Senshi Academy

07/09/2026

🔥 NEW ADULTS PROGRAM. MORE PURPOSE. MORE PROGRESS.

Starting Monday September 14, our Adults Judo Program steps up with focused classes built for every stage of your Judo.

⚡ PRACTICAL APPLICATION
Mon / Tue / Thu – 6:30pm (Mat 1 - 90 mins)
Green belt +
Sharpen your gripping, combinations, counters, transitions and learn to make your Judo work under pressure.

🥋 FOUNDATIONS
Mon / Tue / Thu – 6:30pm (Mat 2 - 60 mins)
White, Yellow & Orange belts
Build cleaner technique, stronger habits and a rock-solid base.

💪 FUNDAMENTALS
Wed – 6:30pm / Sat – 11:30am (Mat 1 - 60 mins)
All levels
Core Judo, movement, strength, fitness and the essentials that keep your game moving forward.

Train with intent.
Build your Judo.
Keep progressing.

New program starts next week!

30/08/2026

🥋 SENSHI OPEN IS BACK!

Victoria’s biggest community Judo training session returns on Grand Final Day — Saturday, September 26.

One mat.
One community.
Clubs from across the state coming together for a massive day of shared training, connection and Judo.

Whether you’re stepping onto the mat for the first time or you’ve been training for years, everyone is welcome.

Kids: Ages 5–12
Adults: Ages 13+

After each session you can stick around for food, drinks and a chance to connect with Judoka, coaches and clubs from across Victoria.

Free entry.
All clubs and Judoka welcome.

Bring your teammates, coaches, friends and family.
Let’s make this an awesome session and fill the mats!

12/08/2026

Senshi Classic 2026 is live!

Extra divisions. Even match-ups. Epic battles.

Built for every judoka, our categories are matched by age, gender, weight and experience - so you get real competition against players at your level.

No vague brackets.
No one-size-fits-all divisions.
Just the chance to test yourself properly.

Swipe through the categories, find your level & enter via Smoothcomp while Earlybird pricing is live.

Choose your division.
Lock in your spot.

Make your mark at Senshi Classic 2026!

19/07/2026

— ANNOUNCEMENT TIME —

For the first time, every No-Gi division winner will take home a limited-edition Championship Belt.

Not a standard medal.
Not a ribbon or certificate.
Not just another prize.

A proper championship belt for the athletes who rise to the occasion, win their division & win the title.

No-Gi Judo is fast, technical & all action.
We want the prize to match the energy of the matches.

Early Bird entries are now open.
Get your name on the entry list today.

Then you can focus on sharpening your throws, getting your ground game firing & be set to take one of these bad boys home in November.

Who’s walking out of the Senshi Classic with a belt around their waist? 🏆🔥

Nov 14-15 is closer than you think…

12/07/2026

We’re very excited to welcome 2TUFF Wheels & Tyres Thomastown as an official sponsor of the 2026 Senshi Classic!

It means a lot to have a fantastic local business getting behind our event and supporting the Judo community.
The team at 2TUFF are known for quality wheels, tyres and amazing 4x4 setups.
We’re thrilled to have them join us for what is shaping up to be a huge event this November.

A big thank you to the 2TUFF team for their support.
We can’t wait to build something special together! 🔥
Be sure to show them some love and visit 2TUFF Wheels & Tyres at 41 Wood Street, Thomastown.

Stay tuned for some more HUGE announcements over the next couple of weeks!

05/07/2026

Fabian is a vital part of Senshi Academy.
He’s trained with us for years, represented the club in competition and nowadays he’s a massive support to Maysa on her Paralympic Judo journey.

The recent earthquake in Venezuela has caused deep heartbreak for Fabian—he has family trapped in the rubble…

This week, Fabian is travelling to Brazil with Maysa for two LA28 Paralympic Qualifying events.
We’re asking the Senshi family (and the wider judo community) to help, even with a small amount, to support travel from Brazil to Caracas so he can be with his family.

We’ll share the GoFundMe link comments.

If there’s ever been a time for judo to come together, it’s now.

Let’s chip in and help our friend through this difficult time.

04/06/2026

👑 Kings Birthday Long Weekend
- Schedule at Senshi Academy -

📅 Saturday June 6
✅ Kids & Adults classes running as normal

📅 Monday June 8
❌ No group classes

🕡 6:30 PM Open Mat
🥋 Judo Training Available

Classes as normal Saturday.

No group classes Monday, but Open Mat is a great chance a grab a training partner & work on your own stuff 💥

See you on the mats 💪

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14/05/2026

Maysa and Fabian featuring on the International Judo Federation home page!

The Australian team in Astana is small but their delegation is working hard to build and aims to grow the team in the near future. So many countries struggle for funding and in the Para-judo sector, Australia is among them. However, there are visible signs of development and the athletes are already...

06/05/2026

We’re heading to Evolution this Saturday!

Our friends at Evolution are hosting an awesome training event and we’re excited to get the whole Senshi Academy crew involved.
We’ll be cancelling our normal classes so everyone can head down to 41 Garden Drive, Tullamarine.

We want to see every single member out there sharing the mats with Team Evolution and all the other visitors in attendance.
It’s a great chance to train hard, pick up new skills, and make some new mates in our judo community.

Kids up to 13 years: 10:00 am
Teens and Adults 14+: 11:30 am

Let’s get behind it and make the most of a great day on the mats.

Get pumped, team!

23/04/2026

Monday night we were treated to a masterclass from the genius Sandro Piccirillo.

Students and coaches alike were shown techniques and concepts that reflected an incredible depth of Judo knowledge.

Senshi Academy is sincerely grateful that Sandro was able to attend, share his expertise and exemplify what it means to be a gentleman, a class act and professor in the art.

We look forward to following your journey around the world and hopefully seeing you again soon, Sensei 🙇‍♂️