British Judo Association  Family Membership

Being a member of the British Judo Association means you can train, grade, compete, coach and officiate in the knowledge that you’re covered by comprehensive public liability and personal accident insurance (for those living in the UK).

British Judo Association membership benefits:
  • Official licence for valid BJA authorised or recognised activity
  • Comprehensive public liability and personal accident insurance for all judo activity (for those living in the UK)
  • Internationally recognised BJA Grading Scheme
  • A variety of BJA competition opportunities
  • Training tools exclusively for BJA members
  • Quarterly magazine with international and club news, posters and competitions, exclusive interviews and blogs educational judo diaries with syllabus, training record and much more
  • BJA official record book to log your judo journey
  • Access to weekly e-newsletter with the latest judo news & views
  • Saving money through exculsive offers

How to create a family account in the BJA My Dojo 

​Creating a NEW BJA Family Membership Account  
If you are creating a profile for your child/children who is under 18 years old, you must first create yourself a Parent/ Guardian account.  
​To do this, please follow the steps below:
  1. Complete Steps 1-4 as detailed under “How to join British Judo as a NEW Member”.
  2.  Upon selecting the “Membership Type”, select “Parent/Guardian” (This is free of charge if you are not a participating adult in the sport
  3. ​ If you wish to register for a membership for yourself as well, select “Full Membership - Adult”
  4. Complete the payment processes (If you register as a Parent/Guardian, you will not be charged).
​To add additional child members to your account:
  1. Look at the black drop-down menu on the left-hand side of your screen.
  2. Click on “Memberships”, “Additional Memberships” and then “Add Member”.
  3. Add the details of the child that you would like to combine into your account and complete the payment at the bottom of the page.
  1. If you have another child to add, repeat steps 1-3 above.
Following this, you will now be able to manage all accounts through your single log in.
  • TIP: Head over to “Memberships”, “Additional Memberships” and “List Members” to see all members associated to your account. Click on Renew Memberships to renew each of the memberships when you need to.
  • If there is a child account not linked to yours that should be, please contact [email protected]
Click on the button below to visit the British Judo Association Membership Application and select from the following membership options:
  • BJA Judo Kids Membership (5-7 years) - 12 month term, valid for all under 8 activities, including training, sho gradings and festivals.
  • BJA Full Membership; Adult, Student or Junior (8-15yrs) - 12 or 24 month term, valid for all activities, including training, grading, competing and coaching.
  • BJA Recreational Membership - 12 month term, valid for training activities only, we do not recommend this option as you will not be able to grade or compete.
  • BJA Introductory Membership - 90 days Free introdutory licence  non renewable.​
Use  the following information when completing your BJA membership application/renewal:
  • Club: Ford Judo Club
  • County: Essex
  • Area: Northern Home Counties (NHC)
No Licence, No Judo
Anyone continuing to attend a BJA club after the 4 lesson "trial period", who does not hold a valid BJA licence will not be insured, and will be refused access to the mat.
Westlands Playing Fields
Opposite St Edwards School
London Road
Romford
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