Aodhan won a hard earned and well deserved silver medal in the cadet Welsh Open in Cardiff today. After dismantling his first round opponent by multiple points, then defeating the GB number one in the semi final, he narrowly lost in a tight final. Now training six days a week while managing an apprenticeship, this goes to show that if you want to win badly enough, you can do it. Next up will be a cadet, junior and senior Continental Open in Africa, followed by the British Cha

Three seventh place finishes and The Judo Academy’s first ever fighters on the World Ranking Lists. Conall, Quinn, and Aodhan travelled...

The levels keep on rising. Next stop is Amman, Jordan, for a Continental Open Championship. In another first for The Judo Academy, three...

Milestones just keep coming at The Judo Academy. Three selected for NIJF and GBR for the Junior European Cup in Birmingham. A huge...

Staying strong and maintaining some conditioning over the summer break will really help you hit the ground running on return to the...

Three players from The Judo Academy have been selected by the NITD Program to represent GBR at the Junior European Cup in Birmingham this...

Saturday 28 June saw the return of our festival format, the first since 2019. The format allows the participants to experience an...

Four Judo Academy fighters were selected to compete as part of a NIJF Talent Development Squad in Venray at the weekend! All four won at...

The weekend saw Judo Academy fighters excel locally and in Europe. Seven fighters attended the NI Schools Championship at the Foyle Arena...

Again, four Judo Academy fighters are breaking the barriers to performance judo in N. Ireland. The athletes have been developed through...

Groups have been provisionally drawn for the Summer Judo festival 2025. Looks like they are going to be tight matches for everyone, but...

The Judo Academy have two players on the GB Junior U20 ranking lists. This is the first time we have achieved this as a club. Quinn...

More progress at Home Nation Open and Commonwealth Games ranking event this weekend at the Foyle Arena. On day 1, Aodhan led the way in...

Ewan secured another medal to go with his increasing collection. His gold medal at the Irish intervarsity’s in Cork was followed up today...

Small group competition class working well every Monday in Lisburn. An opportunity to increase the intensity of the practice. Everyone...

Judo Academy classes have returned for 2025. New members are welcome in all classes. January is a great time to start a new sport, or get...

We have secured a new training venue for The Judo Academy for 2025. The idea is to increase the provision of sessions per week and...

A great day for The Judo Academy and NI Pathway Squad at the biggest All Ireland Championships to date, in Dublin today. Aodhan won three...

The Judo Academy hosted it's first Dan grading last weekend! Clubs from across the NI Judo Federation attended with Russell Brown and...