Hi all! The British University and Colleges Sports (BUCS) Championships will be taking place in Sheffield on the 20-21 February! This is the biggest and most important Judo competition on our calendar so I hope everyone signs up! Weigh-ins are on Friday night and we will travel there and back together. There is an individual competition for Dan grades (1st Kyu and above) and Kyu grades, as well as a team competition. For the Kyu grades there is a minimum grade requirement of 4th kyu (orange belt). If you aren't yet an orange belt but want to participate don't worry! Speak to Me/Alvise/Glenn and we'll see whether you can be promoted in time. The weight categories are the standard IJF ones of: Women Men U48 U60 U52 U66 U57 U71 U63 U81 U70 U90 U78 U100 O78 0100 Entry costs around £20 and you will have to pay transport and lodging costs, however we will see whether the club can subsidise some of it. For more information see http://www.bucs.org.uk/page.asp?section=17488§ionTitle=Championships or the attached pdf. If you are interested, then please reply to this email by this Sunday the 24th January 2016 with your: · Name · Gender · Grade · Weight Category · License No. Otherwise, I will also be bringing a sign-up sheet to this week's training sessions and you can sign up then. I hope to see you all signing up! See you on the mats! -Choon Competition Secretary Imperial College Judo Club judo@imperial.ac.uk<mailto:judo@imperial.ac.uk> [Imperial College Union]<https://www.imperialcollegeunion.org> [British Judo Association]<http://www.britishjudo.org.uk> [IC Twitter]<https://twitter.com/imperial_judo> [IC Facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/groups/161492510549009/?ref=ts&fref=ts> [IC YouTube]<https://www.youtube.com/user/ImperialJudo> [IC Website]<https://www.union.ic.ac.uk/acc/judo/>