The Official Australian Kodokan Judo Website
Enclosed herewith please find entry forms for the 2010 A.K.J.A. Australian Kodokan Judo Championships that will be held at the La Trobe University Sports Centre, Bundoora Campus, Melbourne, Victoria on the 1st, 2nd. and 3rd. October, 2010.
The official opening of the Championships will be at 10.00 am on the 2nd. October, 2010, with the Shiai competitions commencing straight after the official opening and also at the same time on the 3rd. October, 2010.
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The Australian Kodokan Judo Association (AKJA) is the premiere Kodokan Judo body in Australia. Learn more here…
Japanese for tournament, Shiai, you will find information on when and where these tournaments are being held from this resource.
WAKJA Shiai 2010
The Western Australian Kodokan Judo Association wishes to invite all Judoka to attend and enter the WAKJA 2010 Shiai to be held on August 22nd 2010. The invitation is extended to family of Judoka, fans of Judo and the members of the general public to attend and watch this annual event. Parents and friends of Junior Judoka are …
Professor Shigeo Kataoka, Hachidan (8th Dan) is the International Technical Adviser for the AKJA and member of the Technical & Development Board, Grading Commission & Referees Commission.
WA State Titles 2010 – The Western Australian Kodokan Judo Association (WAKJA) held their state titles on 16th of May, 2010. The following images capture that event, and a good attendance made the day a fun and rewarding one for all, and for Judo.
As the results become available, we will post them, including an article from the organising committee.
There are …
A Mirror to the Soul
“The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being. (ho de anexetastos bios ou biôtos anthrôpôi — ὁ δὲ ἀνεξέταστος βίος οὐ βιωτὸς ἀνθρώπῳ)”Socrates
When the Kodokan made the decision to use the Yata no Kagami as the symbol to denote the Kodokan Spirit, they did so with the full realisation that Kodokan Judo was …
Daishin Judo Club Osaka
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Sensei Damon Ellis recently spent two years in Japan on a judo, study and teaching trip. While there, he trained with Matsuura Sensei, participated in the Mayor of Osaka Cup and was graded from Shodan to Nidan. Here are a few images from that time.
