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Tuesday, 7 February – Peewees and Juniors start back.

2023 Calendar Updates.

A few reminders for 2023 Kids Classes.

Goshin Jutsu Kata Seminar – 25-26 March 2023.

Back on the mat for 2023.

January Holiday Judo – Mon 23 – Fri 27 January.

2023 Academy General Meetings.

Kids Classes finished for 2022.

Grading at the Academy 2022.

End of 2022/ Beginning of 2023

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2023 July Holiday Programme.
Exclusion date – Saturday 27- Sun 28 May.
Gold Rush – 2023 Canterbury Open.
Qona’s World Champs.
Obituary: Terry O’Connor Sensei.

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JULY HOLIDAY PROGRAM 🥋Get your kids signed up

JULY HOLIDAY PROGRAM 🥋Get your kids signed up for the bestest and cheapest holiday programme going.Dates: Monday 3rd - Friday 7th of July. 5 days.Times: 9.00am - 3.00pm.Eligible: Kids 6-13 years. Experienced judoka, raw beginners and everything in between.Students need to bring: Judogi and Belt, Food for the day, water bottle, rash top or extra tee shirt, medication as needed. We can loan dogi and belt for those who are new to judo.Cost:5 Days - $120 4 Days - $100 3 Days - $80 2 Days - $60 1 Days - $40All subsequent family members get $20 discount.At least 15 kids each day are needed to make this fly.Please email info@wellingtonjudo.org.nz for bookings or questions.

A small team of two from the academy attended this

A small team of two from the academy attended this year’s Canterbury Open !Roberta won Gold medals in both the Junior and Senior Women’s 63kg categories.Lucinda took Gold medals in the Senior and Cadet Girls 52kg and Open weight categories.Six golds across two competitors is more than a little impressive.

Wellington Judo Academy member Qona Christie recen

Wellington Judo Academy member Qona Christie recently competed at the World Judo Championships in Doha.Her first World Championships saw her matched with Bakyt Kussakbayeva of Kazakhstan in the Women’s Under 57kg Class.Qona defeated her opponent by Ippon with Juji Gatame, allowing her to advance to the second round.In this round, Qona was paired with the Mongolian, Enkhriilen Lkhagvatogoo who beat Qona, eventually taking Bronze in the category.Congratulations to Qona on doing what few New Zealanders manage to do and get past the first round at the top level.

The Wellington Junior Blue and White Competition w

The Wellington Junior Blue and White Competition was held over the weekend. Fantastic fighting from everyone. We are so proud!! This was a great competition in the build up to the Wellligton Open being held on 3rd and 4th June. Congratulations to all academy members! 🥋💪🏽

Great turnout for Thursday nights Senior Blue and

Great turnout for Thursday nights Senior Blue and White. Results as follow: Group 1 - Shalom Group 2 - Aurie Group 3 - Kieran Group 4 - Will and Hugo Group 5 - Ben and MatthewWell done to everyone who fought 🥋

On 25-26 April, the North Wellington Area Associat

On 25-26 April, the North Wellington Area Association hosted the first North Wellington Open for a couple of years.Even post Covid lockdown era, the turnout for this event was quite small. In spite of this, the Academy sent a team who were determined to make their mark, and they did.The Team: Brad Thompson, Finn Moriarty, Hayate Sato, Isla Morrison, Kieran Masuda-Morgan, Nat Elliott, Luca Talarkiewicz, Lulu Griffiths, Maisie Morrison, Roberta Griffiths, Sam Power, Sean Masuda-Morgan, Shalom Watson, Will RivettThe Haul:Gold – Hayate, Isla, Luca, Lulu (4), Roberta, Will Silver – Finn, Isla, Kieran, Sam, Shalom Bronze – Sean, Kieran, Maisie, Nat, SamGreat work everyone 🥋💪🏽

Wellington Grassroots Camp 2023:An epic weekend

Wellington Grassroots Camp 2023:An epic weekend in Waikanae with the annual Wellington Grassroots training camp!A great turnout for an amazing weekend of Judo under the masterful eye of Sensei Jason King with well over 50 players on the mat.A big well done to all coaches and athletes involved.

Wellington Judo Academy is proud to announce a spe

Wellington Judo Academy is proud to announce a special seminar featuring two of our close friends from the South Island.On Saturday, 1 April we will host Mike Bond (6 Dan) and Graeme Spinks (7 Dan) at two sessions.These will run from 10am-12noon and 1.30-4.00pm. All Judoka 13 years and older are welcome. We would strongly suggest you put this day aside to attend.Please contact mjollnier@yahoo.com for further information.

Join us in wishing Qona Christie a huge GOOD LUCK

Join us in wishing Qona Christie a huge GOOD LUCK as she heads overseas today to compete and train on the European circuit.Qona will be linking up with the Camberley Judo Club and training for the remainder of the year as she chases valuable world ranking points.Qona will be competing in the European Open (Rome) before heading to the Antayla Grand Slam later in the month.🥋💪🏽

LEVELING UP 🥋Congratulations to @jaceyym for

LEVELING UP 🥋Congratulations to @jaceyym for receiving her orange belt last night at training!! Well deserved 💪🏽

Last week we were lucky enough to have Stan Cantri

Last week we were lucky enough to have Stan Cantrill drop into the club and share his knowledge and stories with the academy. Very honoured to have him train with us and teach an awesome kataguruma variation 🥋

BLUE BELT ACHIEVED ✅Well deserved grading last

BLUE BELT ACHIEVED ✅Well deserved grading last night. These 3 have put in so much hard work over the past few months and it’s paying off.Congratulations Aurie, Kieran and Sean 🥋💪🏽

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