Cluarankwai Judo Club

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With three days of world-class judo competition lined up at the SEC Centre this summer, don’t miss out on your chance to see all the action unfold and cheer on Team Scotland from the stands! 🥋

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Well done to our players who headed to Aberdeen for the Granite City Grand Prix at the weekend!

Great judo on show — plenty of progress and a few areas to sharpen before the final Grand Prix in Inverness later this year.

Results Below:

William E 🥈
Samuel 🥈
Roberts 🥈
Umar🥉
Paige 🥉
Nicole
Ibrahim
Emils

Clyde Grand Prix 2026

The second Grand Prix of the year - this time we had 9 players competing. Another great set of results for our players who all worked hard during training leading up to this weekend!

William E 🥈
Samuel 🥈
Paula🥈
Emils 🥉
Lewis 🥉
Nicole
William B 🥈
Paige 🥉
Roberts 🥇

Well done to our players Misha, Louis, Jayden, Hugo, William, Kaci, Gracie & Leo who attended the Clyde Festival today in Paisley.

Everyone gave their best on the mat and showed some great judo, earning some fantastic results.

Thanks to Clyde Judo Club for arranging this event!

On Tuesday this week we hosted a CPR and defibrillator training course.

All of our coaches are trained First Aiders, and this additional training gave our coaches, senior members, and parents the chance to refresh their skills and knowledge — something we hope never needs to be used, but could one day save a life.

Defibrillator and CPR training can give you the confidence and knowledge to act quickly if someone has a cardiac arrest.

Giving CPR promptly and effectively, alongside the use of a defibrillator, can more than double the chances of survival in an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

We have a shared-access defibrillator located at the rear of the Scout Hall across the road from the club. This is registered and accessible to the public using a code which can be provided by emergency services or our coaches.

Bronze for Team Cluarankwai at the Glasgow University Student and Senior Teams Competition! 🥋🥉

Well done to Claire, Robyn, Alex, Roberts, Edgars and Adam on a fantastic performance up against 14 strong teams.

Easter Camp - Day 2 🐣🥋

Thank you to everyone who came along to take part in our Easter Camp! We hope everyone enjoyed themselves!

At today’s camp:
- We practiced our footwork and improved our balance.
- Our throw of the day was Uchi mata.
- Everyone participated in an egg hunt.
- We finished the day with team games.

Lastly a huge thanks to our coaches and helpers, without people volunteering their time we wouldn’t be able to run events like this!

Easter Camp - Day 1 🐣🥋

A great start to our Easter Camp today!

- We started with a circuit for our warm up.
- Practiced our gripping skills.
- Our throw of the day was Tai otoshi.
- Everyone trained hard during our strength and conditioning section.
- We finished off with an hour of games.

We hope everyone enjoyed their day and we will see you all again tomorrow for day 2!

Yesterday the first Grand Prix of the year - Hibari Kan took place in Motherwell. We had 13 players competing and they all put in a great shift. There were plenty of tough fights, some fantastic throws and a great atmosphere throughout the day with our players all showing brilliant support for each other. They should all be proud of their performance!

We also had Michael Duff competing in the British University Championships down in Walsall placing an impressive 7th out of 36 in his category!

Roberts - Gold 🥇
Samuel - Gold 🥇
Paige - Silver 🥈
Nicole - Bronze 🥉
Gracie - Bronze 🥉
Joel - Bronze 🥉
William - Bronze🥉
Emils - Bronze 🥉
Lewis - Bronze 🥉
Violet - Bronze 🥉
Evan
Zak
William

Cluarankwai Judo Club are sad to announce the death of Alex McIntosh.

Alex was 96 years old and was the last of the founder members of Cluarankwai Judo Club, (founded 1949).

Alex was involved in beginners courses and started the ladies section with his wife Joyce. He also coached the junior section from 1967 to 1970.

Always a character, he was also a professional magician and fire eater which took him away from Judo for a few years.

Alex and the other founding members paved the way for the club to become what it is today and their efforts are highly respected by everyone at the club.

Alex McIntosh 08/05/1929 – 03/03/2026