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Budokan Judo Club’s Crowning Glory

Castle Hill’s Budokan Judo Club, which has produced Olympians and Commonwealth Games medallists, honoured their outstanding athletes, coaches, and volunteers at its latest 21st Awards Night.
Having been started by the highly-experienced judokas Rob and Kerrye Katz 25 years ago with just 10 members and two courses every week, the Budokan Judo Club now has greater than 200 members and runs nine lessons each week.

Budokan Judo Club Budokan Judo Club’s Crowning Glory

“When we took over the membership in 1999, Kerrye and I tapped into all the experiences that we had as athletes coaching at totally different golf equipment all around the globe when we were competing,” Rob defined. “Our aim was to build a club with a singular tradition: one which focussed on a grass-roots entity as a community-based family-oriented judo club whereas additionally paving the means in which for top performance and worldwide competitiveness.


“Our vision has at all times been to be recognised in the judo and general communities as the premium judo training centre in Australia. Rather than focussing on outcomes, our coaching culture instills acknowledgement for participation in every side of the sport, in taking over challenges and placing in the most effective efforts in all activities, classes that help in all features of life.’

Olympians Nathan And Josh Katz Budokan Judo Club’s Crowning GloryRob stated that they succeeded in constructing depth in each age group. Thanks to a strong mentoring ethic by senior athletes, this has resulted in vital performance achievements, he said.

Rob mentioned their largest achievement in competition is having consistent representation 12 months after yr on the World Championship level throughout all three senior age groups: under-17, under-21, and senior.

“The pinnacle of feat has been having two Olympic representatives in Athens, adopted by our first two home-grown Olympic representatives in Rio 2016 after which again in Tokyo 2020,” Rob mentioned. The membership have been additionally very proud to have won two bronze medals on the 2022 Commonwealth Games, including to their growing international profile.

“We have one athlete currently on track for qualification to Paris 2024 and are additionally pleased with our variety,” Rob stated. “We had two athletes successful a gold medal and silver medal at the Virtus Asia-Oceania Games, the primary time that Budokan has been represented at a global multi-sport competitors in the Oceania-Asia area for elite athletes with an intellectual impairment.

“Budokan Judo Club’s membership ranges from four to 81 years from recreation players, to fascinated mother and father to Olympians and everything in between.”


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