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KEY DATES

2026

  • 13-15 Feb26           2026 ACT Open - Goulburn
  • 16–18Feb26           National Randori Camp, AIS ACT
  • 20-22Feb26            2026 Sydney International+ 2-day camp
  • 8 Mar26                  Budokan Mons and U/11s Junior Competition #1
  • 21-22Mar26            NSW State Championships
  • 10 –12Apr26          2026 Melbourne International Open – Broadmeadows VIC+5-day camp
  • 18Apr26                 Oceania Judo Championships, Melbourne (Cadets & Juniors)
  • 19Apr26                 Oceania Judo Championships, Melbourne (Seniors)
  • 2-3May26               TBC NSW State Camp (Start of State Squad) (5wks pre-Nationals)
  • 16May 26 TBC       Budokan MOVIE night
  • 5-7Jun26                2026 Nationals, Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Carrara
  •                                         + 2-day camp
  • 26Jul - 2Aug26      Commonwealth Games Glasgow (31Jul-2Aug Judo)
  • 2 Oct 26                 Budokan Mons and U/11s Junior Competition #2

BUDOKAN MONS AND U/11s – 8TH MARCH

Our first club-hosted competition for 2026 is just a month away. Our 2 competitions for 2026 have only just been added to the Judo NSW calendar. Please add this 8th March event to your calendar as well as 2nd October for our second competition. We had a great turnout last year so let's give our youngest competitors from all clubs a great opportunity to shine. Information sheets attached. 

  • Entry will be $30 this year (cash at the door), the first increase in many years. There will be Novice and Graded divisions and staggered weigh-ins for each age category. 

 

  • We will again need our older Juniors, our Seniors and our parents to assist in the running of this event, for activities including set-up (on Saturday 7th March at 2.30pm during the Junior class), and on competition day: front door entry, weigh-ins, first aid, match progression, scoring, timing, athlete marshalling, canteen, BBQ, and so on.  We will place a sheet on the main table at the club where you can place your name indicating your willingness to help. Please talk to Rob if interested in any of the key jobs and unsure what to do. I have attached instructions for key roles in the email accompanying this newsletter.

Please support your club and reserve the 7th (club set-up 2.30pm) and 8th March.

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ACT INTERNATIONAL OPEN 13-15FEB AND AIS CAMP 15-18FEB

Next weekend, Budokan will have a strong representation of athletes at the first JA event series competition for 2026 at the ACTIO.

  • We have 26 athletes participating in 34 divisions: 1 U/11, 4 U/13s, 6 U/15s, 8 Cadets in 8 Cadet and 2 Junior divisions, 6 Juniors in 6 Junior and 6 Senior divisions and 1 Adaptive athlete. We also have 2 seniors competing in Kata (Ju-No-Kata). With 5 of our senior athletes (potentially 10 divisions) out with injuries/illness, we are a little down in numbers compared to last year where we had 34 athletes in 45 divisions, but our quality is very high and our guys are very prepared.We wish them all well in this event.
  • The competition will be followed by a National Randori Camp at the AIS Canberra where most of our athletes will be participating.

The following week we will be participating in the Sydney International Open where we will have 28 athletes participating in 36 divisions albeit entries have not yet closed.

BUDOKAN 2025 ANNUAL AWARDS PERPETUAL TROPHIES

Budokan’s annual premier event was held in December. We presented 53 awards to 66 recipients.

  • For award winners who were unable to attend the evening, we will present these at the club as recipients return to training.
  • For those who won and were presented with perpetual trophies, please bring them back after you have shown them to your relatives and friends. Our goal is to get them all back by the end of March. 

MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION PROGRAM

As previously mentioned, we would like to stimulate club membership growth early in the year. To support this objective, the club will reward eligible club members who introduce new members to the club by giving them a Judo uniform (Judogi). Eligibility for the Judogi give-away follows: 

  • a)      Club members who introduce a friend to the club must themselves be a current member of Judo NSW (Budokan) and have a 12-month club training voucher
  • b)      The new member introduced to the club must become financial with Judo NSW and purchase a 12-month club training fee voucher by 31st March. This gives you more of an opportunity to pull in your friends and still allow the one-month trial. Note that we have extended the date from 28th February.
  • c)       The club member who introduces a new member who meets the above criteria must advise me (Rob) at katzfamily@iinet.net.au of the name of the person they introduce, within a week of that person registering with Judo NSW and purchasing the 12-month club training voucher. Please also advise your name and Judogi size.
  • d)       With all the above conditions met, a Judogi will be presented to the eligible Budokan member.
  • e)      A limit of 1 judogi per club member and a limit of 20 Judogis to be given away…. so, get stuck into your relatives and friends and let’s boost our membership.
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