Judospace Newsletter 2014 Supporting Player and Coach Education

A SNAPSHOT OF OUR AC TIVITIES IN 2014

An Exciting Year At Judospace... December 2014

May nership to deliver EJU Level 3 Visit to Johannesburg South Award in Oslo. Africa to deliver Level 3 EJU Ad- Working to vanced Coach course with Dar- Hellenic Federation partner- ren Warner. ship to deliver the EJU Level 3 improve the Award in Athens, Greece standards of January Partnership established between Dr Mike Callan & Nick Fletcher judo across Athlete Performance Panel Hellenic Judo Federation and the world launched. Judospace. attended the World Kata Cham- pionships and the IJF Kata Train- through im- Rebeka Tandaric & Samobor Judospace 5th Birthday! ing Camp, Malaga, Spain. proving the Judo Klub conduct physiology June knowledge, testing at Anglia Ruskin. Research away day organised by Professor Fumiaki Shishida, Anglia Ruskin Sport & Exercise skills and February Waseda University, visits Ju- Science Research Group. understand- Organised visit of the All dospace offices and Bowen Ar- ing of the coaches, players University Judo Association to chive. Janine Johnson, Judospace Exec- the Budokwai & Oxford Univer- utive Assistant shortlisted in the and federations. Trevor Leggett centenary premi- sity. top 10 for the Newcomer PA of ere at BAFTA, London. the year award by Executive PA March magazine. July Visit from Dr Ryo Uchida of Organised the Commonwealth Nagoya University, Japan. Prof Katsumi Mori from Kanoya Judo Association congress and University visits Judospace to Coach education seminar for elections in Glasgow. Inside this issue: discuss child protection. Judo Federation Iceland. Andy Burns wins Commonwealth Partnership established with GREETINGS FROM 2 Dr Callan met Mr Nikos Iliadis in Games medal. Pinewood Judo Club. JUDOSPACE CEO Thessaloniki, Greece. EJU Level 4 practical block host- Yoshiaki Tsuruoka leaving party. EJU COACH AWARDS Commonwealth Judo meeting ed by Anglia Ruskin University, 2 in Edinburgh. Cambridge UK. October Commonwealth Judo meeting at Don Werner portrait presented Lauren Jackson graduates from Glasgow European Open. UKTI GLOBAL SPORTS 2 to Pinewood Judo Club. Bsc Sports and Exercise Science MISSION to JAPAN Dave Duffy joins the team. at Bath. April COMMONWEALTH 3 Kye Orledge completes work August November CONGRESS & GAMES Dr Callan appointed Director of experience opportunity at Ju- Adam Bolwell joins the Ju- dospace. dospace team for work experi- Coaching for NHC Area, teaches

ence. at Area Technical Conference. EXCITING NEW 3 EJU Level 4 practical block in PARTNERSHIPS Cambridge with Juergen EJU Level 3 practical block in Participated in Global Sports Mission to Japan organised by Klinger, Nuno Delgado and Bath. IJF KATA SEMINAR 3 Emanuela Pierantozzi UKTI at British Embassy . Graduate Slavisa Bradic invited December EJU Judo Knowledge Commis- to observe the Special Teachers COLLEAGUES & FRIENDS 4 sion meeting with Envic Galea, Seminar by the Kodokan, Japan. Lecture to the Solidarity of Inter- Ezio Gamba and Franco Capel- national Judo Education Coach September Programme at . letti. SAFEGUARDING CHIL- 4 Tenant of the month for Regency DREN IN JUDO Offices. Visit to International Budo Uni- Accepted onto the UKTI Pass- port to Export Scheme. versity, Chiba, Japan. Norwegian Judo Federation part- PUBLICATIONS 4 Attended the Tokyo Grand Slam as a guest of the All Japan Judo Federation. THANKS TO ASSOCI- 4 ATES & FRIENDS www.judospace.com 2014 Greetings from Judospace Chief Executive

Welcome to our annual We are often humbled by I’d like to finish with a short newsletter. It always amaz- the incredible hospitality poem from Dr Shigeyoshi es me the variety of activi- when we travel. So many Matsumae; ties which we manage to people to thank for that.

