• A Tale of Darkness – and of Light (1984).

    A reminder of the early days of The Zen Judo Family. From Mike Healy 4th Dan ZJF and 5th Dan BZJFA The light has gone from the sky, the weather is cold and wet and, somewhere in the south of England five people in an aging, but well maintained, Ford Granada are travelling  west towards…

  • Bognor Regis Zen Judo Club – Mat Repairs

    Unfortunately after 20 years of use the Clubs canvas is starting to show its age, especially at the corners with this one starting to tear. Due to the size (30 x 21 ft) and weight We needed to find somewhere local that could handle the necessary repairs. After some hunting on Google we came across…

  • Potential Students (originally posted 23/09/2018)

    One of the things I have noticed recently running my Judo Club, is the number of times I am contacted by potential students about joining. They are always very enthusiastic and say they will be there on the next training day, but nine times out of ten fail to appear. How they plan to learn…

  • American Zen Judo – The Future (originally posted 02/05/2005)

    It was with sadness that I read the e-mail from Sensei Cavalcanti regarding the situation which The American Zen Judo Family finds its self in. I believe that unlike the USA the UK seems to have a large number of small village and church halls and schools available for running clubs in and from that…

  • Judo Kata Practice (originally posted 03/03/2002)

    Should the judo kata be practised for the vast amount of knowledge that can be gained from them, or do you see them as a means of getting another grade? Kata should be practised when ever the opportunity presents its self. The main problem seems to be the availability of experienced instructors and kata partners.…

  • Do You Spend Time Practising Hidari ? (originally posted 16/02/2002)

    Do you spend time practising hidari (Left handed) throws, groundholds and breakfalls. If you hold a green belt or above are you able to change between migi (right) and hidari (left) handed throws in randori. Do we tend to put less effort into hidari practise because its more difficult for most judoka. What do you…

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