Seishin Judokwai

You have arrived at Seishin judokwai's website. We are a small friendly club based in Oxlcose Community School, Oxclose Village, Washington, Tyne & Wear. The club has been established in the region of 25yrs and is run by head coach, Dave Steadman. We welcome children and adults of all abilities to come and learn or practice our sport. If you are new to Judo or returning after a break you are welcome to come along;

We run on:
Monday.....7pm until 9pm
Wednesday..7pm until 9pm (Suspended until further notice)
Friday.....7pm until 9pm

Licence and fees:
As we practice a full contact sport, a licence for insurance purposes must be held in order to participate in Judo. For new starter's, your first two sesions are free and you then have the option of purchaseing a temporary licence at £6.50.
This will include insurance cover and is valid for 3 months. Thereafter if the students wishes to continue with the sport, he/she must apply for a full license which last for 12 months. The full license then allows the students to take part in competitions and gradings. Prices are £26 for junior's and £31 for senior's
Session costs are £2.00 and the first two session's are free. There are discounts available for multiple family member's.
 
Dress code and etiquete:
Firstly we ask that all member's and prospective member's turn up to the dojo prior to 7pm. This is the time we start. As a mark of respect to your coach you should be on time and line up with everyone else !
Hygiene is an important part of our sport, you work closely with other judoka and it would be disrespectful to train if you are not clean.
Girls; you will be required to wear a white t-shirt under your jacket as part of the uniform, Boy's do not wear anything under their jackets.
Boys and Girls; nails must be kept short and clean and no body pierceings are allowed as they could catch on clothing etc.

Footwear: Wear Zori's (flipflops) to the club and bare feet when on the matt unless there is a medical reason to wear sock's. When attending gradings or competitions these are compulsory.

New starter's
If you are attending for the first time; Again please try to come about 10 mins before start time so we can get you fitted with a jacket.
Please do not wear any jewellery or Metal hair clips as these may cause injury to yourself or others.
We have jackets for you to wear, try to come in soft jogging bottoms without zips.
If you are not sure about coming along and participateing on your first night, feel free to come along and watch, you can chat to the other member's and parents and enjoy a cuppa while you are there.

We will endevour to update regularly with competition results, Judo information, Information on competition dates and results. If you have any images or information relating to Judo or our club and would like to see them published on the site, forward them to us and we will do our best to include them.
For more information on times and contact details, use the About Us and the Club News tab at the top of the page or just navigate the site and take a look around.