The British Judo Association (BJA) is the

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for the

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in the

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. In 2019 there were 35,000 members. The BJA represents the United Kingdom internationally and is a member of the

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, the

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, the Judo Confederation of the

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, the

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, the

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, and the Commonwealth Judo Association. It is recognised by the United Kingdom Sports Council,

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, Sport Wales, the Sports Council for Northern Ireland, Sport Scotland, and the

History

On 24 July 1948 the BJA held its first Management Committee Meeting at the

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, at which time the BJA was established as the national body representing Judo in the United Kingdom.

Affiliates

The BJA has three home nation subsidiaries: JudoScotland, the

Welsh Judo Association The Welsh Judo Association ( cy, Cymdeithas Judo Cymru) (WJA) is the governing body for the sport of judo in Wales. The WJA has 80 affiliated clubs and over 2,400 members. It is responsible for managing the Welsh Performance Squads the National ...

and the Northern Ireland Judo Federation. In addition to these, two independent membership organisations, the British Judo Council (BJC) and the Amateur Judo Association (AJA) affiliated to the BJA in the late 1990s.

References

External links

British Judo Association Official Website

British Judo Association's Guide to the Technical Grading Syllabus
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Sports organizations established in 1948

History

Affiliates

See also

References

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