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  - University of Bath, Bsc Block 3, Day 2.
    03/31/09
    Day two, well day two is always a bit odd, Day one is all exciting and getting started, day two is a bit different as it is the start of the real work.
    
    The first lecture of the day was with Andy Hibbert looking at sports marketing. We looked at the concepts and theories of marketing and h
  - University of Bath, Bsc Block 3, Day 1.
    03/30/09
    Well folks, welcome back to my blog posts about my ongoing education at the University of Bath. In this my 5th year at TeamBath, I am determined to complete my goal of blogging about everyday I spend here. This is the last residential block I shall have here and for me I can see the finish line appr
  - On Critical Analysis and being a Judo coach.
    03/24/09
    One of the most important skills any Judoka and in particular any Judo coach can have is the ability to look at things critically and assess the value of what they read, see or hear. In this post I shall briefly outline what I mean by this and why it matters, as well as covering a little about how t
  - Training for coach player communication in competition.
    03/17/09
    
    There was recently a long (and at times heated) discussion on the BJA forum and also on http://www.Judoforum.com about the Judo coaching matside changes and how this affects the nature of the game that is Judo.
    
    I personally am opposed to the idea of coaches being removed
  - Neil Adams to go to Belgium.
    03/12/09
    News just in....
    
    Neil Adams (Welsh Coach, and Superstar on British Judo) has announced via the BJA forum that he is going to Belgium.
    
    Lance.
  - Why do people visit continental union websites?
    03/11/09
    Hi everyone,
    well Karma has done it's thing and having abused the BJA website for so long I am now in a position where they'll have more opportunity to abuse me.
    
    This week I agreed to redesign the Oceania Judo Union website ( http://www.oceaniajudo.org ).
    
    Having
  - Judo refereeing, why is it as it is?
    03/09/09
    Judo is (in art at least) a sport. We have referees and they affect the result of competitions. In fact, I would argue that the referees are the single most influential element in Judo today. Personally I think that this is wrong and would like to see Judo experiment with new concepts in refereeing<
  - See... I'm not crazy! technology is affecting performance in sport!
    03/02/09
    Marc, over at http://marcsdojo.blogspot.com/ let me know about something that happened in Football (soccer) over the weekend.
    
    Basically, a goalie (Ben Foster) attributed looking at images of opposition players on an iPod as helping him make a crucial save.
    
    Foster is quoted as s
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About Judo

Judo is a Martial Art, Olympic Sport and Commonwealth sport.

Much like JuJitsu, Kung Fu, Karate, Aikido and other marial arts, Judo is an effective and powerful self defence. It does not however incorporate any kicks or punches. In Judo throws are used along with ground fighting techniques including arm locks, strangles, chokes and pinning techniques.

Judo in Europe is strong, and has been so historically for a long time. Specifically, France and Germany, along with the former Soviet Block countries. European Judo has been instrumental in the progress and history of Judo. The formation of the European Judo Union (EJU) was the for runner to the International Judo Federation (IJF) and is a major force in modern Judo.

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