INVITATION for the 25th edition of the great Ben van der Eng Memorial!

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It is a great honour to invite you once again for BENG!

Our greatest tournament for Special Needs Judo on the planet takes place on April 4-6, 2025 in Sporthal De Walvis, Beverwijk. In previous years we welcomed guests from all over the world, and we hope to once again welcome new and old friends in 2025!

Program

  • Friday April 4th is our divisioning, where we check the judo ability of our guests so that the competition during the weekend will be fair and safe.
  • Saturday morning April 5th is the SNWJG, the Special Needs World Judo Games which is the tournament for levels 1, 2 and 3 of age 16 and above.
  • Saturday afternoon April 5th is SNWJG Kata, the kata tournament for Adapted judoka in all levels, followed by a seminar.
  • Saturday evening we will shake Beverwijk to splinters with a grand party in Assumburg Castle!
  • And finally, Sunday April 6th it is time for BENG, the great judo party for all levels and all ages.

How to apply

Discount!

  • Because of our Silver Jubilee we will give a discount on the application fee (so not on the shuttle fee) of 50% for everyone who applies before January 1st. The date that counts is the timestamp on your application mail. The discount will be calculated after reception of your application form.

Hotels

  • SNJF does not assist in finding a hotel, you will have to do that yourself. Also, Assumburg Castle already reported that their rooms are all booked.
  • If you want to make use of our shuttle service, you can only do so if you have booked a hotel in one of the following locations:
    • Beverwijk
    • Heemskerk
    • Wijk aan Zee
    • IJmuiden
    • Velsen-Noord en -Zuid
    • Spaarnwoude
    • Uitgeest
    • Akersloot

See you soon! See you at BENG!

 

 

Erasmus+ Weekend in the Ben van der Eng Dojo

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This weekend we received about 30 guests; our dear friends from Romania, Slovenia and Sweden honoured us with a visit. This was part of the Erasmus+ Judo4ID project and they came to show us what they learned about teaching judo to people with disabilities. All in all we had a great weekend, good food and lots of fun!

The photo’s can be seen through this link.

20240815 ERASMUS+ Train The Trainer Weekend

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Starting past Thursday we had a lot of guests from Romania, Slovenia and Sweden. As part of the Erasmus+ JUDO4ID project they came for a training organised by SNJF and SJF. These were all experienced judo teachers and they came to get an introduction into teaching people with some form of disability. Next month the whole circus will travel to Stockholm, where they can apply what they learned with us.Herearesomepictures!

Click on the photo below for the whole series.

Official EJU European Kata Championships for Adapted Judo

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This is a message for all our subscribers who are in the EJU (European Judo Union) region.

We are very happy to announce that EJU is organising official European Kata Championships for the Adapted Judo community. These will take place on June 10 and 11, 2024 in Sarajevo, Bosnia.

The official outlines can be downloaded through this link.

Please find below a message from the Special Needs Judo Foundation’s Technical Director, Tycho van der Werff:

Dear Friends,

The outlines for the EC Kata are out I am proud to say that Adapted Kata is again included. In 2019 we began with demonstrations, then in 2022 we had our first real Kata cup during the EC Kata. And now in 2024, for the first time, there will be real European Championships! Although we realise it is short notice, but let us all try to have as much A-kata judoka as possible in Sarajevo.

The Categories are:

Nage no Kata 1A and 1B
    • 1A (both A judoka)
    • 1B (Uke mainstream)

Scoring according to official kata rules, so no adaptations.

Adapted Nage no Kata, 1A and 1B

Techniques adapted where necessary because of the physical abilities of Tori, for example Ne waza Nage no Kata. 

    • 1A (both A judoka)
    • 1B (Uke mainstream)

I hope to see you all there at the EC in Sarajevo, let us show the world what we can achieve, even in such short notice.

See you soon!

Tycho van der Werff

This is a message from SNJF promoting participation in the EJU Kata Championships. SNJF is not directly involved in the organisation of the EJU Kata Championship. For all queries, requests and remarks, please refer to the contacts stated in the attached outlines.

 

 

20240412 BENG-XXIV Medal Ceremony photos

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These are the pictures of the four medal ceremonies: SNWJG 2024, SNWJG-KATA 2024 and the two ceremonies of  BENG-XXIV, morning and afternoon. CLICK HERE to view

There are two special prices:

The Laura and Leslie trophy

Laura and Leslie Ter Voort were twin judoka, part of SNJF/BeterJudo. Laura passed away in 2022 due to a serious brain disease, and Leslie followed her sister in 2023. To honour their memory, their parents Hans and Petra Ter Voort have made available the Laura and Leslie Trophy which is awarded to a judoka who, in their opinion, has particularly distinguished him- or herself during the BENG tournament.

Rowan Bruurmijn
Angelica van der Wal

The Ben van der Eng Trophy

This trophy has been around for some time and is awarded to a judoka who, through his actions, contributes to the success of the tournament. This year we decided not to award the trophy to a person, but to a team: Westerleigh Judokwai. They have been participants in the tournament since the very beginning and their “Red Army” is always a noisy but indeed a very welcome presence during BENG.

Debbie Sands and Paul Everest of Westerleigh Judokwai, receiving the Ben van der Eng Trophy.