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Our classes are every Monday and Friday throughout the year. Join our mailing list for updates on any changes.

Junior Judo ClassesSenior Judo Classes
5 to 14 years old12 years and older
Monday’s and Friday’sMonday’s and Friday’s
6:00pm to 7:00pm7:00pm to 8:30pm

1882

Dr. Jigoro Kano established Kodokan Judo in Japan

1899

Jigoro Kano and Kyuzo Mifune

Judo introduced in the United Kingdom. when entrepreneur Edward William Barton-Wright sponsored a visit from a team of Japanese judoka with the intention of establishing a Jujutsu school in England.

The introduction was not immediately successful, but some members of the team, including Yukio Tani, remained in England and gradually cultivated public interest in Judo and other types of Jujutsu through demonstrations, instruction, and prize fighting.

1918

The United Kingdom’s first Judo dojo, the Budokwai, is the oldest in Europe and was founded by Gunji Koizumi with Yukio Tani as its chief instructor.

2006

Felixstowe Judo Club was founded.