Roswell Judo Club

We are a local judo club and have been in Roswell since 2007.

Our goal is the harmonious development and eventual perfection of the human character in all of our students.

We are currently in need of public assistance to purchase new mats for our club. The mats we are currently practicing on are about 15 years old and not as suitable as we need. Please help us to provide new mats!

Welcome to the Roswell Judo Club Website

Welcome to the home page of Roswell Jûdô!

Founded in 1882 by Dr. Jigoro Kano with the intention of creating an art whose purpose was the perfection of the mind and body of its practioners, jûdô consists of throwing techniques, controlling techniques, joint-locking techniques, and strangulation techniques.

Help out the Roswell Judo Club!

We are in need of help from the community! Please help us buy new mats for our club! The mats we currently are using are over ten years old and are barely adequate for our club. We are looking at getting a new set of 8m x 8m ZebraMats Tatami Mats (32 mats total). Please help us by donating!

About Judo

Seiryoku Zen'yo, Maximum Efficient Use of Energy
WHAT IS JÛDÔ?
Jita Kyoei, Mutual Benefit and Welfare

Jûdô stems from jujutsu, which is grappling techniques that were developed during the Japanese middle ages. Sometimes it was referred to as yawara. Ju or yawara means "gentleness" and jutsu means "technique." This name was adopted because jujutsu is physical techniques by which one may control an opponent without going against the strength of an opponent but by utilizing an opponent's strength. This theory of gentleness and principle of ju was essentially the same and could be used whether the warrior or stiff heavy armor or not.

After the 16th century various jujutsu schools were created, such as the Takeuchi School, Sekiguchi School, Yoshin School, Ryoishinto School, etc. Schools generally declined gradually after the 1868 revolution in Japan. It was at this time that the Tokugawa Shogun was defeated and a constitutional monarchy was born. Later a small young man by the name of Jigoro Kano entered the department of literature at the Tokyo University. Although he was mentally brilliant his concern was to conquer his physical weakness in order to become a useful in the future. Thus, he became interested in the art of jujutsu in spite of its declining importance. Professor Kano studied Tenshin Shinyo Ryu jujutsu from Hacinosuke Fukuda and then Masatomo Iso, and Kito Ryu jujutsu from Tsunetoshi Iikubo.

In 1882, Dr. Kano opened a dojo, which he named the Kodokan and started to train students. The dojo was a small room of less than 400 square feet within the Eisohoji Zen Temple in Tokyo. In time promising students, that respected and trusted Professor Kano, came to study at the Kodokan. Among these students were Sakujiro Yokoyama, Gisho Yamashita, Shire Saigo Tsunejiro Tomita, and others whose names are well known by the present day public of Japan. The jujutsu instructors were living hand-to-mouth at that time and did not listen to Professor Kano's principles, but instead they attempted to oppose to him. Many times Professor Kano and his students were challenged with unreasonably methods of combat by the old fashioned jujutsu.

Professor Kano became the principal of the Tokyo University of Education and later became a senator. Meanwhile, the Kodokan moved to different locations, in order to accommodate the increasing number of students as Jûdô became more popular. Today, the Kodokan is located in Kasuga-cho, Bunyoku, and Tokyo, Japan. The main dojo consists of 500 mats and there are many smaller dojos where students from all over the world receive training. The mottoes of the Kodokan are Seiryoku Zen'yo (maximum efficiency) and Jita Kyoei (mutual prosperity). Jûdô is a development of mind (good character), body (healthy and in harmony with the mind), and spirit (maintaining a good, healthy attitude about learning and applying the principles to every aspect of life).

 

 

About Roswell Judo

We have been in the Roswell, NM Yucca Recreation Center
at 500 S. Richardson for about 2 years.

We are a United States Judo Association Class C Charter Club.

United States Judo Association

About our Sensei

Sensei Bentley, III has been practicing jûdô for about 19 years. He is a registered coach with the United States Judo Association.

Sensei in Action

 

In the Summer of 2008, sensei had the opportunity to travel to the Judo Forum Summit and Camp in Carlsbad, CA for several days. While there sensei had the opportunity to learn from some of the best teachers and sensei in the United States.

JudoForum Summit and Camp

JudoForum Summit and Camp

 

Latest News

We recently had five promotions!


Steven and Cid both moved up to Rokyu!
Rokyu!

Rolando moved up to Junior 6,
Junior 6

Tatiana moved up to Junior 4,
Junior 4

and Calyb moved up to Junior 2!
Junior 2

Upcoming Events

Tournaments:

June 6, Saturday,
New Mexico State Games,
Albuquerque, NM

August,
Border Classic
El Paso, TX

Kata Information

Nage no Kata

 

Katame no Kata

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

 

Ju no Kata

 

Kime no Kata

 

Judo Links

There are many sources of information availible about judo on the internet. The links below are some of the best that are availible.

Judo Links
Governing Bodies
 
Other Clubs
International Judo Federation
Okuri Judo Club

Okuri Judo Club

USA Judo, Incorporated
United States Judo Federation
New Mexico State University Aggies Judo Club
United States Judo Association
Central Florida Judo and Jujitsu
Informational and Other Resources