British Judo Association
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Sport | Judo |
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Abbreviation | BJA |
Founded | 1948 |
Affiliation | International Judo Federation |
Regional affiliation | European Judo Union |
Headquarters | Walsall, West Midlands |
Chairman | Ronnie Saez |
CEO | Andrew Scoular |
Men's coach | Colin Oates[1] |
Women's coach | Jamie Johnson[1] |
Official website | |
britishjudo | |
The British Judo Association (BJA) is the
The BJA represents the United Kingdom internationally and is a member of the
Sport Scotland and the British Olympic Association
.
History
On 24 July 1948 the BJA held its first Management Committee Meeting at the Imperial College Union, at which time the BJA was established as the national body representing judo in the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
Affiliates
The BJA has three home nation subsidiaries: JudoScotland, the Welsh Judo Association and the Northern Ireland Judo Federation.
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.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Staff Directory". British Judo. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Brian Christopher Goodger. "The Development of Judo in Britain : A Sociological Study" (PDF). Eprints.ioe.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "British judo boss Nigel Donohue backs team to succeed". Bbc.co.uk. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Romanian Daniel Lascau lands British Judo performance director role". Bbc.co.uk. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.