Looking for a Judo club in the East (Siglap) for kids

[relaxrolex]

G'day all,

We live in East Coast area (Siglap) and are looking for a Judo club for our 9 yr old boy and 6 yr old girl. Any suggestion please?

Appreciate your time!

Rolex T.

[nakatago]

G'day all,

We live in East Coast area (Siglap) and are looking for a Judo club for our 9 yr old boy and 6 yr old girl. Any suggestion please?

Appreciate your time!

Rolex T.

Does it have to be specifically judo? Or would any other regimented martial art do?

[relaxrolex]

G'day all,

We live in East Coast area (Siglap) and are looking for a Judo club for our 9 yr old boy and 6 yr old girl. Any suggestion please?

Appreciate your time!

Rolex T.

Does it have to be specifically judo? Or would any other regimented martial art do?

Hi Nakatago,

Thanks for your reply.

My boy's recently watched a Sport program talking about Judo training and got really interested in it. I used to train Judo when I was a kid too so I know how fun it is; not to mention the discipline and physical/ mental strength that the kids would benefit from doing Judo.

So yes, I am looking for Judo only. Any suggestion pls?

Cheers,
Rolex T.

[Aragorn2000]

Judo is a practical, efficient self-defense art, but there are some risks you may want to consider:

Most of the risks are related to incorrect throws and breakfalls:

1. The sparring partner could possibly perform a half-baked throw resulting in your child slam her head into the tatami leading to head/neck injuries or even worst, total paralysis.

2. Even if throws are perform correctly and breakfalls are engaged beautifully, enduring breakfalls every day can lead to more subtle injuries: organ damage, retinal detachment (leading to blindness) or posterior vitreous detachment (seeing flies/bubbles/floating objects in the eyes; a benign but very annoying condition; it persists for the rest of the sufferer's life).

The problem is that most Judo instructors know nothing about sports injuries. They would give very little consideration to this issue in their teaching syllabus.

[nakatago]

Ask these guys?

Singapore Judo Federation

Yeah, it's most incomplete but they should be able to point you in the right direction.

[relaxrolex]

Judo is a practical, efficient self-defense art, but there are some risks you may want to consider:

Most of the risks are related to incorrect throws and breakfalls:

1. The sparring partner could possibly perform a half-baked throw resulting in your child slam her head into the tatami leading to head/neck injuries or even worst, total paralysis.

2. Even if throws are perform correctly and breakfalls are engaged beautifully, enduring breakfalls every day can lead to more subtle injuries: organ damage, retinal detachment (leading to blindness) or posterior vitreous detachment (seeing flies/bubbles/floating objects in the eyes; a benign but very annoying condition; it persists for the rest of the sufferer's life).

The problem is that most Judo instructors know nothing about sports injuries. They would give very little consideration to this issue in their teaching syllabus.

Thank you for the info.

[relaxrolex]

Ask these guys?

Singapore Judo Federation

Yeah, it's most incomplete but they should be able to point you in the right direction.

Hi Nakatago,

Thanks for the link.

I found a club called The Dojo ( or Judo at The Dojo?) at Siglap South CC.

Will go over to visit soon. Cheers.

Rolex T.