June 17, 2022
Judo BC e-Newsletter
Upcoming Events

June 25 - NCCP On Mat Session, Burnaby BC
July 8 to 10 - NCCP Combined DA/DI course, Campbell River BC
July 8 to 10 - NCCP Combined DA/DI course, Abbotsford BC
August 16 to 18 - Girls Summer Camp, Brentwood BC
August 18 - Competitive Stream Grading, Brentwood BC
August 18 to 21 - High Performance Summer Camp, Brentwood BC
September 10 - Canadian Winter Games Trials, Abbotsford BC
September 10 - Judo BC Annual Awards Celebration, Abbotsford BC
September 23 to 25 - Coaches Conference ft. Darcel Yandzi, location TBA
September 30 to October 1 - Fall Inter-Provincial Camp ft. Darcel Yandzi, location TBA
October 15 & 16 - Manitoba Open, location TBA
October 15 - Rainer Cup, Tacoma WA
October 21 & 22 - Peak International, Burnaby, BC
November 5 & 6 - Quebec Open, Montreal QC
November 7 - 10 - National Training Camp, Montreal QC
November 12 & 13 - Ontario Open, Toronto ON
November 19 - Steveston Shiai, Steveston BC
December 10 & 11 - Elite Nationals, Edmonton AB
December 27 to 30 - Winter Camp, Abbotsford BC
January 27 to 29 - Pacific International, Abbotsford BC
February 27 to March 3- Canada Winter Games Judo Competition
March 10 to 12 - Edmonton International, Edmonton AB
March 23 to 26, BC Winter Games, Vernon BC
April 7 - 9 (TBC) - Youth Provincials & Senior Ne Waza Championships, Vancouver Island
April 21 to 23 - Spring Inter-Provincial Camp, Canmore AB
May 18 to 21- Canadian Open Championships, Montreal QC
July - NCCP Competition Development, Location in BC TBC

More details about the September events will be available in the coming weeks and registration for the summer camps will start next week.
2022 Canadian Open Nationals Results
"This nationals was a good restart for our athletes, some good results, some that we still need to work on, but overall a very bright future." said Jeremy Le Bris, Judo BC Sport Development Director and Head Coach.

The four day event started out with 2 Gold medals for BC's Michelle Jorgensen in Senior Ne Waza in the +63 kg category and the Senior Ne Waza Grand Championship.

For the full results, Team BC results, photos and videos click here.

Next up on at the national level is the Manitoba Open October 15 & 16, 2022
2023 Canada Winter Games Coaches Selected
Cynthya Tan of Peak Judo Club and Jeremy Grant of KokushikaiJudo/VRTC have been selected as the Team BC coaches for judo for the 2023 Canada Winter Games taking place in Prince Edward Island at the end of February. This is usually a once in a lifetime opportunity for both the coaches and athletes..

In order to be selected, coaches need to be NCCP Competition Development certified and, just like the athletes, the coaches must demonstrate their commitment to the Provincial Team Program by attending regional training & camps, provincial & national competitions and training camps and coaching professional development sessions.
Upcoming NCCP Courses
We are pleased to be offering in person NCCP courses this summer. These are the first full in person courses since the pandemic. Scheduled so far:

July 8 to 10 - NCCP Combined DA/DI course, Campbell River BC

July 8 to 10 - NCCP Combined DA/DI course, Abbotsford BC

Both of these courses combine the Dojo Assistant course (level 1) and the Dojo Instructor course (level 2). For all the details and to register please click on the links above. Individuals who only need the Dojo Assistant course or only the Dojo Instructor course are asked to contact the Judo BC office at general@judob.ca.

Looking for more coach education and/or professional development? Check out the online courses that are available via Judo Canada including the new adaptive Judo course.
Grading Results
The first of two provincial black belt gradings took place the weekend of June 4 & 5 in Steveston. Check out the full list of newly promoted Yudansha here.

The 2nd grading is taking place June 18 & 19 in the Kootenays.
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