Turriff Judo Club

Grading certificate night. Well done everyone

Congratulations to the judoka from the following clubs who successfully completed a JudoScotland grading in April:

Bridge of Allan Judo Club, Brechin Judo Club, Dr George Kerr, EdinburghJudo, Elgin Judo Club, Garioch Judo Club, GMAC, Hibari Kan Judo Club, Highland Budokan, Irvine Judo Club, Jidel Judo, Northern Judo Club, Satorishido JC, Shishi Kai, Sportif, Tayside Judo Club, Titan Judo, Turriff Judo Club and Yamarashi Judo Club.

It’s brilliant to see the judoka in our communities advancing through the grading syllabus and achieving their grading goals.

If your club has completed a grading, send us your photos so we can celebrate your judokas achievement!

📸Elgin Judo Club

Did you know you can check your current grade directly on your digital Judo membership?

Simply select Pass Details in your online wallet to see exactly where you are on your judo grading journey.

One of the benefits of completing your JudoScotland grading through your affiliated club is that you’re following a nationally recognised grading syllabus, just one of the ways your club supports best practice through Three Steps Safe.

First night at the club for Luke as a Black belt.

Congratulations Luke

Congratulations to all the Judoka in Scotland who progressed through the Dan Grade syllabus in March!

🥋To 1st Dan

Aisla Arbuthnott - University of Strathclyde

Kate Milne - Sportif

Luke Sutherland - Turriff Judo Club

🥋To 2nd Dan

Darren Riddell-Stewart - Carnegie Judo Club

🥋To 3rd Dan

Christopher Murphy - Shettleston Judo Club

Paul Grady - Clyde Judo Club

Robert Cooper - Irvine Judo Club

Congratulations to Luke on winning the final points he needed for his 1st Dan.

Some photos of last night's classes.

A Bronze for Luke at Strathkelvin.

Photos from Mondays youth/senior class.

The hardest lessons in Judo are the ones that don’t show up on the scoreboard.

The scoreboard shows wins and losses.
It does not show restraint.
It does not show discipline.
It does not show growth.

It doesn’t show the child who stayed composed after a bad call.
It doesn’t show the child who fought off their back after being dominated early.
It doesn’t show the child who lost, but learned exactly why.

Judo teaches lessons quietly.
Often painfully.
Often without reward.

And that’s the point.

The most important skills your child develops in Judo are internal.
Self-control under pressure.
Accountability after failure.
Ownership without excuses.

If you only judge progress by medals, you miss the real development happening underneath.

The scoreboard ends when the match ends.
The lessons last much longer.