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Josh Katz fights in the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam tomorrow morning (Friday 19th June) in the 60kg division. He is Match 6 on Mat 2 against Ramazanov from Tajikistan in the Round of 32. You can see the Draw at https://judotv.com/competitions/gs_mgl2026/draw and the match order at https://judotv.com/competitions/gs_mgl2026/order
Streaming is also at this site under “Live”. Competition starts at 11.30am our time so Josh should be on around 11.50am-12.00pm. Wishing Josh a great comeback to the international stage at 60kg and the start of his Olympic qualification.
All the best to all Australian Team members competing in this event.

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All the best to Josh Katz starting his campaign on the 2028 Olympic qualification cycle, this Friday morning in the Ulaanbaartar Grand Slam Mongolia at 60kg. Wishing all Australian representatives a great start to the cycle. Safe travels. Hard fighting.

NEXT STOP: ULAANBAATAR. Five members of our National team - and newly-named Commonwealth Games squad - are on their way to Mongolia to compete in the 2026 Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam, taking place this weekend, June 19-21.

Watch Tinka Easton and Joshua Katz up first on Friday, with Aoife Coughlan competing Saturday, and Kayhan Ozcicek-Takagi and Maria Swan on the mat Sunday.

There's just a 2 hour time difference to Australia, so don't miss a minute on JudoTV! https://judotv.com/competitions/gs_mgl2026/

2026 National Judo Championships

Fantastic weekend for Budokan Judo Club at the 2026 National Championships on the Gold Coast over the long weekend.
Budokan’s most successful national championships in our 25-year history at the Nationals, and the strongest performing club at the nationals in the country.
14 Gold medals. 🥇
4 Silver medals. 🥈
11 Bronze medals. 🥉
Thank you to all of our athletes, coaches, families and support team.

Results summary:
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Josh Katz: Senior Men u/60
Abbey Cook: Senior Women u/48
Nikola Dobric: Junior Men u/73
Billy Nyamdorj: Junior Men u/81
Abbey Cook: Junior Women u/48
Bianca Tandean: Junior Women u/63
Anita Nourafshan: Junior Women u/78
Abbey Cook: Cadet Women u/48
Kento Asano: Cadet Men u/66
Alice Lee: Senior Girls u/57
Milica Dobric: Senior Girls o/63
Leon Park: Senior Boys u/73
Tayden Zhang: Junior Boys u/32
Leon Park: Junior Boys o/66
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Bernhard Tandean: Adaptive Senior Men
Junning Mak: Senior Girls u/52
Brendan Jones: Junior Boys u/32
Aleks Dobric: Junior Boys u/45
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Bianca Tandean: Senior Women u/63
Anita Nourafshan: Senior Women u/78
Aaron Xu: Senior Men u/66
Tyra Sauer: Junior Women u/52
Grant Gu: Junior Men u/73
Kento Asano: Junior Men u/66
Aaron Xu: Junior Men u/66
Anniina Taipalus: Cadet Women u/52
Ethan Zhang: Cadet Men u/50
Joy Ma: Senior Girls u/48
Darnell Prasad: Junior Boys u/49

Also participating:
Kaya Asano 5th Senior Girls u/48, Josie Henderson Senior Girls u/52, Tyra Sauer 5th Cadet Women u/52, Johnny Ma Cadet Men u/55, Lochlan Cook 5th Cadet Men u/60, Ayden Prasad 5th Cadet Men u/73, Anniina Taipalus 5th Junior Women u/52, Ayden Prasad Junior Men u/73, Eric Jang 9th Junior Men u/66, Crosby Peake Junior Men u/66, Eric Jang Senior Men u/66, Crosby Peake 5th Senior Men u/66, Nikola Dobric Senior Men u/73, Billy Nyamdorj 5th Senior Men u/81, Clarissa Vumbaca Senior Women u/52, Aaron Jones Veterans Men M6 u/66

Additionally our Kata results were:
Bernhard and Bianca Tandean – Gold in Ju-No-Kata
Trent Black – Silver and Bronze in each of Junior Nage-No-Kata and Junior Katame-No-Kata

Team Event
Alice Lee and Leon Park were also part of the Gold-medal winning NSW State Team in the Teams event

Faro (Portugal) Millennium Team Cadet European Cup 2026 – 23-24May26

Both Abbey Cook and Kento Asano trained very well in Poland after their first Europeancompetition. For Portugal a week later, Kento moved down to 66kg as his weight the previous week was very light.

