The event was attended by the IJF President, Mr.
Marius Vizer. In his opening speech addressed to the participants of the
meeting, Mr. Vizer said that “one of the main strategies to be followed by the
Military and Police Commission is to implement judo as a basic preparation
sport in the Armed Forces and Police Structures, and sign agreements on behalf
of the International Judo Federation with the Ministries of Defence and
Ministries of Internal Affairs from various countries”.
The meeting agenda focused on subject such as:
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Review on the key
performance indicators of the Business Plan for 2016;
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Analysis of the Business
Plan for 2017, with focus mainly on the Military and Police Commission Project
- "Implementation of Judo as a Basic Preparation Sport in the Armed Forces
and Police Structures";
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Reports of the commission
members activity for 2016;
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State of the art of the
project implementation at the International Military and Police Organization
level and at the National Federations level.
Another point of the
meeting was marked by the presentation made by the Manager of the IJF Military and
Police Commission, Mr. Stefan Marginean, on the commission activity since it
was established, in 2011. During the presentation, the MPC Manager said: “the
reason why we believe that the implementation of judo in the training of the military
and police personnel is necessary is because we are convinced that the values
and principles of judo contribute and are beneficial to the entire and
continuous process of professional training for all categories of military
personnel, regardless of age, sex or rank. We also consider that judo, beside
its side of "combat sport", has an excellent contribution not only to
the physical development, but also to the mental and psychological stability
and emotional equilibrium of the individual”.
In accordance with the IJF Military and Police
Commission rules, the Chairman is elected by
votes of the MPC members, every year - one year is elected a person
representing the Armed Forces and one year a person representing the Police. During
this meeting, the position of Chairman for the year 2017 was elected Mr. Slavisa
Bradic from Croatia, belonging to the Armed Forces.