One month ago led by their Instructor Simone Ciaccioni, a special team of Italian older judoka (Carla Degl’Innocenti Valter Pezzini Andrea Penitenti Licia Maristella Talatin @antoniocucinotta) got the 1st dan of black belt. They trained intensely for more than 6 years. And they made it!! Congratulations! An amazing exemple for everyone.

Just published on the IJF scientific journal “Arts and Sciences of Judo” our paper “Educating Judo Coaches for Older Practitioners”. Read the full paper for free here https://edjco.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/The_Arts_and_Sciences_of_Judo_-1657531526.pdf

We are happy to share a heartfelt intergenerational program from our partners ~🥋 Judo Club Liberty Oradea from Romania. This program is pairing mini judokas with their grandparents at judo class. According to the partners’ information the physical and social engagements and interactions, bringing together younger and older generations for a common purpose are social

Carla Degl’Innocenti Andrea Penitenti Laura Capranica Scuola JUDO Tomita – 富田柔道学校 Lorenzo Pastorino Maria Loredana Lascău Špela Lampe Fabio la Malfa Licia Maristella Talatin Valter Pezzini Federico Palumbo Maria Loredana Lascău Raul Camacho Slaviša Bradic Alina Borza Tibor Kozsla IJF Academy IJF – International Judo Federation Judo klub Golovec Antonio Tessitore Judo Tomita