Judo With Johnny Whipp

Official Grading of Judokas with an Intellectual Disability

In a little country town in Queensland, Australia called Murgan population 4,757 there is a unique group of young people playing the Olympic sport of Judo. Unique because some of the players are intellectual disabled, but this has not deterred their instructor Stan Munday who recently moved to Murgon from Adelaide in preparing the players […]

Obituary: Andy Fleming

It is with deep sorrow that I announce the death of Andy Fleming, OAM, 8th Dan at 79 years of age. He passed away quite peacefully in the late afternoon in hospital after his kidneys failed. With Andy’s death, a major part of the living history of Judo in Australia has gone as he was […]

2005 Oceania Judo Union Open World Cup

The 2005 Oceania Judo Union (OJU) Open World Cup was held 5-10 November 2005 at the revamped Tallebudgera Fitness Centre, on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. This was a first and a new venture for the OJU and our part of the world. This gave athletes from our Oceania countries an excellent opportunity to play […]