Choosing the right platform for a judo club's online presence is crucial for its growth and community engagement. While Facebook is a popular and versatile social network, Judo Connect offers specific advantages tailored to the needs and aspirations of judo clubs. Here are three main reasons why Judo Connect is a better choice for a judo club compared to using Facebook as their primary social network:

Where is your favourite place to study? By choosing the same location each time you study, you can help your brain get into a focused mindset. It also helps you leave your work behind when you are ready to do something else. #UoLStudyTips

UN experts joined ARU & Bridging Spiritual Cultures in Cambridge to discuss understanding & respect in times of conflict. The event focused on the UN’s Faith For Rights framework, promoting minority rights & combating discrimination.

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Locked in, focused, ready to conquer on the mat. Game faces on for a Tryst Judo fighters.

We hope everyone has enjoyed a glorious weekend in the sunshine. ☀️

This week Year 6 have their SATS week.
The Year 6 students have been working incredibly hard preparing for this week and we just want to take this opportunity to say how proud we are of every single one of our Super Star Year 6 pupils here at Hillfort.

As a whole school we ask that all children are in school on time this week and lunches are ordered, this will help with keeping it quiet in the school in the mornings and give our Year 6 students time to get focused and prepared.

Good luck Year 6 🍀
We all believe in you. ⭐️

After their warmup of exercises, stretches, breakfalls and cartwheels the junior group was split into two groups. The older group focused their efforts on transition into Newaza using various throws and transition as quickly as possible. The younger group used the safety mats and focused on Osoto Otoshi and transitioning into Kesa gatame. They carried this out in a round robin. Both groups worked well and produced some good results. They finally finished their session with their favourite game, dodgeball.
The senior group conducted their own warmups and then completed their breakfalls ready fo

We are delighted to invite our online, distance and flexible learners to a panel gathering focused on the Future of Education. Watch online on 8 May at 18:30 BST – book via your Student Portal: https://bit.ly/3wkC4R7

Junior focused judo every Tuesday 6.30 till 8pm. Went through a couple of useful turnovers and did some groundwork fighting this evening before throw training on crash mats. Fun, useful training.

Last night’s junior training was a blast! 💥
We focused on grip fighting and movement-based games, keeping things dynamic and exciting on the mats. 🥋💪

#judotraining #GripFighting #MovementGames #TrainHardPlayHard #judo #judojuniors #judotraining #judothrow #dudley #weamdudleyjudo #blackcountry #theblackcountry

Great to see lots of Sakaurians back after the Easter break.
As usual we focused on some foot sweeps and then started preparing for the grading.
Excellent judo of both the junior and senior mat.

Great to see lots of Sakaurians back after the Easter break.
As usual we focused on some foot sweeps and then started preparing for the grading.
Excellent judo of both the junior and senior mat.

Great to see lots of Sakaurians back after the Easter break.
As usual we focused on some foot sweeps and then started preparing for the grading.
Excellent judo of both the junior and senior mat.

Last few days of the school Holiday.
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Finding the calm in the chaos. Our classes incorporate midfulness practices to enhance focus and mental clarity.
#reflectmartialarts #focused #mindfulliving #MindOverMatter

A clip of last week's senior judo session at Canterbury Judokwai.

A dynamic and focused training session aimed at improving technique, conditioning, and overall skill level.
Emphasising proper form and timing in executing throws. Throughout the session, participants displayed dedication and intensity, pushing themselves to refine their techniques and enhance their judo abilities.

Overall, it was a productive and rewarding training session that contributed to the continued growth and development of the senior judo athletes at Canterbury Judokwai.
#judo #judolife #judolove #judotraining #Ju

Science lessons are focused on equipping students with the tools to understand the world around them. From exploring the wonders of nature to unraveling complex systems, Science empowers students to question, explore, and discover.

Lessons for children in FV-FVIII take place in the Science Labs, and children are timetabled to 2.5-3 hours of Science per week. In FV, children have the opportunity to secure their Bunsen burner licenses, alongside working through topics such as Earth and Space, Plant and Animal Life Cycles, and States of Matter.

Our FVI and FVII children delve a little deeper i

13.3.24 - ‘Gymnastics For Judo’ with Jess Gordon-Brown.

Thank you to Jess for delivering a fantastic class full of exercises and perfect advice. Jess was originally an international acro-gymnast before switching to judo. She was with us for many years, progressing to 2nd dan and again competing internationally. She’s now focused on Olympic lifting and in Birmingham she won a Commonwealth silver medal. Suffice it to say, she’s a unit!

Anyone wishing to book Jess for any gymnastics or weightlifting masterclasses can message her via jgbcoaching.

Thank you to ipponjudolondon and _newcrossm

“Focused on Ouchi gari last night at our seniors Judo session. Great work from everyone on the mats! 🥋💪
#judo #SkillDevelopment #ouchigari #judoseniors #judotraining #judothrow #JudoFamily #judokas #judoka #focused #mattime #dudley #weamdudley #weamdudleyjudo #blackcountry #theblackcountry

A good session yesterday evening led by Tony which focused on the leg throw ouchi gari and using it to ‘open up’ uke’s defence to allow tai otoshi to sneak in. Here’s a nice demo by Alfie. Note the excellent use of the right hand in planting uke on the mat.

