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NSW STATE TITLES 2026

NSW State Titles – 22nd March 2026 – 33 athletes / 38 divisions + 5 Kata athletes 

  • 27 medals + 1 veteran (74% of divisions): 17 Gold (incl 1 (Veteran) (45%), 6 Silver, 5 Bronze
  • 7 medals - Kata: 4 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
  • Best club from 27 clubs with 181 points - 57W (66%) / 29L with second club 75pts – 28W (62%) / 17L

RESULTS

  • Hayden Bielby U/11 Boys Bronze
  • Luke Park U/13 Boys U/32 5th
  • Brendan Jones U/13 Boys U/32 Bronze
  • Tayden Zhang U/13 Boys U/32 Gold
  • Aleks Dobric U/13 Boys U/41 Gold
  • Darnell Prasad U/13 Boys U/45 Silver
  • Joy Ma U/15 Girls U/48 Gold
  • Kaya Asano U/15 Girls U/48 U/P
  • Alice Lee U/15 Girls U/52 Gold
  • Junning Mak U/15 Girls U/52 Bronze
  • Josie Henderson U/15 Girls U/52 Silver
  • Milica Dobric U/15 Girls O/63 No division
  • Abbey Cook Cadet Women U/48 Gold
  • Tyra Sauer Cadet Women U/52 Silver
  • Anni Taipalus Cadet Women U/52 U/P
  • Milica Dobric Cadet Women U/70 U/P
  • Ethan Zhang Cadet Men U/50 Gold
  • Johnny Ma Cadet Men U/55 Silver
  • Nicholas Platonov Cadet Men U/60 Silver
  • Lochlan Cook Cadet Men U/60 Gold
  • Marques Prasad Cadet Men U/66 U/P
  • Louis Kim Cadet Men U/66 U/P
  • Kento Asano Cadet Men U/73 Gold
  • Ayden Prasad Cadet Men U/73 Bronze
  • Abbey Cook Junior Women U/48 Gold
  • Bianca Tandean Junior Women U/63 Gold
  • Nicholas Platonov Junior Men U/60 U/P
  • Lochlan Cook Junior Men U/60 Gold
  • Aaron Xu Junior Men U/66 Gold
  • Crosby Peake Junior Men U/66 Bronze
  • Marques Prasad Junior Men U/66 U/P
  • Kento Asano Junior Men U/73 Silver
  • Nikola Dobric Junior Men U/73 Gold
  • Ayden Prasad Junior Men U/73 U/P
  • Clarissa Vumbaca Senior Women U/57 Gold
  • Bianca Tandean Senior Women U/63 Gold
  • Nikola Dobric Senior Men U/73 Gold
  • Bernhard Tandean Senior Men Adaptive U/73 No division
  • Aaron Jones Veteran Men U/66 Gold
  • Bianca Tandean Ju-No-Kata Gold
  • Bernhard Tandean Ju-No-Kata Gold
  • Lubo Petr Kodokan-Goshin-Jutsu Silver
  • Myat Phone Pyae Junior Katame-No-Kata Bronze
  • Trent Black Junior Katame-No-Kata Gold
  • Myat Phone Pyae Junior Nage-No-Kata Bronze
  • Trent Black Junior Nage-No-Kata
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KEY DATES

  • 21-22Mar26            NSW State Championships
  • 27Mar26                 Close of entry to NSW State Team for Nationals
  • 28-29Mar26            NSW State Camp
  • 3-5Apr26                Easter
  • 10 –12Apr26            2026 Melbourne International Open – Broadmeadows VIC+5-day camp
  • 18Apr26                  Oceania Judo Championships, Melbourne (Cadets & Juniors)
  • 19Apr26                  Oceania Judo Championships, Melbourne (Seniors)
  • 21Apr26                  Start of Dynamic Balance for Life course for senior citizens
  • 22Apr26                  First Wednesday NSW State Squad training
  • 25Apr26                  ANZAC Day
  • 2May26                   First Saturday NSW State Squad training
  • 16May 26                Budokan MOVIE night
  • 5-9Jun26                2026 Nationals, Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Carrara + 2-day camp
  • 26Jul-2Aug26          Commonwealth Games Glasgow (31Jul-2Aug Judo)
  • 18Oct26                 Budokan Mons and U/11s Junior Competition #2

CASTLE HILL SHOWGROUND PLAN OF MANAGEMENT – HAVE YOUR SAY!!

