Hi Everyone!

Small update, Judo will start at 7:00pm on Monday and Wednesday.

The format will be a mix of standing and groundwork, randori and technique. Focus is on playing Judo not being “taught”.

Our club is relaxed and fun; we train at the level each of us can enjoy. Taking breaks is mandatory and felxible; you get to play as hard or as easy as you like.

We play music (you have been warned, it is not always good, often it is loud and more than likely very cheesy), we warm up, we play, we try new throws, we discuss international Judo.

Beginner, returner or experienced black belt… we can help you enjoy a little Judo in the evening.

Drop by, say hello and jump on the tatami and enjoy!

Starting Monday 10th and Wednesday 12th of February 2020, Judo is back!
Starting at 7:30pm and running till 9:00pm back in our old home St Marys Leisure Centre, Southampton.

Thanks to the efforts of some of our members getting together and pushing forward we have been able to restart the club!

Starting next week we will be back providing a place for adults to play Judo and learn some Judo technique. The format will be familiar to our regulars, so please do share the news that we are back.

Stay tuned for more details, but you can plan to be there for a prompt 7:30pm start next Monday!

If you are on Facebook you can RSVP via https://www.facebook.com/pg/SouthamptonJudo/events/

Hi all,

We are trying to schedule a meet-up to chat through plans for 2020.

It would be awesome if you could get involved.

Take a look at https://www.loomio.org/d/3UDvKHYM/2010-planning-meetup

and join the conversation.

Hi everyone, regrettably we are forced to close the club while venue issues are resolved. As regular members will know we were scheduled to move to the new university sports centre; unfortunately that is no longer the case.

Final session will be Tuesday April30th, 8pm at St Marys.

As soon as we have venue sorted out we will update the website, Facebook and Twitter.

All, please be aware that there will only be Judo on Tuesday this week (April 16th).

The centre is closed on Wednesday and Lance is unable to attend on Thursday.

On the weekend of 27/28 April we would like to hold a club meeting during the day/evening depending on when people are available. Please let Lance (lw@judocoach.com) know what day(s) and time(s) would suit you to meet for an hour or two on that Saturday or Sunday.

Enjoy the Easter break and we shall see you Tomorrow 16th, then on 23rd of April.

Hi all, no Judo this week due to half-term.

Next session will be Tuesday February 26th 2019, 8pm.

Welcome to 2019 everyone!

Judo is back! We start this week with Tuesday 15 January being the first session, with our regular schedule:

• Tuesday 8pm, Tachi waza (throwing) randori
• Wednesday 8pm, Tachi-Waza (no throwing) uchi komi
• Thursday 8pm, Ne-waza (ground work) randori

If you have never been along, Southampton City Judo club is based upstairs at St Marys Leisure centre. We have a small dojo where we are free to play our music loud, work up a sweat and have a laugh together as we play.

Although we are unusual perhaps in that we teach kata regularly, we consider ourselves an non-traditional club focused on providing grown-ups a place to do Judo together for fun.

We have lots of university students and adult beginners. We are also a regular destination for friends from other clubs and for those people who did Judo in their youth and love the idea of trying again but are worried about it.

Every session we have a mix from black belts to complete beginners; everyone looks out for one another and we care more about enjoying Judo than competition medals.

We have Judo jackets you can borrow, we have showers and changing rooms. Each session is only £3 paid at the reception thanks to the partnership with Solent University.

Visit us next week or at anytime!

Regulars… can’t wait to see you back on the mat for an amazing 2019 Judo year!

Southampton City Judo Club is now closed until January 15th 2019.

Thank you to all that have visited the club in person or online. 2019 is going to be a big year for us with a dojo move planned for the first half of the year.

The hope is to grow the club and extend our activities into younger participants and to bring in more coaches to help grow the club.

We are currently looking for coaches and some volunteers.

• Coaches – Any/All levels
• Publicity/PR/Social media manager
• Social Secretary
• General Secretary
• Competition Manager
• Merchandising Manager

These are the roles we know we need, but there are others we know we need and some that we don’t know we need. If you would like to help and have a niche you think you would like to fill, please get in touch.

See you all on Tuesday January 15th 2019!

THANK YOU ALL!!

Please be aware that the club will be closed from November 6th through to November 22nd; with the next training session being Tuesday November 27th 2018.

This week regular coach Lance Wicks is away working at the IJF Junior Judo World Championships (under 21 year olds) as part of the live streaming team (you can watch it live at https://live.ijf.org ).

Training will take place as normal however, in fact better than normal with guests taking the sessions.

Tuesday’s tachi-waza session will be lead by our own Ethan Foster.
Wedesday Garry Clark will guide you through uchi komi and help our Uni student beginners progress.
Thursday Matt Batten has kindly agreed to teach some ne waza