September 22, 2022

Judo BC e-Newsletter

Reminders & Notices

Here are some upcoming REGISTRATION DEADLINES:

September 23 - Final deadline for the Fall Inter-Provincial Camp

September 25 - Peak International early bird registration

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

2023 Canada Winter Games Team

On September 10th the final selection event was held to select the team for the 2023 Canada Winter Games taking place in PEI at the end of February. This is a once in a lifetime experience at the highest level Canadian multi sport event. Congratulation to following athletes that will represent BC at the Games!

Female Team:

48kg: Ekaterina Danilkov (Steveston Judo)
48kg: Jenna Ko (Peak Judo)
52kg: Leanna Au (Peak Judo)
52kg: Lola Shearer (Steveston Judo)
63kg: Hannah Yin (Prince George Judo)
63kg: Alandra Steiger (Prince George Judo)
70kg: Lily McCullough (Prince George Judo)
Alternate 1 : -48kg Kylee Esparbes (Peak Judo)

Male Team:

55kg: Nathan Thiel (Abbotsford Judo)
55kg: Owen Hou (Peak Judo)
60kg: Raphael Gaanan (Peak Judo)
60kg: Lowan Le Bris (Peak Judo)
66kg: Cole Priestman (Peak Judo)
73kg: Zachary Harris (Abbotford Judo)
TBD
Alternate 1: TBD
Alternate 2: Amir Temirbaev (Peak Judo)

Coaches:

Cynthya Tan
Jeremy Grant

Manager:

Jeremy Le Bris

Fall Kata & Grading Schedule

Oct 7-9, Kata Clinic, Steveston Dojo

Oct 7th, Friday 6pm - 9pm - Free
Kodomo-no Kata
Hosted by the Competitive Kata Committee
Learning session for Instructors & coaches
Oct 8th, Saturday 9:30am - 4pm
Goshin Justu
Oct 9th, Sunday 9am - 12pm
Ju-no Kata & Kime-no Kata

Nov 28-29, Kata Clinic, Campbell River Dojo

Nov 28th Saturday 9:30am - 4pm
Nage-no Kata
Nov 29th Sunday 9am - 12pm
Katame-no Kata

Dec 3-4, Yudansha Grading, Steveston Dojo

Dec 3rd, Saturday (TBA pending #s) Competitive Stream Grading
Dec 4th, Sunday, 9am- 2pm, Technical Stream Grading

Please note the following:

Judo Canada pre approval is required 45 days prior to Black Belt Grading for both competitive stream and technical stream candidates. Therefore the deadline for the December 3 & 4 grading is Oct 20, 2022.
The competitive stream grading is for high performance athletes that compete at national A level competitions. All other candidates should apply for the technical stream grading.
For more information and the links to apply - https://judocanada.org/grading/
All candidates must bring their Judo Canada passport to the grading. To order a Judo Canada passport - https://judocanada.org/judo-canada-passport/
We recommend judoka apply for a Judo Canada passport once they have their blue or brown belt

BC Winter Games

Planning is well underway for the rescheduled 2022 BC Winter Games taking place in Vernon March 23 to 26. For all the details regarding the Judo event, including eligibility, please see the technical package posted here - https://staging.bcgames.org/sport/sports-in-the-games/bc-winter-games/sport-package-rules-information/technical-package-details-template/