Judo Saskatchewan Grading Committee

  • John Renouf (Chairperson)
    Kimberly Bergey Kaip
  • Brian Cook
  • Dale Berglund
Judo uses a progression system to promote participants who have attained specific skill and knowledge proficiencies. This progression is tracked using different colours of belts. The progression system is divided in two: Kyu Grades (White to Brown) and Dan Ranks (Black).
 
The Kyu grades are defined in the Mudansha (Kyu) grade syllabus and are administered by clubs across the country.  These levels are designed to progressively learn judo techniques and culture. 
 
Dan grades include 10 degrees starting from the black belt (Shodan). These degrees were created in order to perfect the techniques and to develop the culture of judo.  Dan grades are defined in the Yudansha (Dan) grade syllabus and are administered by Judo Canada Grading Committee and Provincial /Territorial Grading Committees. 

Judo Canada Gokyo Videos

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Yudansha Grading


Please read the grading guidelines above. A link to the Judo Canada website is also provided there to access the application forms for each stream. Please note that the Head Instructor for the candidate must give his/her approval before the application process is startedHead sensei will notify the grading committee if they wish to go for grading.
The Provincial Grading Committee will give their approval upon notification by Judo Canada. Please feel free to contact any member of the Grading Committee if there are still questions.

Summer Grading Dates June 7-8, 2025

Saturday June 7 will be the competitive stream clinic with Nage-no-kata in the morning and gokyu and ne-waza in the afternoon.
Any candidate, both technical and competitive stream are welcome to attend free of charge.  Competitive stream candidates are required to attend.
Sunday June 8 will be the technical stream gradings.

We will be running a clinic for the competitive stream candidate for the grading this June on Saturday June 7.
Since we only have 1 competitive stream candidate the PGB would like to open the clinic to all the grading candidates, their ukes and any interested judoka ranked ikkyu and above.  Club coaches are particularly invited to attend.
The clinic will run from 10:00 until 16:00 with a 1 hour lunch break.
The morning will start with Nage-no-kata until 14:30.  Gokyu and ne waza techniques will be from 14:30 until 16::00.
Due to the late date, no registration fees will be charged.
Presenters will be:
Kim Bergey - Rokudan
John Renouf - Godan
Lorna Hattum Schneider - Yondan

People are welcome to contact me for further information.
John Renouf, Chair PGB

 

Judo Saskatchewan Grading Process Guidelines

 


Last updated December, 2024.

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Bergey Kaip, Kimberly

Cook, Brian

Karaim, Robb

Shinmura, Toshi

 

Beaumont, Robert

Jewitt-Filteau, Nancy

Renouf, John

Schneider, Kate

Wiens, William James

Few, Allan 

O'Sullivan, James 

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Dornstauder, Chris

Hodgson, Chris (New! Spring 2025)

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Ko, Daniel

MacLeod, Andrew

Miller, Grant

Tatler, Fred

Lee, Joseph  

Seymour, Vince  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berglund, Ann Marie

Cooper, Greg

Fenrick, Kolbi (New! Spring 2025)

Gibney, Avery

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Skaf, Aidan

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Taylor, Blair  

Potts, Darryl  

 

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Burton, Nate

Burton, Russell

Chartrand, Blaine

Clark, Sydney

DeBruyne, Ashton

Dingwall, JR

Dornstauder, Dianne

Durning, Ryan

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Ferrence, Christien

Gendzwill, Neil

Hallett, Josiah

Hartley, John

Horley, Michael

Huang, Leann

Irvine, James

Irvine, Jeffery

Irwin, Joseph

Irwin, Paige

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Keays, Jannessa

Kiley, Andre

Kirkland, Francis

Klenk-Potts, Ryan

Kuba, John

Laturnus, Stephanie

Li, Eldon

Litzenberger, Euan

Litzenberger, Maximus

Loran, Issac

Loran, Steven

MacDonald, Adam

McKay, Deborah 

McKay, Justin 

McKay, Kyle

McKay, Paul (New! Spring 2025)

Neuman, Megan 

Orescanin, Dan

Smook, Mike

Stang, Riley (New! Spring 2025)

Stringer, Tyrell

Taylor, Victor (TV)

Wallace, Jennifer

Wanamaker, April

Wiens, Joshua

Wilson, Donald (New! Spring 2025)

Woods, Matthew

 

Filteau, Justin  

Pointer, Merv  

Quan, Norman 

Wanamaker, Kenneth 

 
 

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