squeeze into each year. This year we celebrated our Cultivate your thoughts, In 2014 we have worked in 5th birthday, looking for- make your body vigorous, 7 countries with over 100 ward to an exciting journey improve your wisdom, coaches face-to-face and over the next 5 years. and chain your hopes to over 120 online. What con- Congratulations to Janine on the stars. tinues to impress me is the her shortlisting in the PA of passion and dedication they the Year Awards and thanks have for judo. to her for all her hard work. Coach Awards Level 3 Level 4 The hosted a dinner for the EJU 2014 saw 4 practical blocks The Level 4 course was Judo Knowledge Commis- of the EJU Advanced Coach equally busy this year with sion at Trinity College. Award delivered. We sup- practical blocks being held Guests included; Ezio Gam- ported coaches in: Oslo, in Cambridge. Our thanks ba, Franco Capeletti, Yana Norway; Athens, Greece; go to all Anglia Ruskin Uni- Dimitrieva, Envic Galea, Johannesburg, South Africa versity staff for their on- Lance Wicks, Attilio and Bath, UK. going support with the Sacripanti, Kerrith Brown course. We were proud to work with and Andrew Scoular. Along two world class colleagues in Thanks also to guest lectur- with Mike Cole, Bob Challis, Nikos Iliadis and Darren ers who taught on this Mike Callan and Natasha Warner. years modules: Juergen Collins. Klinger, Darren Warner, Online registrations have Graduate, Slavisa Bradic was Yoshiaki Tsuruoka, Nuno grown as we develop coach- invited to attend the Ko- Delgado and Emanuela es in over 20 nations. dokan Teachers Course. Pierantozzi.

UKTI Global Sports Mission to Japan

This year Judospace was as part of a Host2Host Whilst in Japan, Dr Callan accepted onto the Pass- agreement to share exper- taught on the Solidarity of port2Export programme run tise from the London 2012 International Judo Educa- by UKTI (UK Trade & Invest- Olympic and Paralympic tion coach programme ment) which aims to in- Games to help prepara- based at Tokai University. crease the capability of tions, delivery and legacy Coaches were from China, British business to trade for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Guam, Laos, USA, Tanzania, internationally. and Paralympic Games. Ivory Coast, Israel and Pal- estine. Judospace was one of only Our thanks go to UKTI, and 16 British companies invited our International Trade He had meetings at Interna- to take part in the Global Adviser, Sandra Warne for tional Budo University and Sports Mission to Japan their support. attended the IJF Tokyo from 25-27 November. Grand Slam. Hosted at the British Embas- sy in Tokyo, the Trade Mis- sion involved meeting with the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Page 2 2014 Commonwealth Judo Congress Commonwealth Games Success

The Commonwealth Judo Many congratulations to all Divall was England Team Association Congress, organ- of those who contributed Manager, alongside coach ised by Judospace, was held towards a fantastic Com- Luke Preston, their team at the University of Glasgow. monwealth Games. We are finished top of the medal In July alongside the Com- very proud of the athletes table. Darren Warner was monwealth Games. and coaches associated with Performance Coach for Dr Mike Callan, was re- the Judospace team. Wales, supporting Natalie elected as Secretary General Powell to win the first Com- and Treasurer of the CJA. Danny Williams (ENG), stu- monwealth Games Gold dent at Anglia Ruskin won medal for Wales in Judo. We congratulate all the oth- Gold at 73kg. Judospace er Executive Committee Strength & Conditioning members on their election, Advisor, Andy Burns (SCO) and also South Africa who won Bronze at 90kg. were awarded the 2016 Commonwealth Judo Cham- Coaching graduates from pionships, to be held in Port our suite of Coach Awards Elizabeth in the Eastern played a key part in the suc- Cape Province. cess of the Games. Matt

