At Blackhorse Judo Club we teach judo to children aged from 7 to 15, mainly from the Downend and Staple Hill areas of Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

Opening in 2005, the club has highly qualified coaches with experience of teaching everyone from beginners through to experienced players training for major competitions.

Blackhorse Judo Club prides itself in teaching traditional judo under the guidance of the British Judo Council.

Judo at Blackhorse Judo Club
The sport of Judo was introduced in Japan over 100 years ago by Jigaro Kano, the founder of Judo. At Blackhorse Judo Club we believe that the traditions, history and ideals established by Kano are as important today as they were when Judo was first conceived.

Apart from the obvious fitness benefits that can be obtained from practising judo, you can also improve other individual skill, for example self-confidence, mental maturity and strength, discipline, dedication and a sense of community.

You will never know if you like judo until you try it out - all the instructors at Blackhorse Judo Club will be only too delighted to talk to you about all that we offer - so do come and take a look.

Blackhorse Judo Club is a member of The British Judo Council, an organisation affiliated to the British Judo Association (the National Governing Body for judo in the UK)

New Judo Classes for Beginners

Blackhorse Judo Club will be starting our next series of judo classes for beginners (6 to 9 year olds and 10 to 15 year olds), starting time 6.30 pm on Thursday evenings, in June 2007 (start of Term 6).

We can also now teach judo to any adults (i.e. those aged 16 and over) as the new mats have finally arrived. This new class will run alongside the current intermediate class for older juniors, on a separate mat. This class is aimed at any adults who might be interested in practising recreational judo as well as those wanting to have an extra practise session for competition judo. Starting time: 7.30 pm (ish) on Thursday evenings.

For further details, or to reserve a place on the next course, please phone 0117-3305813 and ask to speak to Penny or Tony.