Booking in:

0930 for veterans

1100 ish for seniors. Senior weigh in time will likely be a bit .... fluid. 

Players can enter on the day for the Sunday grading (NOT the competition on Saturday). 

Chance to pick up points for respective dan grades.

All 1st kyu and higher graded players welcome, men and women.

Please remember to bring with you:

• WHITE kit and blue/white belts
• Valid (in date) licence. Recreational licences are NOT acceptable for gradings.
• Proof of grade - your record book should be signed by your coach (1st kyus) or have been stamped by BJA (dan grades)
• Points cards if you have any
• Enthusiasm for winning points!

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Any motions for consideration should be submitted to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 21st June.

This is an U8 festival and the aim is to help participants make friends and gain more mat time in a fun and safe environment. On the day for the participants we will teach some techniques, have some games, have competition based games and some randori time.

All participants will receive a medal. These events can help participants to prepare for competition environments.

There are no weight categories for this event. All players will be set in to groups of 3, 4, 5 or 6 based on weight, age and grade. All participants taking part must have an up to date Judo Licence on the day.

Full details

There are no weight categories for this event. All players will be set in to groups of 3, 4 or 5 based on
weight, age and grade. All competitors taking part must have an up to date Judo Licence on the day.

Categories:

U12 - technical restriction apply

U16 - no armlocaks / strangles

Weigh in:

All girls to weigh in 0830-0900am

U12 Boys 1030-1100am

U16 Boys 1230-1300pm

Full event schedule

The Yorkshire & Humberside Area of the British Judo Association (Y&H) has endeavoured to provide its players the opportunity to compete abroad. Y&H has organised trips to France (Rouen), Netherlands (Venray) and Germany (Sindelfingen) for many years and have been represented at the Glaspalast International Judo Tournament since 2014 (except for 2021 due to Covid).

The 2025 Glaspalast International Judo Tournament is to be held in Sindelfingen, Germany on 5-6
July 2025.
This year’s schedule is noted below:
Sat – FU13s, MU13s, FU18s, MU18s, SNR Women, SNR Men
Sun – FU11s, MU11s, FU15s, MU15s, MU21s, FU21s

Y & H contribution towards costs per person for 2025 is £75/person and costs are noted below:
Cost: £400pp - Y&H competitor and parent/guardian/coach
£475pp – Other competitors and parent/guardian/coach, and additional Y&H parent/
guardian/ sibling etc (depending on availability).

The costs for the trip include coach travel, cabin accommodation on the ferry, 3 night’s
accommodation and breakfast in the Mercure Hotel, Sindelfinfen (to be confirmed). All arranged by CAB – Travel, who have provided and continue to provide a superb service.

Details and registration

Course fee: £35.00

Date: 5 July 2025

Description: This course will cover basic first aid required to become a qualified coach

Detail & registration via BJA website:

https://www.britishjudo.org.uk/event/first-aid-york-5-jul-25-am/

This course will cover all aspects required in Safeguarding and Protecting Children to become a qualified coach.

Registration via BJA website:

https://www.britishjudo.org.uk/event/safeguarding-and-protecting-children-york-5-jul-25-am/

Friday 25th July 2025

ITSUTSU-NO-KATA

7pm Start: 9pm Finish

Saturday 26th July 2025

KIME-NO-KATA(Morning)

10am to 1.30pm

KOSHIKI-NO-KATA(Afternoon)

1.30pm to 5pm

Sunday 27th July 2025

KODOKAN GOSHIN-JUTSU

10am to 1.30pm

JU-NO-KATA

1.30pm to 5pm

£100 for 4 or more Kata’s or £50.00 for up to 3 Katas

Each of these are a British Judo Association Licensed Coach Education / Revalidation Course.

https://www.britishjudo.org.uk/event/kata-course-weekend-york-25-to-27-july-2025/

Note to players - this is a course for coaches, not a course to get graded at!

11:00 – 14:00 Technical Grading One 

14:00 – 17:00 Technical Grading Two

Technical Grading One –

The aim of this module is to deliver, discuss and work with the technical requirement of British Judo’s ‘Mon and Kyu Grading Syllabus’ 1st to 9th Mon and the Kyu grade equivalent in order that coaches can confidently prepare and grade players Novice to 6th Mon and Novice to 5th Kyu.

Technical Grading Two -

The aim of this module is to deliver, discuss and work with the technical requirement of British Judo’s ‘Mon and Kyu Grading Syllabus’ 10th to 18th Mon and the Kyu grade equivalent, in order that BJA Level 2 coaches can confidently prepare and grade players for all Mon and Kyu grades.

Please note that without this module all BJA Level 2 coaches qualifying after January 2013 will not be able to grade players.

This is a British Judo Association Licenced Coach Education/Revalidation Course

Register through BJA website: https://www.britishjudo.org.uk/event/technical-grading-1-2-york-27-sep-25/

Registering (and paying) through the website attracts a £5 discount.

This makes things easier for us if we can get an idea of numbers/grades that will be attending.

All 1st kyu and higher graded players welcome, men and women.

Please remember to bring with you:

• WHITE kit and blue/white belts
• Valid (in date) licence. Recreational licences are NOT acceptable for gradings.
• Proof of grade - your record book should be signed by your (1st kyus) or have been stamped by BJA (dan grades)
• Points cards if you have any
• Enthusiasm for winning points!

Dan grades - when registering, please enter your highest competitive grade.

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