Notes Irish Judo Club Challenge  Read more

With International Women’s Week coming up we are delighted to announce that our very own Olympian, Megan Fletcher will be a special guest at Yoroi Dojo Judo Club in Navan for an action-packed training day   There are 2 sessions planned each of which are 2 hours long and are completely free of charge.  Read more

The Irish Judo Association is delighted to welcome Carrie O’Keeffe back to the company to take up the role of Marketing & Communications Administrator for the next twelve months. We wish Carrie the very best of luck in her new role. The Association would like to thank Sport Ireland for their continued support in providingRead more