KL Judo launches Judo4Everyone campaign

Our first Judo4Everyone trainee was supermodel Amber Chia, who proved to be quite a natural at judo.

Our competition training class is coming along swimmingly, with a critical mass of our competitive players on the mat training and sparring every Friday and Sunday. Of course, if possible, I would like to grow this team from our current base of about 20 players to an ideal core group of about 30 individuals.

But to grow judo into a popular sport, we need to reach out to more people, including those who may not be thinking of competing but would like to take up judo recreationally -- to keep fit and also to develop some self-defence skills.

It is with this in mind that we have launched our Judo4Everyone program where we will invite personalities from different walks of life to try out judo. We kicked off this campaign last Tuesday with supermodel Amber Chia coming in for a judo tryout.

To everyone's pleasant surprise and admiration, Amber proved to be quite a natural at judo. She was able to pick up basic judo skills very quickly and was very aggressive when doing the drills and during randori (sparring session).

In the coming weeks and months, we will invite many other personalities to come and try judo. We hope that through this program, the general public will see that judo is a fun and healthy activity not just for elite athletes but for everyone. If you are interested in giving judo a try, give us a call.