FAQ

Almost certainly not. We’re an adults-only club and judo is a sport for all ages — that’s the whole premise here. Do what you can isn’t a slogan, it’s how the class runs.

No. Judo will improve your balance, core strength and general fitness; you don’t need to arrive with them. You set your own pace.

No. Come to a few classes and see whether you like it. Most people who walk in have never done judo before.

No. We are not a competition or tournament-focused club. We practise the fundamentals with the goal of playing judo as a lifelong sport.

Learning to fall well is one of the first things you’ll be taught, and it’s genuinely useful outside the dojo too — you’re far more likely to fall than to be attacked, and that only becomes truer as you get older. Judo is a contact sport, but this is a recreational adult club, not a fight gym.

Sweatpants and a t-shirt, unless you already have a gi (a martial arts uniform). We keep spare gis at the club, though we may not have your size.

Either way we can get you started — the gi just makes certain things easier.

Yes. Contact the club secretary to arrange a visit — that way you won’t turn up on a night we’ve cancelled for a holiday.

$125 per year, which is just the cost of membership to the Auburn Sportsman’s Club. There is no separate club fee. The application process is on the Auburn Sportsman’s Club website.

Yes — you must be 16 or older.