Celebrating 75 years of serving the St Albans and Judo communities, we cater for all ages and abilities at our permanent Dojo with fully sprung mats running classes Monday to Friday as well as hosting special courses throughout the year. Currently we are based at the Batchwood Golf & Sports Centre which we moved into during 2017. We have a large (25mx10m) mat area in our dojo, which is permanently
laid, and custom fitted for Judo, with a well sprung underfloor. The club is affiliated to two main Judo organisations in the UK – the British Judo Association (BJA) & the British Judo Council (BJC), and we accept members from either organisation. The club runs every weeknight, 48 weeks of the year, and offers a range of classes for all ages from age 3&1/2 through Adult, teaching traditional Kodokan judo, and offering sessions in Technical, Competitive and Kata training. SAJC is managed & operated by a dedicated team of volunteers, all of whom give their time, skills, and many years of experience free of charge. Our Judo Lead, Jad Harris, is a 2nd Dan in the BJA & BJC (the two biggest Judo organisations in the UK) and has coaching qualifications in both. He has been coaching at St Albans Judo Club for the past 20 years and holds a Level 3 UKCC in Coaching Judo & an EJU Level 3 Advanced Coach certificate. He is supported by an excellent team of qualified L1 & L2 coaches, along with others who are just starting out on their coaching journey. All Coaches and Volunteers at the club who are aged over 16 are DBS checked, hold First Aid certificates and have attended UK Coaching Child Protection & Safeguarding training. The club holds the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts certification, which was first awarded in 2020 and has been successfully revalidated annually since.
