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Australian National Judo Championships
The Australian National Judo Championships are the highest level of judo competition in Australia. The championships are held annually by Judo Federation of Australia, Judo Australia, and qualified domestic and overseas judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their home states or countries. Both the women's and men's championships began in 1956, with the championships being held in Wollongong, New South Wales between 2012 and 2015. Weight classes There have been a number of changes to the weight divisions over the life of the championships. There are currently 8 weight classes for each gender, based on the official International Judo Federation weight divisions. Australian Champions – Women Australian Champions – Men Most championships References * 2009 National Judo Championships Program, Bluestar Print, Canberra, 2009 (all Championships up to 2008) * https://web.archive.org/web/20100704231153/http://www.ausjudo.com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judo
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). Judo was created in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō () as an eclectic martial art, distinguishing itself from its predecessors (primarily Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū, Tenjin Shinyo-ryu jujutsu and Kitō-ryū jujutsu) due to an emphasis on "randori" (, lit. 'free sparring') instead of "kata" (pre-arranged forms) alongside its removal of striking and weapon training elements. Judo rose to prominence for its dominance over Kodokan–Totsuka rivalry, established jujutsu schools in tournaments hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (警視庁武術大会, ''Keishicho Bujutsu Taikai''), resulting in its adoption as the department's primary martial art. A judo practitioner is called a , and the judo uniform is called . The objective of co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Endicott-Davies
Morgan Martin Endicott-Davies (born 31 January 1974) is an Australian Olympic judo competitor. He is a multiple-time Australian and New Zealand national judo champion and international medallist in judo. He is widely known for his uchi mata, taiotoshi, and juji gatame techniques. Early years Endicott-Davies' mother is Japanese (from Kyoto) and his father, Ivor Endicott-Davies, came from the small town of Balclutha in New Zealand's South Island. His father received his 6th dan in judo in 2007. In 1993—at the age of 19—Endicott-Davies travelled from Australia to Japan with his family and stayed there for one year. Soon after arriving in Japan, he took up judo, learning at Waseda University Judo Club. He received his black belt after twelve months. During his time in Japan, he also learned Japanese. Career highlights Morgan is a 4 times Australian Men's Judo Champion and 4 times New Zealand Men's Judo Champion representations include Olympic Games in Athens 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Katz (judoka)
Joshua Katz (born on 29 December 1997) is an Australian judoka. Katz competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 60 kg event and was eliminated in the second round by Diyorbek Urozboev. Katz's mother is former judoka Kerrye Katz who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, when judo was a demonstration event. His older brother, Nathan Katz Nathan Katz may refer to: * Nathan Katz (professor) (born 1948), Jewish American professor at Florida International University, specialising in Indian Jewish communities * Nathan Katz (poet) (1892–1981), Jewish Alsatian poet * Nathan Katz (judo ..., also competed for Australia in judo at the Rio Olympics. References External links * * * * 1997 births Living people Australian male judoka Olympic judoka for Australia Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in judo Judoka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eoin Coughlan
Eoin Coughlan (born 31 March 1992) is an Australian judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 81 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by Lee Seung-soo Lee Seung-su (Hangul: 이승수; born 20 July 1990) is a South Korean judoka. Career Lee is the South Korea national team's primary half-middleweight fighter, having represented them at the 2014 and 2015 World Judo Championships. He was also ch .... References External links * 1992 births Living people Australian male judoka Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Australia Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Bensted
Jake Bensted (born 4 March 1994) is an Australian judoka. He won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ..., where he was eliminated in the second bout. References 1994 births Living people Australian male judoka Olympic judoka for Australia Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in judo Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Judoka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Australian people Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Geelong Sportsmen from Victoria (state) {{Australia-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Brown (judoka)
Steven Brown (born 4 April 1986) is an Australian judoka who represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. South Australia's first ever Judo Olympian was defeated by Algeria's Mounir Benamadi in the u/66 kg class. Brown is a former u/66 kg Australian National Judo Championships, Australian Champion and multiple international medalist. Brown represented Australia at the World Judo Championships in Paris (2011) and Rio de Janeiro (2013), he was also selected for Tokyo (2010), and Chelyabinsk (2014) but did not compete. In 2014 Brown represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland - the first South Australian to do so. At the end of this event, Brown announced his retirement from competitive Judo. He is now the head coach of the South Australian Judo Academy. He recently won his first professional MMA fight at Diamondback Fighting Championship in October 2016 winning via RNC. References External links * * * 1986 birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnie Dickins
Arnie Dickins (born 1991) is an Australian judoka who competes in the men's 60 kg category. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ..., he was narrowly defeated in the first round. He also lost in the preliminary round of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He has been Australian Judo Champion on three occasions. Career Born in the UK, Dickins moved to Australia when he was 14. He had already won two British Championships and three British School Championships. He won the senior Australian Championship in 2010 and the senior Oceania Championship in the same year. He won a silver medal in the Oceania Championships in 2011, then won it again in 2012 to qualify for the 2012 Olympics. At the 2012 Olympics, he lost in the first round t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Andrewartha
Jake Andrewartha, (born 24 December 1989 in Claremont, Australia) is an Australian judoka. He competed at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the +100 kg event. Junior career Jake Andrewartha started judo when he was 9 years old and made it into Australian team in 2004 at the age of 14. He would go on to compete at his first Junior World Championships in 2006, which would then led to his success in the senior division. Senior career Andrewartha would eventually rise to the No.1 ranking in Australia by then end of 2008 at the age of 18, a position that he has held ever since. In 2009, Andrewartha became the youngest Australian to ever win an International Judo Federation World Cup, which was in Samoa. After a number of consistent results, including a 9th place at the 2010 World Championships in Japan, Andrewartha ultimately qualified for the 2012 London Olympics. At the end of 2012, he became the first Australian to win the Welsh Open. In 2013, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Anthony (judoka)
Mark Anthony (born 13 October 1989 in Malang, Indonesia) is an Australian judoka. He lives in Geelong, Australia. He competed in the – 81kg event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and lost his first match against Mario Valles. Four years later, he took part in the – 90 kg tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics and lost in the repechage to Ilias Iliadis Ilias Iliadis ( el, Ηλίας Ηλιάδης, born Jarji Zviadauri, ka, ჯარჯი ზვიადაური, on 10 November 1986) is a Georgian-born Greek judoka. He was named the 2014 Greek Male Athlete of the Year. He won a gold me .... He has been Australian Judo Champion on fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt D'Aquino
Matthew D'Aquino (born 26 June 1985 in Canberra) is an Australian judoka, who competed in the extra-lightweight category. He is a 4th Degree Judo Black belt, BJJ black belt under Felipe Grez, two-time Australian judo champion, a multiple-time Oceanian champion for his respective division, and a former member of Marist Judo Club under his personal coach Tom Hill, who competed for the men's lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and eventually won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. D'Aquino represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's extra-lightweight class (60 kg). He received a bye for the second preliminary round match, before losing out to Greece's Lavrentios Alexanidis, who successfully scored an ippon (full point) with an obi otoshi is one of the preserved throwing techniques, or Habukareta Waza, of Judo. the 1895 Gokyo no Waza lists. A related technique with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
