Bath Event

A Judo Dialogue

The Kano Society were proud to organise a collaborative event with the University of Bath - A Judo Dialogue.

Kano Society Sensei John Cornish 7th Dan.

Director of Judo at the University of Bath Mike Callan 5th Dan.

University of Bath High Performance Coach Roy Inman OBE 8th Dan.

The Team Bath Judo Programme hosted a joint session with the Kano Society on Sunday April 9th 2006.

This session formed the beginning of a dialogue between the Kano Society members and Team Bath Judo.

We included traditional judo concepts and historical information as well as discussion and demonstration of current training methods.

Kano Society Sensei John Cornish 7th Dan.

Our time was spent on and off the mat -

* Watching judo video of archive material including our new Video of the life of Koizumi Also available was Dickie Bowen's interview and some classic judo footage -

* Watching and comparing some of the latest footage of Olympic Judo from Fighting Films.

* Learning the less known Katas.

* Watching some of our future Olympic hopefuls in action with training drills and nage-komi.

* Library tour which hosts the Bowen History of Judo Archive.

The day included something for everyone and we very much hope to repeat the experience in the near future and maintain links with Bath Judo during 2007

We are pleased to reproduce Mike Callan's excellent end of year report on the Judo at Bath - (2006 review)

Richard (Dickie) Bowen who was the main force behind the foundation of the Kano Society began our association with the University by donating his vast collection on the history of Judo to the University Library and we also donated the video interview which Dickie recorded shortly before his death.

The University of Bath has been working in partnership with the European Judo Union to develop the block route FdSc in Sport (Sports Performance), which is the first judo-specific foundation degree course.

From left: BJA chairman Densign White, course leader Mike Callan and EJU sports director Daniel Lascau.

The course is aimed at Judo players of a high standard; the current student body includes four senior world champions and six students who hold the grade of 6th Dan or above. Several students have previously competed in the Olympic Games.

Judo is an exciting modern Olympic sport. TeamBath Judo welcomes players of all levels from absolute beginners to world champions. The Team Bath Judo programme began in 1999 with the aim of preparing players for international competition and supporting the development of judo in the South West. The University of Bath Judo Club has been in existence since 1966. They work locally with judo players of all levels and aim to challenge at a global level.

Courses at Bath

Bath prides itself on the excellent quality of coaching staff and the great dojo and other facilities within the Sports Training Village. The University of Bath is the regional home of the English Institute of Sport.

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY! If you attend one of our courses or events this year - you can join the Kano Society on the day and get free entry to the event. - Don't miss out - come to Epsom or Bath - or both! Second and subsequent events are at reduced members rate with first event free!