Senior National Team – Josh Katz: Josh has been training in Budapest, Hungary in preparation for the Senior World Championships in Baku Azerbaijan fighting on Sunday 4th October. We wish him all the best in this major competition. Josh will return home after the Worlds and set off again for the UAE (Abu Dhabi) Grand Slam 28 – 30 October and the Croatia (Zagreb) Grand Prix 13 – 15 November. Nathan will be one of the National Coaches for Zagreb and will then coach a Senior Team to the Asian Open in Hong Kong (28 – 29 November). 

Cadet (U/18) National Team – Abbey Cook and Lochlan Cook:  Our 2 athletes are part of the National Cadet team headed by Kerrye as National Coach, who will participate in 2 Cadet European Cups (EC), the Slovenia (Maribor) EC on 24 - 25 October and the Hungary (Gyor) EC on 7 – 8 November. Wishing them all well for a great tour. 

Junior (U/21) National Team – Bianca Tandean and Nikola Dobric:  Bianca will compete in the Junior World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19 – 21 November. Bianca will be supported by Nathan who will be the national coach for this event. Bianca and Nikola will compete in theSlovenia Junior European Cup ( 26 – 29 November) followed by a training camp in Japan. Billy Nyamdorj will accompany them for the Japan training camp. Wishing them all well in these competitions and camp. 

The club takesgreat pride in continuing to contribute to the Judo Australia high-performance program by consistently having athletes selected to the highest levels of competitions on the Cadet, Junior and Senior World tours.  2 athletes selected to World Championships this year is exceptional. Congratulations to all our Budokan athletes (and our 2 coaches) selected to the above events.