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What is Judo?

Judo is a fun sport, an art, a recreational or social activity, and an Olympic sport.

Dr. Jigoro Kano developed Judo in 1882. He refined Ju-jutsu and integrated what he considered to be the best of other martial art forms to create what is now the modern sport of Judo. People practice Judo to compete in tournaments, to keep fit, to develop self-confidence, to socialise and most of all to have fun. Judo techniques include throws, grappling techniques, choking techniques and arm locks.

Judo in Sweden

Judo was introduced in Sweden 1955 and the first club, Hie Gou, was established in Gothenburg. The first official meeting of the Swedish Judo Federation was held 1960 and the federation represented 9 judo clubs. The first national championships were held 1962 in Stockholm.

Today, the SJF consists of about 160 judo clubs and nearly 18 000 members. The majority of the members is between 7 and 11 years (as many as 7200 members are within this age category). SJF is working for a democratic environment and that everyone who wants to join the Judo world shall be able to do it.

There is a major focus within the Swedish Judo federation to motivate children and youth to engage in the work with Judo. The natural focus often lies on competition only, as a way of moving forward with the sport. Here, however, the youngsters are given a chance to educate themselves and work within education and training, administration, and other aspects related to the Judo organization. The purpose of this work is to maintain the high number of members and also show that judo is not only about competition, but many other aspects.

Executive Committee

The current officers of the Swedish Judo Federation are as follows:

President: Kent Härstedt

Vice President: Alf Tornberg

General Treasurer: Peo Österlund

Board Members: Agneta Nyman, Kristiina Pekkola.

Secretary General: Anders Frick 

Special assignments Anti-Doping: Ann Hermansson

The Swedish Judo Federation contributes to the development of Judo in Sweden. SJF shall be a support for the member clubs. The SJF is composed of member clubs that follow the rules and statutes of the SJF.

The Executive Committee consists of people that officially have been nominated and selected for duty for one or two years.

For the purpose of representing the different areas of interest and development within judo, there are 7 committees, each represented by an executive board and working for reaching the goals of SJF:

• Refereeing Commission
• Education Commission
• Child and Youth commission
• National Team commission
• Grading Commission
• Competition Commission
• Commission for Special Needs