{"id":2378,"date":"2018-01-27T16:47:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-27T16:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.psldev.co.uk\/cedars\/?page_id=2378"},"modified":"2018-01-27T16:53:41","modified_gmt":"2018-01-27T16:53:41","slug":"history-of-the-aja","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ajajudo.org\/?page_id=2378","title":{"rendered":"History of the AJA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t#colorbox_main_container_2380 .wpsm_panel {\r\n\tmargin-bottom: 0px !important;\r\n\tbackground-color: #ffffff;\r\n\t\r\n\t\tborder: 2px solid #85a2bf;\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\tborder-radius: 0px;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\r\n#colorbox_main_container_2380 .wpsm_panel-default > .wpsm_panel-heading {\r\n\tbackground-color: #85a2bf !important;\r\n\tborder-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\r\n\tborder-top-left-radius: 0px;\r\n\tborder-top-right-radius: 0px;\r\n\t\tborder-top-left-radius: 0px;\r\n\tborder-top-right-radius: 0px;\r\n\t\ttext-align:center !important;\r\n\tpadding:14px 15px !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#colorbox_main_container_2380 .colorbox_singel_box{\r\n  margin-bottom:20px !important;\r\n\t  padding-top: 5px;\r\n}\r\n#colorbox_main_container_2380 .wpsm_panel-title{\r\n\tmargin-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-bottom: 0 !important;\r\n\tfont-size: 18px !important;\r\n\tcolor: #000000 !important;\r\n\t\tfont-family: Arial !important;\r\n\t\tword-wrap:break-word;\r\n\ttext-align:center !important;\r\n\tpadding: 0px !important;\r\n\tline-height:1.5 !important;\r\n\r\n}\r\n#colorbox_main_container_2380 .wpsm_panel-title span{\r\n\tfont-size: 0px !important;\r\n\tcolor: #85a2bf !important;\r\n\t vertical-align: middle;\r\n\t \t  display:inline-block !important;\r\n\t }\r\n#colorbox_main_container_2380 .wpsm_panel-title a{\r\n\tpadding:0px !important;\r\n\tmargin:0px !important;\r\n\ttext-decoration:none !important;\r\n\toutline:none !important;\r\n\tborder:0px !important;\r\n\t\r\n}\r\n#colorbox_main_container_2380 .wpsm_panel-title a:hover{\r\n\tcolor: #000000 !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#colorbox_main_container_2380 .wpsm_panel-body{\r\n\tcolor: #000000 !important;\r\n\tbackground-color:#ffffff !important;\r\n\tfont-size:18px !important;\r\n\t\tfont-family: Arial !important;\r\n\t\toverflow:hidden;\r\n\ttext-align:left!important;\r\n\tline-height:1.5 !important;\r\n\t\tborder-bottom-left-radius: 0px;\r\n\tborder-bottom-right-radius: 0px;\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n \t\t#colorbox_main_container_2380 .wpsm_panel-heading {\r\n\t\t\tbackground-image: none !important;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 992px){\r\n\t.colorbox_singel_box{ \r\n\t\twidth:50% !important;\r\n\t}\r\n}\r\n@media (max-width: 786px){\r\n\t.colorbox_singel_box{ \r\n\t\twidth:100% !important;\r\n\t}\r\n}\t\t\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:block;overflow:hidden;width:100%;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"colorbox_main_container_2380\" class=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" wpsm_col-md-12 wpsm_col-sm-6 colorbox_singel_box colorbox_singel_box_2380 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default wpsm_panel_default_2380 \" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\" style=\" \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This page is dedicated to the history of the AJA.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As our records are somewhat incomplete anybody who has information about past AJA members, officers, events, etc, is more than welcome to email it to: <a href=\"mailto:amateurjudoassociation@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amateurjudoassociation@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" wpsm_col-md-12 wpsm_col-sm-6 colorbox_singel_box colorbox_singel_box_2380 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default wpsm_panel_default_2380 \" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\" style=\" \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Amateur Judo Association was founded in 1955 by Harry Ewen (below left) and Pat Butler (below right).\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2381\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ajajudo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/harry-ewan-and-pat-butler.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ajajudo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/harry-ewan-and-pat-butler.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.ajajudo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/harry-ewan-and-pat-butler-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Harry Ewen was A.J.A. chairman from 1956 until he was unfortunately killed in a car accident at the age of 43. He founded Leicester Judo club in 1948 and wrote 2 books \u2018 Modern Judo and Self Defence\u2019 and \u2018Your Book of Judo\u2019.\r\nPat Butler was general secretary from 1956 until Saturday October 14th 1972. During his time the A.J.A. grew from 3 clubs and 150 members to 741 clubs and 40,000 members. Pat Butler later became the President of the B.S.J.A. By 1967 he had written \u2018Self Defence Complete,\u2019 \u2018Judo Complete,\u2019 Popular Judo,\u2019 \u2018Judo for Juniors,\u2019 and \u2018Advanced Judo and Self Defence\u2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" wpsm_col-md-12 wpsm_col-sm-6 colorbox_singel_box colorbox_singel_box_2380 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default wpsm_panel_default_2380 \" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\" style=\" \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis page lists some of the previous officers of the AJA. Unfortunately it is not complete list and we would therefore ask if anyone has information regarding other previous officers please get in touch.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>PREVIOUS AJA OFFICERS<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Chairman\r\n<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Keith Kendall 2017 to Present<\/p>\r\nRoger Downs 1997 to 2017<\/p>\r\nColin Morley 1991 to 1997<\/p>\r\nJames W \u00a0Dickie 1969 to 1991<\/p>\r\nNorman Grundy \u00a0 19 - 1969<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>General Secretary\r\n<\/strong><\/p>\r\nPhilip Smith 1999 to present<\/p>\r\nLes Nicholass 1997 to 1999<\/p>\r\nPhilip Smith 1988 to 1997<\/p>\r\nDave Greenhall 1983 to 1988<\/p>\r\nReg Menereau 19- to 1983<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>National Coach\r\n<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLeslie Farnell 2017 to Present<\/p>\r\nRoger Downs 1993 to 2017<\/p>\r\nDanny Cassidy 1981 to 1993<\/p>\r\nMr O'Donnell 1979 to 1980<\/p>\r\nNorman Grundy 1966 - Early 70's<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Treasurer\r\n<\/strong><\/p>\r\nRyan Gentry 2024 to Present<\/p>\r\nRobert Bates 1990 to 2024<\/p>\r\nCindy Newman 1981 to 1990<\/p>\r\nMrs O'Donnell 19 - to 1981<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>National Recorder\r\n<\/strong><\/p>\r\nJohn Stubbington 2000 to present<\/p>\r\nWendy Wass 1999 to 2000<\/p>\r\nLes Nicholass 1990 to 1999<\/p>\r\nJohn Kirkland 1987 to 1990<\/p>\r\nPat Rowley 19- to 1987<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ajajudo.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2378"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ajajudo.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ajajudo.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajajudo.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajajudo.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2378"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajajudo.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajajudo.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2378\/revisions\/2382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ajajudo.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}