Judo Organisations
The international
governing body for Judo is the International Judo Federation
(IJF), founded in 1951. Members of the IJF include the African
Judo Union (AJU), the Pan-American Judo Confederation (PJC),
the Judo Union of Asia (JUA), the European Judo Union (EJU) and
the Oceania Judo Union (OJU), each comprising a number of national
judo associations. The IJF is responsible for organising international
competition and hosts the World Judo Championships and is involved
in running the Olympic Judo events.
Numerous non-IJF affiliated organisations exist, often having
a more traditional focus than some of the IJF-affiliated organisations,
which are sometimes criticised for over-emphasising the competitive
side of judo.[citation needed]
Some newly founded Judo organisations include JFAUK (Judo For
All United Kingdom) Founded by a highly recognized name in the
UK Sampson Sampson, one of the youngest 6 Dan's outside of Japan.
(founded in December 2010)
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