Shinken Shobu Ryu

07/06/2026

04/06/2026

💥 HERE WE GO! 💥

More announcements and details coming soon.
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31/05/2026

Shinken Shobu Ryu Judo Club enjoyed a weekend of outstanding achievement, securing top honours at both national and international level across contest and kata disciplines. Two of the club’s leadin…

30/05/2026

Please avoid the Ardnabannon Road between Castlewellan and Clough. This road is currently closed while police deal with a traffic collision. Thank you

29/05/2026

24/05/2026

What a weekend for the club with Dermot and Paul attending the High Wycombe Masters competition on Saturday. Paul lifting Gold.

Then on Sunday Nigel O'Neill and Damien O'Hare who are Gold Medallists in Kime-no-Kata and Kodokan Goshin Jutsu at the 2026 Irish Judo Kata Championships at the Dublin School of Judo today.

Full report to follow.

In Pictures Paul Dermot with our old friend Ole. Second picture is Nigel, Damien and club founder Martin.

22/05/2026

Part of judo is change, changing from beginner to expert.

Moving from white to black belts!

We have been working this week's on our gradings, we are looking to help our members take their next steps towards their expertise!

08/05/2026

Big congratulations to Brendan Murphy who tested to 6th kyu red belt.

Brendan has been continuously putting in the hard work. Congrats and we look forward to your continued journey!

21/04/2026

This evening we had the 1st of our new Kata classes.

The kids had a great start with Nage no Kata! The seniors continued working through all of the judo katas.

Our kata classes are open to all Judoka. Kata is more important now that they are required for each of the Dan grades!

Adult classes run Tuesdays 6pm to 7pm

Kids kata 7pm to 8pm.

Our coaching team have attended competitions at every level and are some of the most experienced Kata practitioners in NI Judo Federation