The Club

Walderslade Judo Club opened in January 1996, with a handful of members and a second-hand mat area badly in need of replacing.  Over the years our membership has grown to the extent that we are now one of, if not the largest judo club in the Medway and Maidstone area and our old mats have long been replaced.  We now have one of the largest and safest practice areas for judo in the area and our members take an active part in local and national competitions, with some of them having won medals at international and British Championship level events.  A number of our junior members usually feature in the Kent Squad and our seniors too have represented the Southern Area in team events over the years. 

In 2007 the club was awarded it's Sport England Clubmark and BJA Club Recognition Scheme 'Bronze Award'.  BJA Chairman and former Olympian, Densign White came to the Greenacre School to present the club with its award.  See our Archive News from June 2007 for a report and photos of that event.  In 2010 we were very proud to have been voted Medway Junior Club of the Year and you can read more about that by clicking the link on the right hand margin. 

We organise a number of events of our own each year, including regular trips abroad to train with our partner clubs in France and Holland and our own international training weekend each November at the Greenacre School.  This event has attracted top names in the past with sessions being taken by top Russian coach Dr Andrew Moshanov and former World and European Judo Champion Craig Fallon.

Normal club sessions will be led by one or more of the clubs 8 fully qualified Coaches and Instructors, a number of which have gained their UKCC Level II Coaching Certificates in Judo.  Lessons are structured to meet the needs of those on the mat at the time, and beginners are welcome to come along at any time and will be well looked after.   

The first lesson at the club is always free for beginners and judo suits can be borrowed until you decide whether to keep up your judo lessons.  If you would like to know more about the club, just email Eddie for further details, or simply come along any Monday, Wednesday or Friday evening to take a look or even have a go.  For details of class times see the links above for Judo Classes or JudoFit Classes.

 Judo - great fun for all ages and abilities