Abbey had a solid first match against Italy scoring Yuko in Osaekomi (hold-down) and maintained good pressure to close the match. Against France, she built momentum through the match scoring Yuko 1 minute into Golden Score with Osoto-Gari. In the Quarter Final against Brazil, Abbey lost by Yuko in Golden Score from Tomoe-Nage. The Italian girl went on to win Bronze and Abbey fought against Belgium in repechage. Coming from behind by Yuko for much of the match, Abbey grafted hard and grew stronger throughout the match building a 2 shido advantage. 10 seconds to full-time, she threw her opponent with Seoi-Nage scoring Waza-Ari and took the match. This matched her against another Italian girl where she conceded a Waza-Ari from Sode in the first minute. Abbey fought to the end but could not gain back the advantage. A fantastic effort winning 3 of 5 matches for 7th place in her first Europe tour.

Kento had a very fast win against his Portuguese opponent. At the 15 second mark, his opponent dropped for Seoi-Nage and Kento did a perfect Sumi-Gaeshi counter off the floor to score Ippon. His second match against Spain was hard-fought and Kento was very competitive. Going into Golden Score, Kento was 2 shidos down to 1. Gripping at that stage was savage and the referee ruled that both needed to be more positive and gave each a Shido which was a shame as it put Kento out of the match; however, Spain went on to win Bronze and Kento looked like he absolutely belonged at this level of event.

Congratulations to both Cadets. You should be very proud as we are, of how you conducted yourselves giving great performances on your first European tour. Congratulations also to Kerrye for doing such a great job with the Cadet team and to all the Cadets in the team who fought extremely well.

Wishing Budokanis Abbey Cook and Kento Asano a great competition this weekend at the Faro Millennium Team Cadet European Cup in Portugal. The competition starts at 6.00pm today with Abbey fighting in the 48kg division. She is in the round of 32 (R32), Match 54 on Mat 1 against Italy. Kento also fights today in U/66kg in the R64, Match 13 on Mat 1 against Portugal, so around 7.00pm. Both have been training well in Poland after last week’s competition where they both fought very well but unfortunately lost their first matches. Both looked competitive in their first European event and will benefit greatly from that experience for today’s event. All the best to all Australian Cadets fighting this weekend and to Cadet National Coach Kerrye who is supporting them.
The Draw is at https://judotv.com/competitions/cont_cup_cad_por2026/draw and match order at https://judotv.com/competitions/cont_cup_cad_por2026/order Live streaming is available at the same site.

SET FOR ANOTHER BIG WEEKEND? You can bet the Aussie Cadet Team is!
Watch team newcomers, Abbey Cook from Sydney and Isaac Choi from Adelaide take on a huge field in Faro, Portugal - live on Judo TV from late afternoon, Australian time.

https://judotv.com/competitions/cont_cup_cad_por2026/overview

Wishing Budokan Judo's Abbey Cook and Kento Asano a great competition this weekend at the Bielsko Biala Millennium Team Cadet European Cup in Poland. The competition starts at 4.30pm today our time with Abbey fighting in the 48kg division. She is in the round of 32 (R32), Match 33 on Mat 1 against the winner of Lithuania and Poland, so she will probably be on at around 6.00-6.30pm. Kento fights tomorrow in U/73kg in the R64, Match 27 on Mat 1 against Czechia. Both have been training well Budapest (Hungary) over the last week with the Australian Cadet Team. All the best to all Australian Cadets fighting this weekend and to Cadet National Coach Kerrye who is supporting them. You can see the Draws at https://judotv.com/competitions/cont_cup_cad_pol2026/draw and match order at https://judotv.com/competitions/cont_cup_cad_pol2026/order
Live streaming is at the same site.

