October 17, 2022

Judo BC e-Newsletter

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Welcome to the Judo BC family! One of the many benefits of joining an affiliated Judo club is membership with both Judo BC & Judo Canada and a subscription to the Judo BC bi-weekly e-newsletter. This newsletter provides updates on what is happening in the Judo community, including member stories, upcoming events & tournaments, technical information and Judo news. If you would prefer not to receive this newsletter please click on unsubscribe link at the bottom of this newsletter or send an email to general@judobc.ca and we will remove you from the mailing list.

Reminders & Notices

Here are some upcoming REGISTRATION DEADLINES:

October 18 - Last chance to register for the 2022 Awards Celebration

October 20 - Application for Judo Canada pre approval for December 4th Black Belt grading

November 4 - Board of Directors Nomination forms due

November 4 - Member Resolution forms due

November 30 - AGM registration deadline

Referees Needed!

Hey everyone, we have over 400 entries for first major tournament of the 2022-23 season. What an amazing competition this is sure to be! Thanks to all the referees that pre registered. If you haven't registered to officiate, and you are available this weekend, please send an email to general@judobc.ca so we can add you to the list and send you all the pre competition meeting details.

2022 Awards Celebration

We are looking forward to the 2022 Awards Celebration this weekend. It's being held at Simon Fraser University at the Halpern Centre, 8888 University Drive on Saturday, October 22nd. It just a short walk from the Peak International Tournament site and is scheduled from 7 to 9 pm. It's an alcohol free family friendly event and light refreshments and appetizers will be served.

Tomorrow is your last chance to register to attend - http://www.trackiereg.com/2022JudoBCAwards

If you are one of this year's award recipients, please register to confirm your attendance.

September Wrap up

What an amazing September! Thank you to everyone who helped put on the first three events for the 2022-23 season, including the 2023 Canada Winter Games Trials, the 2022 Coaches Retreat which included the first Kodomo Kata demonstration and last but not least and the 2022 Fall Inter-Provincial Camp. The first two events were held in Abbotsford, the home of the Judo BC Provincial Training Centre, and the camp was held in Vernon. None of these events would have been possible without the host clubs, Abbotsford Judo and Vernon Judo Club and their amazing leaders and volunteers.

Also a special thanks to our very special guest, Darcel Yandzi, one of the top judo coaches in the world! He wowed both the coaches are athletes with his speed, power, engaging personality and his unique approach to many judo techniques.

In addition to all the amazing judo in September we also celebrated National Coaches Week during the coaches retreat, and recognized the National Day for Truth and reconciliation at the Fall camp.

Annual General Meeting &

Board of Director Elections

The 2022 Judo BC Virtual Annual General Meeting and Board of Directors Elections will be held on Saturday, December 3rd via Zoom meeting. The meeting is scheduled for 2 pm and we expect the meeting to last approximately 1 hour. Two Directors At Large positions are open for nominations. Currently these positions are held by Ramon Rodriguez and Rick Pollon.

Please register for the AGM no later than November 30th by clicking on the button below so that we can ensure the online voting system is set up with all the voters (Judo BC Black Belt members) and any proxies they hold. Only pre-registered participants will be given the access codes to log into the virtual AGM.

AGM Registration