Maishin Judo Club

🇫🇷 What a session!

A huge thank you to Marius, Division 1 French international judoka, for spending the evening with the team at Maishin Judo Club.

We were fortunate to learn his approach to Kata Guruma and Ouchi-gari, along with the French-style transition drills from Tachi-waza to Ne-waza. One thing that really stood out was how every reaction from your opponent has an answer, creating seamless opportunities to continue attacking.

Marius also shared that a high percentage of French judoka win their matches in Ne-waza, highlighting the importance of never stopping after the initial throw attempt.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, experience and passion for judo. Sessions like this help all of us continue to grow.

We hope to see you back on the Gold Coast again soon! 🥋🇦🇺🇫🇷

Newaza TachiWaza

Great having judo black belt and his partner Jenna join us from Tasmania tonight. Craig is in fight camp for where he will be competing in a submission Grappling contest Friday 10th July at SOPO in Southport. Thank you for sharing some of your knowledge and it was fun to do some no gi randori.
Good luck with the rest of your camp and if anyone wants to watch him in action tickets are still available.

It was great to have visitors from South Australia during the week Lilly and Andy are fantastic athletes who have an upcoming event in Switzerland in the coming months. We wish them all the best and hope to see them again soon.

Day 3 results of the Australian National Judo Championships 2026

Gold = Emi, Oliver and Nikita
Silver = Max and Team Queensland (Max and Vivi)

Some fantastic Judo demonstrated today by our athletes, your coaches are super proud of your efforts.

Day 2 results for the Australian National Judo Championships 2026 were again very promising with all 3 athletes fighting off for medals.

Nikita won the silver medal in the Juniors division then in the Senior women's division lost a hard fought bronze medal fight to end up 5th.

Leo also fought off for a bronze medal in the very strong Senior men's division and ended up 5th.

Oliver started the day of with a beautiful uchi mata throw for ippon. Then faced 2 very experienced athletes to also end up 5th.

Strong results from our veterans team today with all 4 players coming home with medals.
Yumiko "supermum" Hayashi totally dominated again this year hardly breaking a sweat to take home the National title once again.
Peter Yeo won his very first Australian title in his very first attempt, after crossing over from the UK.
Diogo and Alexei had some hard contests fighting their way to the finals and coming away with Silver medals.

Christelle entered her kata division with a new partner this year and ended up just missing the finals by 7 points. Great effort for the limited amount of preparation this year.




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Tuesday nights are go at Maishin Judo Club !!

Another solid session on the mats with a great mix of experience—from first-timers learning the fundamentals to seasoned players sharpening their game. This is what the club is about: showing up, putting in the work, and helping each other improve.

Whether your goal is fitness, competition, or just getting back into something challenging and rewarding, there’s a place for you here. No ego, just good training and a strong team environment.

If you’ve been thinking about giving judo a go, now’s the time. Come down, jump in, and see what it’s about.

4-5pm kids with
5-630pm teens
630-8pm with

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