Manchester Fighting Spirit Judo

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

Four members of Manchester Fighting Spirit JC attended the recent BJC National Championships in Kettering. It was a fantastic event, with some quality judo on display.
Mark (-100kg)
Andrew (-81kg)
Andy (-73kg)
KC (-70kg, competing in a merged women’s group with +70kg)
The boys fought well, but ended just shy of a medal position. KC fought with some beautiful Judo in a tough merged category, securing a well-earned Atani Silver medal. 🥈

When it's not just about doing Judo 🥋🍻🍔🍗☀️

Congratulations to all our club members on their recent medal wins 🥋🏅
Mark secured bronze at both the Liverpool Open and the British Veterans Open Internationals.
We also celebrated a bronze medal at the British University and College Sport Championships (BUCS), along with a gold and a bronze at the SKK Judo Competition 🥇🥈🥉