This is a list of

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organizations. The International Budo Federation Judo Department Oceania

Worldwide governing bodies

International Judo Federation The International Judo Federation (IJF) was founded in July 1951. The IJF was originally composed of judo federations from Europe and Argentina. Countries from four continents were affiliated over the next ten years. Today the IJF has 200 National ...

Kodokan Judo Institute The , or ''Kōdōkan'' (講道館), is the headquarters of the worldwide judo community. The ''kōdōkan'' was founded in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo, and is now an eight-story building in Tokyo. Etymology Literally, ''kō'' ( ...

in Japan is the governing body of the art of judo.
World Judo Federation

International Budo Federation - Judo Department

Continental bodies

African Judo Union The African Judo Union (AJU) is the governing body of judo in Africa. It is one of the five continental confederations making up the International Judo Federation (IJF). AJU was formed on 28 November 1961 in Dakar (Senegal). AJU has headquarters i ...

* Pan American Judo Confederation * Judo Union of Asia *

European Judo Union The EJU consists of 51 national Judo federations/associations, and is itself recognised by the IJF as one of five continental unions. The organisation of the administration of Judo is based on a pyramid system of regulations, with the IJF the wo ...

* Oceania Judo Union

National bodies

Andorra

Judo Club Hantei

Austria

Österreichischer Judoverband

Australia

In Australia, the Judo Federation of Australia (JFA) is the largest judo association, and the only national body affiliated with the IJF. The Australian Kodokan Judo Association (AKJA) is affiliated with the WJF. * Judo Federation of Australia - JFA
Australian Kodokan Judo Association
- AKJA
Australian Judo Union
- AJU
International Budo Federation - Judo Department (IBFJD)

Canada

Judo Canada Judo Canada, formerly known as The Canadian Kodokan Black Belt Association, is the non-profit national governing body of the Japanese martial art and combat sport Judo in Canada, and a federation of Judo associations in each of the ten provinces ...

Finland

Finnish Judo Federation

France

FFJDA is affiliated with the European Judo Union, and with the International Judo Federation. * Fédération Française de Judo, Jujitsu et Disciplines Associées - FFJDA (French Federation of Judo, Jujitsu and Related Disciplines)
Collège Indépendant de Judo traditionnel et d’Arts Martiaux
- CIJAM ( Independent College of traditional Judo and Martial Arts)
École Française de Judo/Jujutsu Traditionnel
- EFJJT (French School (in French Ecole) of Traditional Judo/Jujutsu )
Fédération Internationale Autonome de Junomichi
- FIAJ ( Federation International Autonomous Junomichi )

Georgia

Georgian Judo Federation

Germany

German Judo Association, Deutscher Judobund
(IJF)
German Dan Colleague, Deutsches Dan-KollegiumDeutsche Judo Föderation
(WJF)

Iceland

*Iceland judo (WJF)

Ireland

*Judo Ireland
Irish Judo AssociationNorthern Ireland Judo Federation

Italy

Federazione Italiana Judo Lotta Karate Arti Marziali
(IJF)
Federazione Italiana Judo Tradizionale
(WJF)

Japan

All Japan Judo Federation Founded in 1949, the All Japan Judo Federation( ja, 全日本柔道連盟) is the largest judo association in Japan, and the official representative for judo in the Japanese Olympic Committee. The Federation has several subsidiary organizations ...

Luxembourg

Judo Federation in Luxemburg

Netherlands

Judo Bond Nederland (JBN)

Norway

* Norwegian Judo Federation

Philippines

Judo Filipinas

Scotland

* JudoScotland - the national governing body for judo in Scotland.

Spain

Real Federación Española de Judo y Deportes Asociados
- RFEJYDA (Royal Spanish Federation of Judo and Related Sports) RFEJYDA is affiliated with the European Judo Union, and with the International Judo Federation.

Sweden

Swedish Judo Federation
(IJF)
Traditional kodokan Judo Sweden
(WJF)

United Kingdom

In the UK, the

British Judo Association The British Judo Association (BJA) is the governing body for the Olympic Sport of Judo in the United Kingdom. In 2019 there were 35,000 members. The BJA represents the United Kingdom internationally and is a member of the International Judo F ...

(BJA) is the largest judo association, and is part of the EJU and IJF. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the BJA is represented by 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 th
Northern Ireland Judo Federation
respectively. The British Judo Council (BJC) and the Amateur Judo Association (AJA) are both affiliated to the BJA. A number of smaller organisations exist, including th
British Judo Council - Martial Arts Circle (BJC-MAC)
and th
Judo For All UK
(JFA-UK) which is affiliated with the WJF. *All England Judo Federation - AEJF
Seishin Budo
Founded by Alan Fromm (former BJC member) in 1984.
Bushido Za Zen
- Formed by Arnold Davies in 1969 and merged with the Dutch Zazen organisation in 1971

- group formed by John Goldman in the early 1980s There are also a number of organisations derived from George Mayo's Kyushindo organisation and Zen judo *Kyushindo International Association - KIA Formed by George Mayo in 1960 and named after Kenshiro Abbe's philosophy.
Mayoshindo
- Split from KIA, initiated by Mayo in 2001.
Zen Judo Family
- ZJF Dominic "Mac" McCarthy was a member of the Kyushindo International Association, but left to form his own organisation, the Zen Judo Family, in 1974
British Zen Judo Family Association
- BZJFA split from the ZJF, run by Gordon Lawson
Shin Judo
- small Zen Judo derived organisation
International Gentle Art Society
There are other less classifiable organisations *International Budo Federation - IBF
Tokushima Budo Council International
- TBCI *Bushi Karate Jitsu Association - BKJA *

International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF) is the oldest continuously operating Japanese organization promoting international Budō.''Journal of Combat Sports and Martial Arts''. MEDSPORTPRESS, 2011; 1(2); Vol. 2, page 50. The organization, founded in 1952, has headquarters in Toky ...

- IMAF *British Judo Society - BJS
Sho Shin Budo Kwai

United States

In the United States, th
United States Judo, Inc.
(USAJ), is the national governing body of judo pursuant to the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act (36 U.S. Code § 220501 et seq). A member organization of the U.S. Olympic Committee, USAJ is responsible for the development, support and selection of Olympic, Pan American and World Championship Teams, and is affiliated to the Pan American Judo Confederation and International Judo Federation. The two largest national grassroots judo organizations in the United States are the

United States Judo Federation The United States Judo Federation is a non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting judo in the United States. Its national office is in Ontario, Oregon. History The United States Judo Federation was originally known as the Amateur Judo Associa ...

(USJF) and the

United States Judo Association The United States Judo Association is a sports association in the United States. It was formed in 1969 following a reorganization of the Armed Forces Judo Association, and is one of three national judo associations in the United States, the othe ...

(USJA), both of whom are the parent organizations of the USAJ. The USJA and USJF together form Grassroots Judo, whose aim is to grow judo, to train in the sport and recreational (technical) aspects of judo and enable people to contribute to society. Also there are th
USA Traditional Kodokan Judo Association
(USA-TKJA) an
Amateur Athletic Union-Judo
(AAU-Judo), which are affiliated with the Pan American Judo Union and

World Judo Federation In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...

, the American Judo and Jujitsu Federation (AJJF) and th
American Traditional Jujutsu Association
(ATJA).

Vietnam

Vietnam Judo Association

References

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