New Starters
New Starter Information
For junior (5-13yrs) new starters we run an introductory one-month trial, the first taster session is FREE with no obligation - if your child enjoys this taster session there is then just a one off £20 payment to complete the trial month.
During this trial period we will loan your child a judo jacket and belt, all they need to wear is a t-shirt and tracksuit bottoms (no zips or poppers) or leggings (no shorts) - they will also need to bring clean flip-flops/slides and a full water bottle.
After the one-month trial period, if your child decides to continue their judo journey they will then be required start a monthly club membership, purchase a judogi and take out an annual British Judo membership.
Our Monday to Friday evening classes are open for training through all of the school holidays (only closing for two weeks at Christmas). Our Saturday classes run during school term time only.
We do not offer private classes for beginners, judo training requires a large variety of partners and is best learnt in a class environment.
Our intakes for junior new starters start on the first week of each month:
We are not currently running any beginner classes for adults (+14yrs), but if you have sufficient previous experience (typically a minimum grade of judo green belt, or 3-5yrs experience of other grappling combat sports/martial arts) we may be able to integrate you into our existing Monday Senior session.
Please contact us if you have any other questions.
During this trial period we will loan your child a judo jacket and belt, all they need to wear is a t-shirt and tracksuit bottoms (no zips or poppers) or leggings (no shorts) - they will also need to bring clean flip-flops/slides and a full water bottle.
After the one-month trial period, if your child decides to continue their judo journey they will then be required start a monthly club membership, purchase a judogi and take out an annual British Judo membership.
Our Monday to Friday evening classes are open for training through all of the school holidays (only closing for two weeks at Christmas). Our Saturday classes run during school term time only.
We do not offer private classes for beginners, judo training requires a large variety of partners and is best learnt in a class environment.
Our intakes for junior new starters start on the first week of each month:
- U8 (5-7yrs) - Tuesdays/ Wednesdays, 6:15 to 7:00pm. Next available taster sessions: Wednesday 1st April 2026 (Tuesday currently full).
- U8 (5-7yrs) - Saturdays, 9:15 to 10:00am. Next available taster session: Saturday 18th April 2026.
- U12 (8-11yrs) - Mondays/ Thursdays, 6:15 to 7:00pm. Next available taster sessions: Monday 6th or Thursday 2nd April 2026.
- U12 (8-11yrs) - Saturdays, 10:10 to 10:55am. Next available taster session: Saturday 18th April 2026.
- U14 (12-13yrs) - Mondays, 7:00 to 8:15pm. Next available taster session: Monday 6th April 2026.
We are not currently running any beginner classes for adults (+14yrs), but if you have sufficient previous experience (typically a minimum grade of judo green belt, or 3-5yrs experience of other grappling combat sports/martial arts) we may be able to integrate you into our existing Monday Senior session.
Please contact us if you have any other questions.
Click the 'Apply Today' to book a free taster and to start your one month trial
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