Ronindo Introduction to Judo

The Ronindo Introduction to Judo courses are for the age groups of 5-11 and 12-16, they will consist of 6 lessons over 6 weeks, on Thursdays from 5:45pm to 6:45pmfor the 5-11 year old, and Thursdays from 7:00pm to 8:00pm for the 12-16 year old. It will provide you or your child the opportunity to ”try” judo before to joining the club. As well as providing a good grounding for continued training,the courses will also offer the chance to train with other newcomers, make new friends and ensure that your child really wants to do judo before committing to joining the club.

The Ronindo Introduction to Judo 6 week course costs £40 and includes 4months British Judo Association Membership Insurance, & use of club judo kit.

Next course starting January 11th 2012

What`s Involved?

Each class will start with warm up games. These will develop through the course, and become more judo specific. After warm ups, the class will move to practice of basic Judo techniques. Great emphasis is placed upon learning to fall correctly and safely. This gives the student the opportunity to develop body awareness and create a good sense of balance leading to greater confidence when working with a partner. The 5 to 11 year age group courses will be games based learning,  and the emphasise for the older group will also be a fun co-operative learning style , before long everyone can pick up the basics, and will become competent & confident enough to move into the main class.

The 6 week Introductory Judo Course Covers:

Fundamental Skills: Basic ukemi (rolls and break-falls)

Standing techniques: Basic throws and grip variations

Ground-work techniques: Basic hold-downs and turnovers

What to wear

You do not need to worry as the club has a large store of club kits for you to borrow for the duration of the course, Girls will need to bring a white t-shirt to wear under the gi . Ronindo also sell judogi at a reasonable cost if you decide to continue your judo training after the initial 6 week introduction.

Please do not wear any hard or metallic objects and all jewellery should be removed before each practice.

Judo is practiced in bare feet but Zori (flip flops or similar) should be worn when off the mats to avoid bringing dirt onto the training area.

What happens next...

At the end of your 6 week course you can to decide whether you’d like to continue with your judo training. If you do wish to continue you will need to join one of our main classes. There are currently four sessions available and are held in Torbay on Monday 6:00pm – 7:00 for 5-11 years, then 7:00pm-8:00pmfor 12-16 years. Classes are also held in Torbay on a Wednesday with the same class times. On a Tuesday there is a class for children aged 5-11 years which is 4:45pm-5:45pm. The other classes offered are in Totnes on a Friday night from6:30pm-7:30pm for those aged 5-11, and 7:45pm-9:00 pm for ages 12+.