Exciting new partnerships

Hellenic Judo Federation Norwegian Judoforbund Judo South Africa Pinewood Judo Club We signed an agreement Working with Stine In Johannesburg we taught We are proud to be helping with the Greek Federation to Lastein, Coaching Consult- the first group from the High Pinewood Judo Club follow- develop their coaches, and ant to the Norwegian Fed- Level Coaching Project devel- ing the sad loss this year of Mr Nikos Iliadis joined the eration, we delivered ad- oped in partnership with coaching legend Don Wer- Judospace Delivery Team to vanced coach education at Judo South Africa. ner. We are working on a teach the first practical block the NJJK in Oslo. variety of exciting projects to at the Peace & Friendship help the club with coaching Stadium in Athens. and fundraising.

IJF & Kodokan Kata Seminar

In September Mike Callan Karlo Lackovic & Marijan the Kodokan. Dr Callan sup- and Nick Fletcher attended Kraljevic (CRO) in Nage-no- ported Murata-sensei in the World Kata Champion- kata and Jelena Vukovic clarifying definitions in eng- ships in which three Ju- Gotal & Katarina Potnek lish of important new kata dospace coaching gradu- (CRO) in Kodokan-goshin- principles. We congratulate ates competed; Mike jitsu. The first IJF organised the organisers, judges, com- Griffiths & Ernie Wakamat- Kata Training Camp followed petitors and medallists. and su (AUS) in Katame-no-kata, with sessions led by Murata- the ten new World Champi- sensei and Fujita-sensei of ons in the 5 categories. Page 3 2014 Colleagues and friends

This year we welcomed skills and worked towards his Dave Duffy, 6th Dan, in Advanced Coaching Award. the role of Assessor. Dave Whilst here he visited several is a graduate of the EJU clubs across the country to Level 4, and a very experi- share his knowledge. enced coach educator. Two younger judoka; Adam We also said ‘sayonara’ to Bolwell and Kye Orledge, Yoshiaki Tsuruoka of the completed a school work ex- Kodokan, who spent one perience module. The pair “It has been a great experi- year with us as technical experienced many different ence for me, understanding officer. Yoshiaki was able roles within the company. all that goes on behind the to develop his English scenes at Judospace. Kye Olredge. Safeguarding children in judo

Judospace are proud to be Professor Katsumi Mori, a child Dr Ryo Uchida, Associate promoting child athlete protection specialist from the Professor at Nagoya Univer- welfare—an issue that National Institute of Fitness sity, Japan. Published the continues to challenge and Sport, Japan, invited Dr research exposing the trag- sport environments. Callan to present a keynote edy of child deaths from speech at the International head injuries. We agreed to This year we welcomed Symposium on Safeguarding collaborate on future re- two research visits. the Child in Sport, in 2015. search initiatives.

Publications We are involved in research Solidarity of International Archives of Budo—Three- that contributes towards Judo Education—Activities to dimensional assessment of judo, sport development prevent Judo Injuries in the the judo throwing tech- and coaching through an UK and France. niques frequently used in evidence based approach. Muscle, Ligaments and Ten- competition. Continuing to provide lead- dons Journal— Judoka Quarterly—Keeping ership of the Anglia Ruskin Comprehensive training pro- our heads: Young Judoka Judo Research Group. This gramme for judo players nine and Head Injuries. year publications that we plus 9+: possible lower limb USJF Newsletter— have contributed towards primary injury prevention. Managing your judo club. include: Our Associates and friends

Lance Wicks Darren Warner Janine Johnson Rebeka Tandaric Joda Callan Stine Lastein Andrew Burns Sandra Warne Chris Doherty Yasuhiro Yamashita Bob Challis Kantaro Matsui Florin Daniel Lascau Peter Thatcher Dave Duffy Nick Fletcher Katrina McDonald Anderson Accounting Roy Inman OBE Slavisa Bradic Jane Veveris Callan Yoshiaki Tsuruoka Nikos Malliaropolous Nikos Iliadis Katsumi Mori Mark Fricker Keiko Mitsumoto Hiroko Ozawa Karen Castle Lizzie Richmond Lauren Jackson Vic Jenkins Thank you Page 4