We've certainly been feeling the March Madness here at EdinburghJudo, with a whirlwind of a month stacked with external events, competitions, camps and gradings - it's been a very busy few weeks for our members! To kick off the month, three of our senior players headed over to Cumbernauld to compete at the Strathkelvin Open. Solid contests all round that provided more experience under the belt, some points on the card and work to take back into training. Hats off to Peter on

It's time for the first club round-up of 2026; with competitive outings, plus a lot of hard work and fun happening on the mats, it's been a strong start to the year so far! The first competitive endeavour of 2026 came with the annual Scottish Open tournament; always a tough and highly contested event, competitors from across the globe travelled to the sportscotland National Sports Training Centre in Largs to chase the title spot. It was a very busy weekend, with EdinburghJud

The year has quickly come to a close, and it's time for the final club round-up of 2025! In December, three EdinburghJudo members achieved their black belt - congratulations to Omar, Emily and Calum who all successfully competed the requirements for their 1st Dans across the month. All three had already gained their competitive points at gradings and competitions in the past, so it was just a case of studying hard to pass their theory, and they will now go into 2026 wearing t

October kicked off with Dave, our newest 1st Dan, being presented with his black belt by Billy after securing the last of his competitive points at the Alba Veterans Open in September.   There are many people involved in a players journey to a black belt (and Dave has acknowledged those who’ve helped him on his) however, it’s been his own perseverance that’s really made this possible; always turning up to training, helping others and overcoming the bumps along the way. Well d

It's been an exciting and very busy September for the EdinburghJudo community; with our members taking part in training camps, competitions, earning new belts and training hard together! Nine members of our Performance Squad kicked off the month by travelling over to Dublin for an international training camp with players from many different countries in attendance. Invited by former EdinburghJudo player and Ireland coach Eoin Fleming, it was a step out of their comfort zone p

The unusually warm Scottish summer months have flown by, with July and August filled with plenty of sun, fun and judo! Following our annual two week summer break, July started off strong with this years edition of our kids' summer camp. We had ten days packed full of fun games and team challenges on our busiest holiday camp to date. There was plenty of new faces, friends and family members who came along this year, showing that our camps can offer much more than just judo! Ea

We've got a back-to-back edition of the round up for you with all the action from May and June; featuring plenty of competitive outings, new visitors and collaborations - plus lots of new belts earned by our members! A group of our development squad members had a great day at the Jidel Judo Cherry Blossom to kick off May. Coaches Scott and Nick supported the five young EdinburghJudo members who took part. There were some nerves to begin with, but once the competition got goin

Following classes on Saturday 28th June, the judo club will be closed for our two week summer break from 29th June - 13th July  ☀️😎  ...

Another busy month has flown past here at EdinbughJudo. From our members showcasing their skills, determination, and sportsmanship across various competitive events, to lots of new belts obtained at gradings - here’s a look back at some of April's highlights! The month began with a good away trip for those who fought at the 2025 Northern Ireland Open. It was the first time at this event for some, and the first time ever travelling on a plane for Kirsty! Some tough contests fo

March kicked off with a great day of judo and celebrations at the club for Loretta Doyle receiving her IJF 9th Dan! A huge thank you to everyone who was able to come along, sent a video message or passed on their congratulations. It was great to catch up and share stories, memories and talk about what the future holds for judo development. Billy would like to say a big thank you to everyone that helped with the planning, organisation and execution of the event - it takes a co

Please keep note of the following dates for our upcoming camps, gradings and the summer break. EASTER CAMP Monday 7th April – Friday...

We've come to notice that our senior sessions are increasing in popularity and now nearing capacity on the mat - particularly the 6:30PM...

We are back with the first club round-up of 2025. With some competitive outings, plus a lot of hard work and fun happening on the mats, it's been a strong start to the year so far! The weekend of the 18th-19th of January saw several  EdinburghJudo players step up for the first tournament of the year: the 2025 Scottish Open.  Our players took home four medals across the senior and veterans categories, alongside some very strong performances by our juniors and cadets. You can r

📸: Jeff Holmes - https://www.jshpix.co/ The weekend of the 18th-19th of January saw several EdinburghJudo players step up for the first...

Just like that, it's time for the final club round-up of 2024. Although it was a shorter month of judo, with the club closing on the 21st for the festive break, there was still plenty of action in December to end the year with a bang! Thank you to Edinburgh University Judo Club  for welcoming some of our girls to their JudoGirlsRock session with World, European, and Commonwealth Champion Loretta Doyle! It was amazing to share such a busy and vibrant mat with so many girls and

The weekend of the 13th-15th of December saw a number of our performance squad players make the trip down to Warwick University for the...

November has been an action-packed month for the club, with multiple competitive outings and lots of new belts earned by our members! The month began with a very busy weekend for the EdinburghJudo team, with back-to-back events taking place at the Ravenscraig Regional Sporting Facility in Motherwell; starting with the 2024 Scottish National Closed Championships.   We had a team of thirteen players competing at this event, across the cadet, junior and senior divisions. It was

It was a good start to the month for the team that travelled to Inverness for the last Grand Prix of the year: the Highland Budokan Grand Prix. Everyone competing demonstrated fantastic team spirit, supported each other, and represented the club in a way that made us incredibly proud. The group competing showed great progress in how they approached their contests. Every time they step onto the mat, we see positive developments, whether in attitude, determination to improve, o

My name is Kornelis (Koko) de Vries, I am 39 years old and I am a newly promoted 1st Dan (black belt) at EdinburghJudo.   In 2016, I...

It’s been a very busy month here at Edinburgh Judo, with our members showcasing their skills, determination, and sportsmanship across various competitions up and down the country - here’s a look back at some of the highlights! September kicked off with David Gibson securing a bronze medal in Katame-No-Kata at the British Kata Championships alongside his partner Colin Dunlop from Carnegie Judo. To top it off, David has also been promoted to BJA Kata Examiner - congratulations,