Nage Komi Judo Club Wakefield

What is Judo?
Judo is a modern martial art and it has developed into an Olympic sport, judo was created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano subsequent to him studying jujitsu.
Judo is a dynamic combat martial art that requires some physical strength and good mental discipline. From a standing position, it involves techniques that allow you to throw your opponent onto the ground. On the ground, it includes techniques that allow you to pin your opponent down, to control them or apply chokeholds or joint locks.
Who would benefit from learning Judo techniques?
Anyone who is looking to improve their confidence, their mental strength, their fitness levels, their physical strength, their balance, their coordination and their flexibility.
Is there an age limit associated with Judo training?
In a word No. I started when I was 37, I am still training now at the age of 70. If you enjoy physical exercise then Judo is ok for you. My lessons are conducted with participant’s safety in mind and it is very rare for anyone to sustain an injury that does not recover quickly. Clearly the occasional bruise and muscle strain are inevitable.
The benefits of judo training are thus;
The throws, holds and avoidance techniques used in judo are an effective form of self-defence training. It also lowers your risk of sustaining injury in other sports as judo teaches you how to fall in a safe manner. Judo is an excellent workout for both your body and your brain.
Because Judo training involves close contact between two judokas it helps you develop your communication skills and helps you learn to work effectively with other people.
Give Judo a try
If you think that Judo would be good for you then come along to one of my training sessions for a free trial. I run 2 training sessions per week at Wakefield Karate and Martial Arts College, Thompson's Yard, Wakefield, WF1 2TP, one on a Monday evening from 8pm till 9pm for senior students over 16 and one on a Wednesday evening from 6:30pm till 8pm for junior students aged 8 to 15 plus for senior students from 6:30pm till 8:30pm. Should you require any further information then you can either look at my website: www.judowakefield.co.uk or email me at [email protected] or call me on 07957607358. I look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to my club. I don’t charge any membership or grading fees and all training sessions are charged at £5.00 for both seniors and juniors.

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Further to my post on 4th November regarding our Judo challenge to raise funds for Children in Need this is what was achieved. On Monday 10th two senior students successfully completed their challenge and achieved their target of 140 throws in 1 hour. They found the challenge both difficult but enjoyable. On Wednesday 12th four senior and four junior students also completed their challenge, senior students achieved their target of 140 throws in 50mins so added a further 10 for good measure. All of our junior students achieved their target of 100 throws. You can probably see from the photo that everyone was fatigued after this difficult but enjoyable challenge. Congratulations and well done to all that took part, let’s do it all again next year. Our running total raised is currently £200. I will update again when I have the final amount.

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Happy Yorkshire Day.

A photo of some of my Wednesday evening class

Training has now resumed on Monday and Wednesday evenings

Currently training is suspended until our government says it is safe to resume close contact martial arts

This evening was the last Monday training session for 2018. Started with a gentle warm up followed by breakfall practice and 9th kyu techniques. A good effort by each judoka, Rob, Chris and Tim. One more session on Wednesday to finish off 2018.

Another good session this evening practicing 9th kyu tachi waza and newaza.

Good session this evening with new starters Chris and Tim learning basic techniques and breakfalls.

After a short but intensive warm up my students practiced basic technique repeating each 10 times using both left and right grips.