History of the i-dōjō
The i-dōjō is the Center for Research in Psychology and Sport and is based in the Institute of Sport, University of Hertfordshire. The i-dōjō was established in April 2018 and was soft launched at the 5th European Judo Science and Research Symposium in Poreč, Croatia in June 2018.
Logo
A dōjō is ‘a place to study the way’.
The ‘way’ is the way of yielding, or judo.
The ‘i’ is an abbreviation for international
The i-dōjō, is the international place to study
the way of judo.
IJF regulation pantone colour 285M – 286M
(IJF, 2019).
Research – Postgraduate study
The intent of the i-dōjō is to offer postgraduate research study into judo.
2018 – 2024 enrolments = 11 PhD and one MSc by Research student
Training
The i-dōjō works in collaboration with the IJF academy to deliver doctoral research training for judo coaches – The Judo Research Induction Course (J-RES)
i-dōjō graduates, Dr Georgios Bountakis and Dr Slaviša Bradić organised the first Children’s Kata Festival with the Icelandic Judo Federation and the EJU, attended by Dr Laszlo Toth
Consultancy
The i-dōjō have supported the Azerbaijan Judo Federation by giving Strategic advice since 2021
They have also supported British Judo with the development of the ‘Finding Your Feet’ initiative by helping coaches teach ukemi to older people, in collaboration with Angela Ruskin University.
Knowledge Transfer
We ran an International Consensus Conference in Japan in 2023 to deliver and share our research into Safer Falling for Older People. The conference was attended by 41 delegates from 14 different national Judo Federations. The conference looked to answer the question:
‘How can judo contribute to reducing the problem
of injurious falls in older adults?’