Huge well done to our members who competed on day 1 of the Kent international in Medway park.

You should all feel proud of your performances as you navigated your way through your respected groups with some nice judo both standing and on the ground. Generally the listening to the coaching you received was very good and helped you stay focused on the objective which was development and confidence building. Nice performance from Kai yesterday as he worked himself to his medal contest which he took with a nice left throw in golden score. Great to see Lucia back in across she worked on a specifi

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BENEFITS OF JUDO
There are many benefits and good reasons to take on the challenge of learning and training in Judo. Let's look at some of them...

- Physical health. Judo can help you get in shape and keep fit. You will build strength, improve your cardiovascular health, increase flexibility and co-ordination, and have a full-body workout with every session.

- Mental health. Training in Judo can reduce stress and anxiety, battle depression, improve your confidence and help you to remain motivated and focused.

- Personal development. Judo is grounded in values and morals that will conditio

A good session yesterday evening led by Tony which focused on the leg throw ouchi gari and using it to ‘open up’ uke’s defence to allow tai otoshi to sneak in. Here’s a nice demo by Alfie. Note the excellent use of the right hand in planting uke on the mat.

Huge well done to our members who competed on day 1 of the Kent international in Medway park.

You should all feel proud of your performances as you navigated your way through your respected groups with some nice judo both standing and on the ground. Generally the listening to the coaching you received was very good and helped you stay focused on the objective which was development and confidence building. Nice performance from Kai yesterday as he worked himself to his medal contest which he took with a nice left throw in golden score. Great to see Lucia back in across she worked on a specifi

This week the juniors session was missing a numbers of players due to school holidays however our diehards started their session with a warmup followed by stretching and breakfalls (Ukemi). Then they had a go at cartwheels, some good some needing a bit more practice. The technical part of the training focused on Osoto othoshi paying attention to hand placement on the jacket and also to foot placement. After this the juniors moved on to Newaza work concentrating on Osaekomi waza (hold downs or pinning) before finishing with a game of cat and mouse then dodgeball as a form of warming down.
As

👉🏻💥// THE FUTURE ♾

From a run down gym in the centre of Leigh, to a community building in the heart of Lowton. With a purpose built dojo complete with sprung floor. We have come a long way in a very short amount of time.

The last 6 years have focused on building the solid foundations of #leighjudoclub . Developing principles of good practice, operation, judo coaching and community.

If 2013-2019 have focused on #leighjudoclub foundations, 2020 is dedicated to building our home.

Over the last 2.5 years we have been quietly and diligently working in collaboration with architects and profe

⛩ A Funday Sunday on the mat working on movement, speed and gripping.🥋

⭕️ With lots of uchikomi practice, the juniors worked on speed and footwork of variety of throws. With some gripping games we finished the session with lots of randori and some judo games.

🔴 With guard passes and transition to holds, newaza randrori finished the senior warm up. With footwork and movement drills the seniors started working on defensive gripping strategies. Building quickness we focused on Tsuri hand and hip drive opening up grips and creating action>reaction. After developing an angled Co Uchi Gari, we f

⛩ With closed roads and heavy traffic it’s been a quieter than usual tue/thurs on the mat this week.

🔻It was a kuzushi focused Thursday on the mat with the juniors and seniors this week. Building tempo, rhythm and speed. We have also worked on Action>Reaction developing forward and backward throws.

Well done all. See you back on the mat for some weekend fun. 👍🏻

⛩ TUESDAY TRAINING 🥋

🔻After breakfall and roll practice, it was a full transition with the beginners this Tuesday building from O’Soto Gari into Kuzure Kesa Gatame. With control into groundwork we continued into full newaza with lots of fun and games to finish. 👾
#Osotogari #kuzurekesagatame #brokenscarfhold

After a warm up focused on hip mobility, posture 🦍 and agility, we stayed on the ground with the juniors working on our Georgian 🇬🇪 series. We transitioned through the newaza series starting with 🐓 wing catch overcoming defences through to the 🦋 sweep. With newaza, 🐗bulldog & 🎱 game.

⛩A GREAT THURSDAY LED BY TOM🥋

🔻I was a newaza focused session this Thursday further refining the Georgian newaza series 🇬🇪. With transition from standing techniques, the juniors worked on recognising the entry from multiple positions.
#georgianseries #newazaknowledge #transition

🔻With seniors we recovered Ippon Seionage principles and practised drop seionage 🦾. We worked on defending the drop technique 🦍 moving directly into attacks and defences including the clock strangle 🕖 and start of the juji gatame roll and defence 🦔.
#dropipponseionage #newazatransition #clockchoke #jujiroll
#le

⛩ TRAINING TUESDAY🥋

🔻 With lots of agility & endurance based exercise, it was an enjoyable beginner session on Tuesday. Working on 👣 & 💪🏻 position of ippon seionage, we even managed to get the crash mats out for some safe big throws 🙌🏻. We finished the session with newaza and fun and games 👾
#shoulderthrow #footprint #newaza #fun

🔻 With the juniors we focused on lapel kuzushi for forward shoulder throws. With lots of drills we built speed and drive before some excellent randori. We moved on working on the 🇬🇪 newaza series. It’s great to see the progress every session. We finished with some