About Us
The International Association of Judo Researchers (IAJR) was founded in Tokyo in 2006, and established as Association during the 5th International Judo Federation World Symposium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2007. It was created in order to coordinate and foster the development of Judo-related academic research and educational activities.
Our mission is: "To facilitate world peace and safety by improving international and intercultural understanding, cooperation and relationships through judo by supporting judo-related research and education."
Our Objectives are:
- To create an open, transparent, and sustainable organization to achieve the above mission statement.
- To bring Researchers together.
- To provide researchers with opportunities for publications and presentations.
- To improve the availability of research related sources.
- To improve the quality of judo-related research through providing education and scholarships.
- To encourage and support judo-related educational activities.
- To support and facilitate judo teaching and coaching methods.
- To work collaboratively and develop synergistic partnership with other organizations and programmes who can benefit from the resources of this organization.
The Executive Council:
President:
Mr Mike Callan, University of Bath, United Kingdom.
Secretary:
Dr Emerson Franchini (left), University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Treasurer:
Professor Takeshi Nakajima (right), Kokushikan University, Japan.
Council Member:
Professor Taketo Sasaki , Fukushima University, Japan.
Professor Michel Brousse , University of Bordeaux, France.
Administator:
Diego Scardone, University of Bath, United Kingdom.