Category: Training

As part of their visit to the UK, students from the prestigious Nada Junior and Senior High School in Japan joined us in the dojo this Saturday for a joint randori session. The schools, which are situated in Kobe in Japan, were founded by Jigoro Kano in 1928, and to commemorate this tie a weekly judo… Continue reading Saturday session with Nada High School

Lo and behold, February is upon us, and that means the biggest events in the Oxford Judo calendar are rapidly approaching: BUCS in Sheffield and Varsity in Cambridge. Both city and uni players are putting in extra hours with Tuesday weights and Saturday fitness, and today we had a little extra incentive to come to… Continue reading Southampton Uni joins us for Thursday randori

2017 is proving to be a challenging year space-wise, as more players than ever are showing up to practice, and causing head coach Chris to meticulously count attendees to make sure the dojo doesn’t surpass its maximum number of people allowed inside. So far so good, although there have been quite a few close calls. With… Continue reading Luxury problems as dojo fills to the brim

On Saturday Carol hosted a super successful women’s session where women of all grades and ages had a lot of fun together. It was really nice for the experienced women to meet up with novices who are gonna join us in the regular sessions soon, and as a mixed-gender sport it was lovely to dedicate two… Continue reading These BUCS Women Can

There was no rest on Saturday for the nine judoka who came down to the dojo on midday for an extra high intensity fitness session. The session was held by PowerWave, who are a part of the Oxford University Sports Department’s fitness classes, and they were sure to put us to work. The five different… Continue reading Sweaty Saturday session with PowerWave

Another successful start of the beginners’ course was held Tuesday evening with 32 new players lining up around the mat eager to try their hands at judo. The beginners’ course will run every Tuesday from 5:30 – 7 pm in the dojo at Iffley Road Sports for the following 7 weeks. Players that are interested… Continue reading The beginners’ course has started