NEWSLETTER November 7, 2023

2023 Judo BC Annual General Meeting

Calling all yudansha (black belt) members. It's time to register for the Judo BC Annual General Meeting (AGM) taking place virtually on Saturday, December 9th at 4pm. Not available to attend? You can assign your vote to another Judo BC Yudansha member via proxy.

Judo BC Constitution & Bylaws

The Judo BC Constitution & Bylaws are set by the Judo BC Board of Directors, in alignment with the BC Societies Act and following sport best practices. These bylaws are approved by the voting members of Judo BC. If there is something you would like to see changed or amended in the Judo BC Bylaws now is the time to submit a resolution for consideration at the 2023 AGM. Resolution forms can be downloaded from the AGM Registration page. Please note the Judo BC Policies and Procedures are seperate from the Bylaws and are approved by the Judo BC Board of Directors.

IMPORTANT!!!! Board of Directors Elections - DEADLINE NOV.8

At this years AGM the following 3 positions will be up for election: President, Treasurer, Director at Large.

All Judo BC yudansha members 18 year old and older are eligible for these positions. If you are interested in learning more please contact the Judo BC President, Donna Hanson, by sending an email to president@judobc.ca. The deadline to submit your signed nomination forms is November 8th. The forms can be downloaded from the AGM registration page.

SEND IN YOUR NOMINATIONS!

REGISTRATION DEADLINES

Nov 8 - Director Nomination Form & Resolution Form Due

Nov 8 - Kensington Mini Shiai

Nov 10 - Steveston Judo Tournament 2023

Dec 1 - Kata Judge Certification Requirements Due

Dec 4 - Registration and Proxy Form Due

Dec 6 - Kata Clinic & Kata Judge Certification

Dec 7 - Early Bird Registration Judo BC Winter Camp

Steveston Judo Tournament, November 18th with Judo BC Provincial Training, November 19th

Registration deadline is November 10, 2023. This tournament is held on Saturday, November 18th and will have the following divisions: U10-U21, Intermediate Senior (green and blue belt), Senior Novice (orange-green belt and below) and Kata.

A Judo BC Provincial Training will be held at the tournament location on Sunday, November 19th, 8:30am-10:30am.

LATEST RESULTS

Results and Draws of the Peak International, October 27-29

Congratulations to all the athletes that participated at the Peak International 2023. This event had more than 500 participants over 2 days.

Results and draws can be found here: Peak2023_Results

*Photo credit: Russ Thom

Say Cheese! Photos from Peak International 2023 and Ontario Open 2023

A picture is worth a thousand words... We are very lucky to have three very talented photographers who are sharing their photo albums from the recent tournaments:

PEAK INTERNATIONAL

Wakana Tamura: Peak_Day_1 Peak_Day_2

Brian Hampson: Peak_DragonSpeed

Russ Thom: Peak_MetroThom

ONTARIO OPEN

Russ Thom: Ontario_MetroThom

Many thanks to Wakana, Brian and Russ.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Good Luck to Team BC competing at the Quebec Open, November 11-12 and the Montreal Pan American Cup/Open, November 16-19

TEAM BC

Elika Aghaei - Champion Judo Club

Soren Andreassen - Abbotsford Judo Club

Mason Berns - Kokushikai Judo

Elsa Bollinger - Pacific Kodokan Dojo

Clare Boulding - Nanaimo Judo

Kaleb Christen - Abbotsford Judo Club

Vanessa Covaser - Peak Judo Club

Finn Cullen - Kokushikai Judo

Kylee Esparbes - Peak Judo Club

Eli Grant - Kokushikai Judo

Maegan Grooten- Hart Judo Academy

Zachary Harris - Abbotsford Judo Club

Jackson Hillman - Abbotsford Judo Club

Tobin Hinton - OSP Police Jr

Grayson Holliday - Prince George Judo Club

Leo Ji - Abbotsford Judo

Hailey Ko - Peak Judo Club

Jenna Ko - Peak Judo Club

Anton Kolomiiets - Peak Judo Club

Sofiia Kolomiiets - Peak Judo Club

Maya Kunadze - Kokushikai Judo

Tyler Lange - Kokushikai Judo

Ewen Le Bris - Peak Judo Club

Lowan Le Bris - Peak Judo Club

Akhmed Loliev - Peak Judo Club

Annika Michaluk - Pacific Kodokan Dojo

Sawyer Miley - Abbotsford Judo Club

Max Ramsey - Kelowna Judo Club

Beata Schenk - Burnaby Judo Club

Madeleine Schimann - Hart Judo Academy

Yannick Schimann - Hart Judo Academy

Yegor Shevchenko - Champion Judo Club

Alandra Steiger - Prince George Judo Club

Amir Temirbaev - Peak Judo Club

Nathan Thiel - Abbotsford Judo Club

Carla Van Zyl - Hart Judo Academy

Abel Velasquez - OSP Police Jr

Iain Walsh - Kokushikai Judo

Gwen Whittle - Campbell River Judo Club

Jaime Wong- Peak Judo Club

Hannah Yin - Prince George Judo Club

COACHES

Jeremy Le Bris - Team BC Head Coach

Sandra Le Bris - Team BC Manager

Jeremy Grant - Kokushikai Judo

Bruce Kamstra - Hart Judo Academy

Layton Keely - Abbotsford Judo Club

Aline Strasdin - Prince George Judo Club

Cynthya Tan - Peak Judo Club

QUEBEC OPEN, NOV.11-12

Live draws, results: Judo Canada Live

Livestreaming: Joymo Judo Canada

MONTREAL PAN AMERICAN CUP/OPEN, NOV.16-19

Livestreaming: Joymo Judo Canada

Kata Clinic & Kata Judge Certification - December 8-10

On December 8-10, 2023 the Judo BC Kata Committee will be hosting a Kata Clinic and Kata Judge Certification at the Steveston Judo Club.

Schedule and requirements can be found on the poster for this event. For more information or any questions, please contact John Morris, Judo BC Chair Competitive Kata: competitivekata@judobc.ca

Registration deadline is December 6

2023 Judo BC Decentralized Provincial Winter Training Camp, December 28-30

This year's Provincial Winter Training Camp will be held on December 28-30, 2023 at four locations: Abbotsford Judo Club, Nanaimo Judo Club, Kelowna Judo Club, and Hart Judo Academy.

The primary focus of this camp will be to help prepare athletes for the 2023-24 competitive season and is recommended for athletes competing at Nationals.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Thursday, December 28th: 10am-12pm & 2:45pm-4:30pm

Thursday, December 28th: 1pm-2:30pm Mental Preparation (In Person in Nanaimo with Geoff Hackett, & by zoom for other locations at the Dojo)

Friday, December 29th: 10am-12pm & 2pm-4pm

Saturday, December 30th: 9am-11am

For more information, please visit the registration page. REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Early bird deadline is December 7th.

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