22nd October 2018 | Awards, Coaching
Shin Gi Tai Martial Arts Academy has been nominated for the prestigious UK Coaching awards and has reached the final of the Coaching Culture Organisation of the Year along with British Canoeing and The Youth Sport Trust. It’s a great achievement reaching the final...
26th September 2016 | Awards
Annually The British Judo Association hosts an awards evening to celebrate the efforts and achievements that are happening across the Country within Judo for both individuals and clubs. Our Special Needs club at Dove House Academy in Basingstoke is already award...
17th November 2015 | News
Basingstoke MP Maria Miller recently visited us at Dove House Academy to watch one of the Judo classes take place. The class covered a number of groundwork techniques and also some work on strength and conditioning. Dove House Judo club is a satellite club within Shin...
18th October 2013 | Black Belt Research Project 2013
The differences between Judo and Tai Chi What is Judo? ‘A sport of unarmed combat derived from jujitsu and intended to train the body and mind. It involves using holds and leverage to unbalance the opponent.’ The word Judo means ‘the gentle way.’ It was developed in...
3rd August 2013 | Coaching
I’m a Black Belt, I don’t need to train as much…Often the immortal words said by someone who thinks they’ve made it and stops training because they are now an awesome ‘Teacher.’ Gichin Funakoshi (Founder of Shotokan Karate) said...30th January 2013 | Events, News
Last night at our Basingstoke Dojo, we hosted an evening course with British Judo Association’s Southern Region Technical Officer Chris Doherty 6th Dan. Chris was accompanied by his daughter Jordan, a very accomplished competitive Judo-ka and coach in her own...31st October 2012 | Competition, News
Congratulations to Gavin Downey who came 3rd in the Irish International Open Special Needs Judo Competition in Dublin on Sunday 28th October against some very determined and strong international competitors.. This result caps an excellent year for Gavin who has...6th September 2011 | Martial Arts, Martial Arts skills
At our Judo club in Basingstoke, we encourage members to seek new challenges to develop their skills. This is exactly what one of our members, Gavin Downey, did when he entered the British Judo Association’s British Open Judo Champions in Scotland on 27th...