British Judo Association
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The British Judo Association (BJA) is the governing body
for the Olympic Sport of Judo
in the United Kingdom
.
The BJA represents the United Kingdom internationally and is a member of the International Judo Federation
, the European Judo Union
, the Judo Confederation of the European Union
, the British Olympic Association
, the Central Council of Physical Recreation, and the Commonwealth Judo Association
. It is recognised by the United Kingdom Sports Council, Sport England
, Sport Wales, the Sports Council for Northern Ireland, Sport Scotland, and the British Olympic Association
. A junior belt or grade is referred to as a mon.
, at which time the BJA was established as the national body representing Judo in the United Kingdom.
In addition to these, two independent membership organisations, the British Judo Council
(BJC) and the Amateur Judo Association (AJA) affiliated to the BJA in the late 1990s.
Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
for the Olympic Sport of Judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
The BJA represents the United Kingdom internationally and is a member of the International Judo Federation
International Judo Federation
The International Judo Federation was founded in July 1951. The IJF was originally composed of judo federations from Europe plus Argentina. Countries from four continents were affiliated over the next ten years. Today the IJF has 200 National Federations on all continents...
, the European Judo Union
European Judo Union
In 1951 Judo administrators from Great Britain, Italy, The Netherlands and Switzerland gathered to form the European Judo Union . When EJU leaders met in London, Austria joined the organisation as well. Inclusion of judo in the Olympic Games was first mentioned in this meeting. Young French...
, the Judo Confederation of the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
, the British Olympic Association
British Olympic Association
The British Olympic Association is the national Olympic committee for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It was formed in 1905 in the House of Commons, and at that time consisted of seven national governing body members from the following sports: fencing, life-saving, cycling, skating, rowing,...
, the Central Council of Physical Recreation, and the Commonwealth Judo Association
Commonwealth Judo Association
The Commonwealth Judo Association is an international sporting body for judo across the Commonwealth of Nations.The CJA was founded following a meeting held at the 1983 World Judo Championships in Seoul, South Korea. Mr. Owen Clarke was the first President, and Mr. Harry O’Rourke the first...
. It is recognised by the United Kingdom Sports Council, Sport England
Sport England
Sport England is the brand name for the English Sports Council and is a non-departmental public body under the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
, Sport Wales, the Sports Council for Northern Ireland, Sport Scotland, and the British Olympic Association
British Olympic Association
The British Olympic Association is the national Olympic committee for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It was formed in 1905 in the House of Commons, and at that time consisted of seven national governing body members from the following sports: fencing, life-saving, cycling, skating, rowing,...
. A junior belt or grade is referred to as a mon.
History
On 24 July 1948 the BJA held its first Management Committee Meeting at the Imperial College UnionImperial College Union
Imperial College Union is the Students' Union of Imperial College London. It is host to many and varied societies, and has student bars situated around Albertopolis...
, at which time the BJA was established as the national body representing Judo in the United Kingdom.
Affiliates
The BJA has three home nation subsidiaries: Judo Scotland, the Welsh Judo Association and the Northern Ireland Judo Federation.In addition to these, two independent membership organisations, the British Judo Council
British Judo Council
The British Judo Council is a membership organisation and governing body for Judo in the United Kingdom.-History:In 1955 Kenshiro Abbe, then a 7th dan Japanese judoka and the highest ranked judoka outside of Japan, was invited to Britain on a two year contract to teach Judo at the London Judo...
(BJC) and the Amateur Judo Association (AJA) affiliated to the BJA in the late 1990s.