ANGLIA RUSKIN JUDO RESEARCH GROUP (ARJRG) Report on Activities ~ Oct 2012 - Feb 2014 The Anglia Ruskin Judo Research Group ARJRG was formed on 23 October 2012, World Judo Day. The Research Group provides a focus for judo related research activity at the University. It also acts as a vehicle to facilitate national and international partnerships and a context for the coaching and practice of judo. It embraces a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of judo. It is currently the only judo-specific research group active in the UK. The initiative builds on the internationally renowned coaching programme developed with the European Judo Union, and University s global reputation in this niche area of study. The research group also supports the education of coaches and the development of full-time athletes within the university. Aims The aims are: 1. To facilitate and engage in interdisciplinary judo related research activity. 2. To build international relations through research into judo. 3. To build cross discipline, intra-university research networks. 4. To impact on judo coaching methodologies. 5. To inform coaching practise and to contribute to a local, national and international judo environment of teaching, research and practice. Objectives The aims are supported by the achievement of the following objectives: 1. To create academic outputs in peer reviewed journals, international conferences, books, and articles aimed at the practitioner. 2. To bid for funding to support the scholarly activity and the maintenance of the community of practice. 3. To influence practice and have impact in the judo community ANGLIA RUSKIN JUDO RESEARCH GROUP REPORT, Feb 2014 Page 1 of 6
Contents Objective 1 Academic Outputs... 2 Peer reviewed papers... 2 Poster Presentations... 3 Unpublished research... 3 Conference presentations... 3 Books... 4 Other Scholarly Activity... 4 Registered MPhil / PhD students... 4 Visiting Scholars and meetings to discuss academic collaboration... 4 Prizes... 5 Objective 2 Bids for Funding... 5 Supporting Scholarly Activity... 5 Maintaining the Community of Practice... 5 Objective 3 Influence Practice... 6 Membership of influential policy making bodies:... 6 Objective 1 Academic Outputs Since inception the ARJRG has contributed to the following outputs: Peer reviewed papers Malliaropoulos, N., Callan, M., Pluim, B., 2013. Judo, the gentle way. British Journal of Sports Medicine 47 (18), 1137-1137. Malliaropoulos, N., Callan, M. and Johnson, J. Comprehensive training programme for judo players, nine plus 9+: possible lower limb primary injury prevention. Muscle, Ligaments and Tendons Journal. In review. Challis, DG., Scruton, A, Cole, M and Callan, M. A Time-Motion Analysis of Lightweight Women s Judo in the 2010 World Championships. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. In review. Miller GA, Stewart M, Collins N & Challis DG. Throw type and technique efficiency of nage-waza used in the 2013 Junior and Senior British Judo Championships. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. In review. Collins, N.A., Miller, G., Stewart, M.J., Challis, D.G A Comparison of Kumi-Kata Across Age, Gender and Weight Categories in British Judo. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. In review. ANGLIA RUSKIN JUDO RESEARCH GROUP REPORT, Feb 2014 Page 2 of 6
Poster Presentations Callan, M.J. & Lascau, F.D. 2013. Olympic Qualification; Top 8 Study. 8th International Judo Federation World Judo Research Symposium. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Collins, N. & Challis, D.G. 2013. An Analysis of Kumi Kata at the Junior and Senior British Championships 2013. 8th International Judo Federation World Judo Research Symposium. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Challis, D.G. 2013. A Temporal Analysis of the u52kg Women s Judo in the 2010 World Championships. 8th International Judo Federation World Judo Research Symposium. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Fletcher, N & Callan, M.J. 2013. Likelihood of Competition Success by Judo Athletes from Accredited Clubs. 8th International Judo Federation World Judo Research Symposium. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. McDonald, K. & Tsukada, M. 2013. Understanding the female judoka s coach-athlete relationship: a British perspective. 8th International Judo Federation World Judo Research Symposium. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Callan, M., Challis, D.G., McDonald, K. 2013. The Judo Research Group and Anglia Ruskin University. Faculty of Science & Technology 3rd Annual research and scholarship conference. Cambridge, UK. Unpublished research Challis, D.G. 2013. Talent Identification in Judo. Unpublished data. (Research on behalf of International Judo Federation coaching academy). Collins, N. 2013. A Comparison of Temporal Phases and Kumi Kata Across Age, Gender and Weight Categories in British Judo. Unpublished data. Miller, G. 2013. A Technical analysis of Tachi-waza used by Great British judoka in the 2013 Junior and Senior British Championships. Unpublished data. Stewart, M. 2013. Notational Analysis of Ne Waza in Current British Judo from the British Junior and Senior Trials. Unpublished data. Conference presentations Callan, M., 2012. The contents and the subject of the Child Protection System in the British Judo Association. Anglo-Japanese Symposium on the Child Athlete's Welfare - Securing the Human Rights of Children in Sport. Kanoya, Japan. Callan, M. 2013. International Federation Services Delivery at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) 3rd Annual Research and Scholarship Conference. Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. Callan, M. 2013. Bullying by Judo coaches, informing policy and practice. All-Japan Judo Federation Memorial Lecture. All-Japan Judo Federation, Tokyo, Japan. ANGLIA RUSKIN JUDO RESEARCH GROUP REPORT, Feb 2014 Page 3 of 6