JUDO FANS - ARE YOU READY? Our cadet team have arrived safely into Bielsko-Biala ahead of weigh-in and competition over the weekend. First up on Saturday are the lightweights (girls up to U52kg and boys to U66kg) with the remaining competitors taking to the mat on Sunday.

DON'T MISS A MOMENT - Watch on Judo TV: https://judotv.com/competitions/cont_cup_cad_pol2026/overview

All the best to Budokan Judo Club, Castle Hill, NSW, Australia athletes Abbey and Kento and National Cadet Coach Kerrye for this great trip. Wishing all the Aus athletes a rewarding experience.

REPRESENTING AUSTRALIA ... meet the talented crew heading to Europe this weekend to fight two major tournaments later this month. First up is the 2026 Bielsko Biala Cadet European Cup in Poland next weekend (16-17 May) with nearly 800 young judoka from 36 countries lining up to hit the mat. Don't miss a second of the action on JudoTV:
https://judotv.com/competitions/cont_cup_cad_pol2026/overview

Reminder - we're nearly there - one week to go.
Dynamic Balance for Life. Steady for life.
To: all older adults seeking to improve balance and stability.
Those involved in Budokan Judo Club, Castle Hill, NSW, Australia already know the power of judo - balance, awareness, confidence, and knowing how to land safely. Now we’re bringing those benefits to older adults through Dynamic Balance for Life - a supportive 6-week program that helps older adults build balance, sharpen reflexes, learn how to move to reduce the risk of falling, and minimise the risk of major injury in the event of a fall.
Using judo-based techniques, participants gain confidence to stay active, steady, and independent — so they can keep doing what they love, for life. At the same time make new friends in a welcoming environment.
Dynamic Balance for Life. Steady for life.
Each 6-week course is limited to only 8 participants so you will need to register promptly. We will create a waiting list for those who miss out as we have plans to run a number of courses this year. First course starts Tuesday 21st April.
Inquiries: Rob 0411409632 or Kerrye 0416235816

Note: for those who are uncertain, call us up and we can explain how the course will be run.

Since competing in the Upper Austria Grand Prix, Josh has participated in a post-competition camp and then at an EJU OTC Camp in Nymburk (Czech Republic) where there were 753 participants from 48 countries, so no shortage of partners. Josh will compete again tonight in the U/66kg category division at the Warsaw (Poland) European Open. Competition starts at 8.00pm (our time) and Josh will compete against Cargenelutti (ITA) in the Round of 32 (Mat 1 Match 13). The draw is at
[https://judotv.com/competitions/cont_open_pol2026/draw](https://judotv.com/competitions/cont_open_pol2026/draw) and the contest order is at
[https://judotv.com/competitions/cont_open_pol2026/order](https://judotv.com/competitions/cont_open_pol2026/order)
Matches will be live streamed and the whole club will be behind you Josh. . Wishing him a successful competition. Nathan is the National Coach for the Australian team at this event.

CUE THE COUNTDOWN: SENIORS ON SHOW IN WARSAW TONIGHT

The JudoTV countdown is ticking down the hours until our Australian team warm up for a big weekend on the tatami in Poland.

Tonight, from 8pm (AEDST) the two-day Warsaw European open will see Joshua Katz, Saya Middleton and Maeve Coughlan take the mat.

Tomorrow, Danny Vojnikovich iand Axel Nightingale will measure themselves against Europe's best.

Tune in to JudoTV for the draws, the contest order and all the action: https://judotv.com/competitions/cont_open_pol2026/

Upper Austra Grand Prix - 6th Match
Having completed his training preparation in Slovenia and Hungary, Budokan Judo Club, Castle Hill, NSW, Australia's Josh Katz will compete in the U/66kg category division at the Upper Austria Grand Prix tonight in Linz at 7.00pm (our time). A division 47 athletes deep, Josh will firstly compete against Moudetere (ALG) in the round of 64. The draw is at https://judotv.com/competitions/gp_aut2026/draw and the contest order is at https://judotv.com/competitions/gp_aut2026/order Matches will be live streamed and Josh is match #7 on mat 3. Wishing him all the best in this competition.

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