Schedule of the year 2008

Jan. - Mar. / Apr. - Jun. / Jul. - Sep. / Oct. - Dec.     Previous year



January


04 (Fri) The first business day of the year / Greetings exchange
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Boys Division Kangeiko (Mid-winter Training)
Kagami-biraki
Link to more photographs
07 (Mon) Keiko Hajime (Training of the year begins)
08 (Tue) Kangeiko (Mid-winter Training) begins
12 (Sat) Special Council
13 (Sun) Kagami Biraki Ceremony
(New Year's rice-cake cutting ceremony)
17 (Thu) Kangeiko (Mid-winter Training) ends


February

07 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (Upto 1st Dan)
14 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (2 Dan or higher)



March


06 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (Upto 1st Dan)
13 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament)
(2 Dan or higher/Female)
22 (Sat) Upgrade Examination for females


April / May/ June



April


03 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (Upto 1st Dan)

All Japan Judo Championships
10 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (2 Dan or higher)
20 (Sun) All Japan Female Judo Championships
(Yokohama)
28 (Mon) Kano Jigoro 70th Memorial Ceremony
All Japan Judo Tournament for High Dan Holders
29 (Tue
holiday)
All Japan Judo Championships
(Nihon Budo-kan)


May

02 (Fri) Kano Shihan Anniversary Ceremony
04 (Sun
holiday)
Training for All Japan Boys' Judo Tournament
05 (Mon/
holiday)
All Japan Boys' Judo Tournament
15 (Thu)Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (Upto 1st Dan)

22 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (2 Dan or higher/Female)



June


01 (Sun) Spring Kohaku-jiai (Red & White Tournament) (Male/Female)
Kohaku-jiai
Spring Kohaku-jiai for female



Jul / Aug / Sep /



July


03 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (Dan/none-dan holders)
14 (Mon) Shochu-geiko (Mid-Summer Training) begins
Shochu keiko
Beginning of Shochu-geiko
23 (Wed) Shochu-geiko (Mid-Summer Training) ends
24 (Thu) The 2nd Judo Summer Course begins
28 (Mon) The 2nd Judo Summer Course ends
29 (Tue) The 1st Judo Summer Course (Kata) begins

August


03 (Sun) The 1st Judo Summer Course (Kata) ends
04 (Mon) Female Judo Summer Course begins
Boys Judo Summer Course begins
05 (Tue) Boys Judo Summer Course ends
07 (Thu) Female Judo Summer Course ends
09 (Sat) Upgrade Examination for female
14 (Thu) ~
17 (Mon)
Closed for summer recess
(Dojo will be closed additionaly on 13 and 18)
18 (Mon)~
19 (Tue)
Kodokan Workshop for Instructors of Junior Highschools
(Ishikawa)
24 (Sun)Kodokan/Doyukai Youth Judo Championships
28 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament)(Dan/none dan holders)

September


11 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (Upto1st Dan)
18 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (2 Dan or higher/Women)



Oct / Nov / Dec /

October

12 (Sun) Kata Workshop for 8th dan candidates, Kata examination
19 (Sun) Autumn Kohaku-jiai (Red & White Tournament) (Male/Female)
26 (Sun)All Japan Judo "Kata" Competition


November

06 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (Upto 1st Dan)
08 (Sat) Upgrade Examination for female
13 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (2 Dan or higher)
Kodokan Cup
Kodokan Cup Championships
15 (Sat)~
16 (Sun)
Kodokan Cup All Japan Judo Weight Class Championships (Chiba)

December



04 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (Upto 1st dan)
12 (Fri)~
14(Sun)
Jigoro Kano Cup International Judo Tournament
18 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (2nd dan or higher)
25 (Thu) Keiko Osame (Training of the year ends)
26 (Fri) The last business day of the year