Callan, M. 2013. Judo injuries in Children, a Coach Education Solution? 14th Annual Solidarity of International Judo Education Lecture, Tokyo, Japan. Callan, M. 2013. Violence in Sport. Japan Olympic Committee National Federations Forum. Tokyo, Japan. Books Callan, M. & Lascau, F. D., 2012. Judo - Prirucnik za trenere. 1st ed. Zagreb: Hrvatska Olymijska Akademija. Bradic, S. 2012. Prirucnik za judo samoobranu, Goshin-Jutsu. 1 st ed. Zagreb: Hrvatska Olymijska Akademija. Bradic, S. 2013. Prirucnik za trenere, judo tehnike za djecu. 1st ed. Zagreb: Hrvatska Olymijska Akademija. Burns, A. & Callan, M. 2013. Strength and Conditioning for Judo. Crowood Press. In print. Other Scholarly Activity Dr Callan, Appointed as editor, International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. Dr Callan, Academic Review Panel, 8th International Judo Federation World Judo Research Symposium. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2013. Dr Callan, Evaluation Commission, 4 th European Science of Judo Poster Exhibition, Budapest, Hungary 2013. Dr Callan, Evaluation Commission, 5 th European Science of Judo Poster Exhibition, Montpelier, France. 2014. Registered MPhil / PhD students Challis, B. The tactical, technical and time-motion contributions to lightweight women's judo contests. Robertson, P. The visual search strategies of judo coaches when viewing judo contests. Miller, G. A technical analysis of British judoka in elite level international competition, in light of new rule amendments. There are at least 5 other requests for registration to MPhil / PhD programmes; Temba Hlasho, South Africa, Rebeka Tandaric, Croatia, John Harrison, UK, Darren Warner, UK, Katrina McDonald, UK ARU staff member. Visiting Scholars and meetings to discuss academic collaboration Maki Tsukada, Postgraduate, Tokai University, Japan Katsumi Mori, Professor, National Institute of Fitness and Sport, Kanoya University, Japan Isamu Nakamura, Professor, National Institute of Fitness and Sport, Kanoya University, Japan ANGLIA RUSKIN JUDO RESEARCH GROUP REPORT, Feb 2014 Page 4 of 6
Fumiaki Shishida, Professor, Waseda University, Japan Ryo Uchida, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University. Japan Luis Santos, Post-doctoral Researcher, Department of Sports medicine, University of Oviedo, Spain Rebeka Tandaric, Postgraduate, University of Zagreb, Croatia Prizes Bob Challis awarded 3 rd place for the best academic poster in the 8 th International Judo Federation World Judo Research Symposium. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Objective 2 Bids for Funding Supporting Scholarly Activity 2014 European Union Industrialised Countries Instrument Education Cooperation Programme, Double Masters Degree in Science Practice Culture & Ethics of Judo Bid to European Commission total requested 350,000 Euros. Submission deadline 15 May 2014 2014 European Union Industrialised Countries Instrument Education Cooperation Programme, Double Masters Degree in Science Practice Culture & Ethics of Judo Bid to Japan Student Services Organisation total requested 6,000,000 Yen. Submission deadline 15 May 2014 2013 European Union Industrialised Countries Instrument Education Cooperation Programme, Double Masters Degree in Science Practice Culture & Ethics of Judo Bid to European Commission total requested 350,000 Euros. Incomplete submission 2013 European Union Industrialised Countries Instrument Education Cooperation Programme, Double Masters Degree in Science Practice Culture & Ethics of Judo Bid to Japan Student Services Organisation total requested 6,000,000 Yen. Incomplete submission Daiwa Anglo Japanese Foundation. 2012. To support the Anglo-Japanese symposium on the welfare of child athlete's welfare -Securing the human rights of children in sport, at the National Institute of Fitness and Sport, Kanoya University. 6852.00 Awarded Daiwa Anglo Japanese Foundation. 2012. To support the International exchange between Anglia Ruskin University and National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya consisting mainly of practice and research of Japanese traditional culture -commemorating the 150 th anniversary of Anglo- Satsuma War, at the National Institute of Fitness and Sport, Kanoya University. 14477.00 Not Awarded Maintaining the Community of Practice Appointment of Natasha Collins as a Research Assistant in the Department of Life Sciences. ANGLIA RUSKIN JUDO RESEARCH GROUP REPORT, Feb 2014 Page 5 of 6
Objective 3 Influence Practice Membership of influential policy making bodies: D. Challis member of the European Judo Union Judo Knowledge Commission. K. McDonald, support coach for England Judo. M. Callan, President of the International Association of Judo Researchers. M. Callan, Secretary General and Treasurer of the Commonwealth Judo Association. M. Callan, Scientific and Didactic Expert for the European Judo Union. M. Callan member of the European Judo Union Judo Knowledge Commission. M. Callan member of the British Judo Association Coaching Commission and National Source Group. The research into the Olympic Qualification Top 8 Study, was presented to UK Sport, and the British Judo Association coaches in 2012. The strategy adopted by the BJA in the preparations for the Rio Olympic Games is based on that research. ANGLIA RUSKIN JUDO RESEARCH GROUP REPORT, Feb 2014 Page 6 of 6