Manchester Fighting Spirit Judo

Manchester Fighting Sprit had a fantastic visit from Rowena Birch, 7th Dan and President of the BJA. Wonderful to have her at the club and to present two of our members with their new belts.
Congratulations to Kate on achieving her 1st Dan and to Hiba on achieving her 6th Kyu.

Merry Christmas from all at Manchester Fighting Spirit Judo club 🎅🎄🎉
Fantastic to have such a great turnout at the final Christmas Judo session and for our yearly Christmas social at the Hough End Centre.
We have had a fantastic 2025, bringing home a total count of 14 gold, 14 silver and 20 bronze medals, as well as hosting multiple Kata courses and handing out lots of new belts 🥇🥈🥉👏.
Looking forward to an even better 2026.

Two Manchester Fighting Spirit Judo Club athletes recently entered the British Championships in Nottingham, a competition packed with international‑level talent 🥋
There were no medals today, but both athletes delivered a fantastic show of skill, composure, and competitive spirit. Coach Mark Montrose was matside throughout and was proud of their effort and the positives they took away to build on.
Well done from everyone at MFSJC 👏👏👏

Celebrating all the club's successes across the last few months....
NW open 🥇🥈🥉🥉
SKK 🥇🥇🥈🥉🥉🥉🥉
SUKT 🥇🥈
And lots of points for our 1st Kyu and 1st Dan fighters 🤎🖤
Big thank-you to our coach Mark Montrose for his endless help and guidance with coaching and matside support 🥋🥋🥋

🥋 Go No Sen No Kata Workshop at Manchester Fighting Spirit Judo Club
Congratulations to all participants who earned Level One or Level Two Kata certificates, including members from Hosakakwai and Ippon Judo Clubs.

A sincere thank you to Kata specialist Sean Nuttall for his expert instruction throughout the session.
We look forward to hosting our next kata certification on the 7th December 2025.

Congratulations to the four members of MFS who competed at the Nottingham Open last weekend 🥋
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Amazing day in Kent at the PSUK National Championship 2025!
Manchester Fighting Spirit Judo club team smashed it - with four Gold medalists, five Silver medalists and five Bronze medalists💪
A fantastic achievement for the team in such a tough competition 🥋🔥👏
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Huge congratulations to our coach, Mark Montrose, on his nomination for the British Judo Coach of the Year Awards!
Mark is a fantastic and dedicated coach, well-deserving of the recognition 🥋👏
To vote for him, follow this link:
https://www.britishjudo.org.uk/compete/2025-annual-awards/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMtSrlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFRVG9TVWhkcHRNYXVRS2lvAR74vmfyYIQw_qBk736IYSjhiFjMJfhSAqrqgwkfMxCj-9pDpnxqk9-dSnkjPg_aem_IFf7pFdDEuT-tDmu1DNpSA