Martin Rivers
Vice-Chairman
6th Dan
IJF ‘A’/International Referee
IBSA Referee
BJA Level 3 Coach
BJA Senior Examiner
BJA Technical Dan Grade Assessor
BJA Referee Examiner/Course Tutor
BJA Competition Recorder
BJA Kata Examiner
Sussex County
Competitive experience:
National Senior Competitor (1991)
Area Junior/Senior Medallist (1986+)
County Junior/Senior Medallist (1984+)
Competitive Gradings (1983+)
Senior British Champion in Nage-No-Kata and Katame-No-Kata
Coaching experience:
Coached/co-coached over 60 club judoka to national podium-finish – both Shiai and Kata
Co-coached over 25 club judoka to 1st dan and above
Co-facilitated qualification/revalidation of over 15 BJA/UKCC coaches
Coached/examined over 30 judoka for Dan Grade theory
Examined over 20 judoka for Nage or Katame No-Kata certification
Officiating / Refereeing experience:
Refereed at 2 IJF World Veteran Championships
Refereed at 3 EJU European Veteran Championships
Refereed at over 30 EJU events
GB representative at IJF and EJU Refereeing Seminars
Ran/co-ran over 25 refereeing courses
First British referee to progress from BJA Junior to IJF International (9 levels)
Other relevant experience: (national / county / area / professional roles)
- FORMER NATIONAL REFEREEING COMMISSION MEMBER, inc:
- Examinations Coordinator
- Numerous revisions of BJA Rule Book in line with IJF
- Senior Referee Coordinator
- Coordinated 4 British Opens
- Coordinated numerous British Championships
- Newsletter Editor
- Examinations Coordinator
- FORMER BJA CRB/DBS CHECKER
- FORMER BJA (ONLINE) FORUM MODERATOR
- FORMER SOUTHERN AREA COMMITTEE MEMBER, inc:
- Web-Site Creator/Administrator
- Newsletter Editor
- Refereeing Sub-Committee Member
- Chairman
- Technical Advisor
- Senior Refereeing Registrar
- Promotions Sub-Committee Member
- Kata Sub-Committee Member
- FORMER SUSSEX COUNTY COMMITTEE MEMBER, inc:
- (Honorary) Secretary
- Representative on Southern Area Committee
- Senior Refereeing Representative
- Junior Refereeing Representative
- Web-Site Creator/Administrator
- Newsletter Editor
- CRB/DBS-CHECKED OVER 25 BJA VOLUNTEERS
- PUBLISHED “JUDO CONTEST RULES – AN OVERVIEW” VIA KINRYUJUDO.ORG.UK
- PUBLISHED “KOKUSHAI-SHIAI-WAZA: A DESCRIPTIVE REFERENCE” VIA SAJUDO.ORG.UK
- BJA Awards 2018 – Gold – Referee of the Year
- BJA Award 2011 – Silver – Volunteer of The Year
Professionally, over 30 experience years in IT Software Development