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on-line! Here you can learn about Judo and Newton Judo Club. You can view our
schedule, find the cost of classes, get directions to the dojo, see our instructors and
contact us on-line! If you're not in the Boston Metro area, see Massachusetts Judo
Club Directory below.
Key benefits of
Newton Judo Club
- Great instructors and one of the smallest
instructor/student ratios around. More individual attention and enhanced learning
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- Easy access - near major routes and public
transportation
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- We have one of the largest and most open
workout spaces in the Northeast
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Organization
We are a non-profit
community based athletic organization serving the greater Boston area from the young first
graders to senior citizens, both men and women are equally involved in Newton Judo Club
classes.
Our purpose is to
bring the joy and power of Judo available to participants in their everyday life, at Judo
practice, course and competition.
Judo as a Sport
Judo is principally a sport for
competition, similar to wrestling. Judo is an Olympic sport,
and was first introduced at 1964 Olympic games in Tokyo. Judo
is competed internationally, by both men and women. In the
United States, some of the well known competitors are Mike
Swain, who won a Silver medal at 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea
- Jason Morris, who won a Silver medal in the 1992 Olympics
in Barcelona, Spain - Jim Pedro of Danvers, Massachusetts
who won a a bronze medal in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
He won six matches at the
1999 World Championships and is only the third American in
history to win a judo world title.
Location
We are in Newton
Center, Massachusetts, in the United States. We serve
people from all over greater Boston Metro area. Towns near
us are: Ashland, Belmont, Boston, Cambridge, Concord, Dedham,
Framingham, Hopkinton, Lexington, Natick, Needham, Waltham,
Wellesley, Wayland, Weston and Watertown among many other
New England towns and cities.
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