2023 World Veterans Championships
Three players, John Maxwell (NEL CD) M6 -90kg, Melody Scott (CAN CA) F6 -70kg, and Vitaly Aliluev (UNI AK) M6 -100kg, joined over 1000 competitors who had entered from all corners of the world, from as far flung as Angola (with 17 players) across to New Zealand and up to the Faroe Islands along with another 60 countries in between at the competition.Referee Diane Limbrey (WEL WN) joined 26 other referees selected by the IJF to officiate at the event, including two Australians.
With only three mats running the four days were long (day one started at 9am and finished 12 hours...
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WN Area First Aid
Course
KOI WN, Petone
Carlton RUFFELL
2024-02-25~2024-02-25
2024-02-16
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2023 Japan New Zealand Budo Cultural Exchange
On Sunday 12 November there will be on-line demonstrations involving Japan and New Zealand to promote international understanding, dissemination, and promotion of Budo and to contribute to the friendship and goodwill between Japan and New Zealand.The on-line sessions are aimed at implementing modern Budo and Kobudo, show the essence of Japanese Budo, and to promote the development of Budo activities.
The link to attend is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDHiM4k22Qo
The program is scheduled to begin at 4.30pm NZT. A schedule is attached.
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Prime Ministers Scholarship Awards Ceremony
Derek Maggs (JNZ President) and Zane Lightfoot (JNZ Technical Director) recently attended the Prime Minister Scholarship Awards Cermony in Karapiro, Waikato.The scholarship programme was established in 2000 to allow high performance athletes to undertake tertiary study and vocational qualifications while pursuing their sporting goals.
Our two international referees (Craig Bartlett and Diane Limbry) are also recipients of these awards - assisting them to represent NZL at events around the World.
National coaches Jason Koster and Senne Wyns received funding to assist in attaining the required IJF coaching qualification so coaches can be matside with our players at international events.
Congratulations to Jason and Senne.
Judo...
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