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,

After 22 years of dedicated coaching at Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools, Karen Clarkson (née Cusack) is stepping back from her Friday...

This month in Edinburgh, the action wasn’t limited to the Fringe Festival taking place across the city - as the club has been buzzing with lots of activity and excitement too! Firstly, thank you to Krzysztof for taking the time to visit us for some training whilst on holiday in Edinburgh! It was great to have you join us on the mat for some newaza in between all the sightseeing, and we were cheering on your fellow club member Piotr Kuczera who fought at the Paris Olympics in

The Scottish summer has flown by quickly so far, with a lot more judo action than sunshine, so this will be a summer super edition of the club round-up! June kicked off with a bang as we hosted the second edition of our Festival of Judo; a spectacular event celebrating developing skills, camaraderie, and the spirit of judo. It was a very busy day, with over 140 kids from 9 different clubs/schools on the mat across two sessions, all developing their skills and having fun toget

April somehow managed to slip past under the radar, so this club round-up is going to be a big one covering the events of both April and May! April began with some of our youngsters attending the Bonsai Kyoso development event, hosted by Jidel Judo 93. It was fantastic to see lots of hard work put in by everyone, with the kids having fun and meeting new people from other clubs. Our kids had a great day and we are very proud of the effort everyone put into their judo and techn

A very busy month kicked off in style with some of our seniors taking to the mat at the Strathkelvin Open. There were eight members in total from Edinburgh Judo competing at the event, three players hadn’t competed in many years so it was a great experience for their return to competition and for others, it was their first competition. With a supportive team of other members behind them throughout the day, everyone had a great laugh and a good time from start to finish. Well

February might be the shortest month of the year, but it’s not been short of action! The month began with some of our development squad players attending JudoScotland’s Scottish All Stars event at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility.  Big congratulations to everyone who stepped into a competitive yet friendly environment to begin the lifelong journey of progressive development and thanks to JudoScotland staff and volunteers for hosting another great event for our young judok

Kavan at the 2023 World Judo Championships in Doha “Just training is not going to make you a champion. Your life discipline, who you are,...

December hit the ground running, with the British Championships taking place in Sheffield to round the year off with a bang! We had players competing across the cadet, junior and senior events, with our cadets taking the trip down south first alongside coaches Big Sarah and Craig. No medals for our cadets this time, however they showed great determination and support for each other and came away with a lot to build on going into the new year. The following weekend, a team of

This month kicked off with a busy weekend of back-to-back competition at the Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, starting with the annual Scottish National Championships on Saturday the 11th of November. We had a team of juniors and seniors competing at the event who all showcased exceptional effort on the mats; with victories, setbacks and invaluable lessons learned by all. It was the first time competing at a national level for some of our younger players, which provided

October was packed full of action, with the month beginning on Scottish Women and Girls in Sport week. We celebrated this by putting the spotlight on the women and girls within the club across the week on our social media; our members, our team of female coaches, our young volunteers and the successful athletes that we're lucky to have part of EdinburghJudo who continue to inspire the next generation of girls! We're continuing to push for the inclusivity of women and girls wi

It's been a busy summer at EdinburghJudo with July starting off with Big Sarah, Scott, Alex, Ollie and Billy out in Mongolia for a training camp after competing at the IJF Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam. Following the training camp Scott, Alex and Ollie hopped on a plane from Mongolia to Japan where they spent 4 weeks training across the country with JudoScotland (with a quick stop in South Korea in between). The boys were hosted by Chukyo University in Nagoya and Tenri University ne