Chelsea, London, United Kingdom
The Budokwai
- Judo
- Karate
- Aikido
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
A judo club in Chelsea, open since 1918, that also teaches Shotokan karate, aikido and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Visitors pay a fee per class, and judoka coming back to the mat join the beginner and intermediate classes.
- The style
- Judo first, taught by level from break falls and basics to advanced techniques after a full warm-up, with Shotokan karate, aikido and Gracie jiu-jitsu also taught. In karate each grade has its own kata.
- Lineage
- Gunji Koizumi founded the club in 1918 beside Buckingham Palace. Hikoichi Aida, who had come to Britain that year with Jigoro Kano, the founder of judo, joined him, and this began the club's link with the Kodokan in Tokyo.
- The teacher
- Chief instructor Peter Blewett, 7th dan, won his 1st dan here in 1973 and has led since 1986. Yoshinobu Ohta, 7th dan, head of the JKA in England, is chief karate instructor.
budokwai.co.uk
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- Beginners welcome
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Where it is
4 Gilston Road, London SW10 9SL
51.4866, -0.1807
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