We have a critical and time‑sensitive opportunity to influence Council’s Plan for Castle Hill Showground, outlined in the Castle Hill Showground Draft Plan of Management. This is both a major opportunity and a significant risk for our club. 

  • Back in 2020, when Council first initiated this project, we had a strong voice and submitted a detailed case for securing a dedicated facility within the Showground. The project stalled during Covid, but it has now been revived — and we must act quickly to ensure our needs are not overlooked.

You can review the process and the draft plan here: 

 The deadline for submissions is 1 April, and it is essential that the club makes a strong, unified representation emphasising:

  • the importance of an appropriate, dedicated facility within the Showground, and
  • the timing and impact of any proposed changes to our current location.
  • Use the template letter attached to the email accompanying this newsletter.
  • Add your details and digital signature if possible. If not, print, sign, and scan or photograph the letter. I will also have printed copies available at the club on Tuesday for anyone who needs them.
  • Visit the link above and scroll to “Have your say below.”
  • Create an account, upload your signed letter, and submit your response.
  • Encourage others in the club to do the same — the more submissions we lodge, the stronger our voice becomes.

How you can help — urgently:   -   We have only 10 days left to make our concerns heard.Your action now is essential to securing our future at the Showground.

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CLUB SURVEY

In the next week or so, we will be emailing out a survey with about 20 questions covering a wide range of topics.

  • This is an important tool giving you a voice to influence how we can improve what we do and potentially better serve our members.
  • We will look at such things as what your expectations were when you joined the club and if they have been met, what keeps you training, what you like about Judo and about the club, comments on pricing, competitions, social activities, merchandise and so on.
  • You will be able to complete the survey anonymously so please take the time to complete it when released.  This can also assist us with strategies to improve our child-safety culture.

CHILD-SAFE CULTURE – POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

I advised in the last newsletter that in each newsletter I would report on our child-safe culture and any progress that we make, in particular for our newer members. It is our genuine desire and our obligation to foster a culture which promotes safety and wellbeing for our children. 

  • We have just been audited by the Office of the Children’s Guardian (OCG) and have completed a self-assessment against the OCG’s 10 child-safe standards. There are 4 levels of culture development and compliance: Vulnerable, Emerging, Proactive and Resilient. The outcome of the OCG assessment was a mark mid-way in the “Emerging” sector. Our aim is to progress to midway through the Proactive sector or higher.  
  • Since the audit, we have placed this logo on our club website homepage together with the words “Budokan has a commitment to child safety”.  This is important as it shows our dedication to this culture. There is also a link under the logo to all our policies and procedures within our website. This logo also appears at the start of our newsletters and an article will be included in each newsletter communicating issues impacting child-safety.

 The “Child-Safe” folder at the club (hanging from the trophy cabinet) now also contains the relevant contact list so you know to approach if you have any issues or recommendations. Of the 10 child-safe standards against which we are assessed, the 3 that we can make most improvement against are:

  • Standard #2 - Participation and Empowerment
  • Standard #4 - Equity and Diversity
  • Standard #7 - Training

 

  • Our priority in the short term will therefore be to improve our strategies across these 3 areas. Please reach out to me if you have any suggestions or comments on this project.

 We are still seeing examples of unnecessary risks being taken by club members by:

  • parking cars along the front of the dojo (training hall)
  • dropping off or picking up children from the front of the hall reducing visibility for those needing to cross the road.
  • PLEASE, before your child’s class, accompany your child to the dojo door and after class, pick your child up from the dojo by parking away from the front of the dojo.
  • Please also leave free the 2 spaces reserved for the coaches which are located on the east side of the hall
  • please refrain from taking photos or video at training sessions. On occasions we may take some promotional photos and videos and post these on the club website or social media. Please advise Rob if you have any objection to us or a Committee member doing this from time to time. This does not apply during club competitions, unless otherwise advised at the time.

Please make every effort to comply with these requirements and please help the coaches and committee to enforce the requirements where you see others who do not take the same care as you.  -  THIS IS YOUR CLUB AND THESE ARE YOUR CHILDREN – LET’S KEEP THE CLUB A SAFE PLACE FOR EVERYONE.

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