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!
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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.
Scoring according to official kata rules, so no adaptations.
Techniques adapted where necessary because of the physical abilities of Tori, for example Ne waza Nage no Kata.
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.
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:
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.
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.
Photos by Bob Lefevere, Janienke Roelfsema and Mariska Waanders.
