Our Programs

CRAWL stands for CONFIDENCE, RESPECT, AWARENESS, WILLPOWER, and LEADERSHIP.  Designed for 2-4 year-olds, this program focuses on body awareness, coordination, motor skills, and the five pillars of learning listed above. For this age group, we will ask for parents to accompany the children on the mats to learn together. The children will work with both the parents and a stuffed partner to learn the key skills and movements of the program. 

Designed for 4-6 year-olds, this program focuses on body awareness, coordination, motor skills, social skills, respect, confidence, moral values, and self-esteem. For this age group, judo skills are acquired as a byproduct of improved motor and athletic capabilities (fundamental movement skills). The focus of this program is on fun, learning to love exercise and sport, and gaining key moral and leadership skills to aid them in future learning.

Designed for 7-9 year-olds, this program focuses on body awareness, coordination, motor skills, social skills, respect, confidence, moral values, and self-esteem. For this age group, judo skills are acquired as a byproduct of improved motor and athletic capabilities (fundamental movement skills). As students gain experience, they begin utilizing technical judo with a focus on fun, social interaction, respect, confidence, and self-esteem. 

Designed for 10-13 year-olds, the junior judo program utilizes our Learn to Train Judo Curriculum. For this age group, children are not only taught the fundamentals of movement and physical literacy, but they also begin more deeply exploring judo-specific techniques and principals. Children in this age group are encouraged to explore competition and many preparatory opportunities will be offered, however, this is not mandatory.

Designed for students aged 13+, this program focuses on using fundamental movements and physical literacy to gain core judo skills. The focus of this class will be on basic technical development, break falls, footwork, gripping, and core newaza (groundwork), and tachiwaza (standing) skills. This class is both great for recreational learners, as well as for more dedicated students to solidify their basics. 

Designed for students aged 13+, this program focuses on using fundamental movement skills and physical literacy for more intensive judo training. Students in this age group may spend more time doing randori (sparring) and employing judo skills against actively resisting opponents. As a result, students develop high-level fitness and self-defence capabilities.  For teens, competition is encouraged and preparatory opportunities are offered, but this is not mandatory. 

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For adult students, we utilize our Active for Life judo curriculum to focus on developing fundamental movement skills, physical literacy, and self-defence. We encourage adult students to participate recreationally or competitively to their own comfort levels.

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If students are interested, no-gi and freestyle judo sparring opportunities will be offered.

Separated into a youth and teen+ group, our strength and conditioning classes are focused on upgrading a student's fitness to help them both in judo, as well as in life. This class is open to non-judo participants as well, and will be a collaborative group circuit training experience suitable for all ages and ability-levels. 

Designed for students aged 55+, this program focuses on fundamental movement skills and physical literacy. Core movements, such as break falls, balance, and kuzushi (off-balancing) are the focus for this group. In this class, participants move at their own pace and comfort levels. With our fully sprung floors and crash mats, throwing, rolling, and break falling will become accessible to all ages and abilities. Come learn why judo is for life!​​

Kata classes are designed for judo practitioners of all ages and experience levels. The goal of kata is to perfect movements, break falls, standing, and groundwork skills at a detailed level. Practitioners of kata will find that they gain superior technical knowledge and enhanced comfort with all sorts of throws and movements. It is also an optional competitive path with amazing opportunities within Canada and worldwide. Kata classes can be added onto your regular membership to enhance your learning experience. 

Designed for female-identifying students aged 14+, this program focuses on the same fundamental movement skills and physical literacy as the advanced program, but in a female-led environment. The class is meant to be empowering, social, and supportive with an emphasis on continuous improvement, no matter the level. 

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Students in this program will spend more time working on basic judo movements and skills, with an emphasis on fun and technical training. We will encourage students in this program to participate to their own comfort levels and will offer a range of options for exercises to allow any experience-level to participate.

Private lessons are available for any members of Judo BC with a valid membership card. These lessons will be taught by Takeru Nobeashi or Ashley Nobeashi (at the choice of the participant) and will be structured based on your needs and goals, including judo fundamentals, technique-specific training, competition preparation, and more.

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