Judo In Market Harborough | Market Harborough Judo Club | England

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MARKET HARBOROUGH JUDO CLUB

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Welcome to Market Harborough Judo Club

Our aim is to develop Judo skills and help people develop confidence, self esteem and better life skills through sport.

Class Time

Tuesdays 6pm - 8pm

Please come along at 5pm if able, to help put the mats out.

Judo Belts

Meet the Team

Coach Alex Turigel
I have learnt judo from an Olympic medalist and world medalist coach. I started Judo in 1983 and got my first bronze national judo medal 4 months later. I continued to receive many medals, including 1983,1985,1986 bronze Romanian nationals.1988 silver Romanian nationals. 1989 bronze Romanian Internationals. 1990 gold Romanian Internationals. 1990 gold with team Dinamo Bucharest Club. 1990 bronze Belarus Minsk Internationals. 1991 gold Greek Internationals open. 1992 gold Rhodes Greece Internationals.I then moved to the UK and won 1995 Gold Kent internationals open. 1995 Gold Midlands Championship. I also fought in the Romanian Judo league for 5 years. I was part of the Romanian National and Olympic team for a further 7 years. I retired in 1995 and now I proudly teach Judo at Market Harborough Judo Club as a level 3 coach and have qualified as a national level referee.

Coach Steve Lightbody
In 2011, at 27years old I started my Judo journey under Chris Stokes after being inspired whilst taking my son along to classes. Will Gifford-Tiny and I became Market Harborough Judo Clubs first black belts.Since then our club has grown bigger than I could have imagined and is more than an exciting project, it is a piece of my heart.I took over from Chris, running the club from 2017. My coaching style has been formed from my work in a therapeutic community. In 2022 I won British Master and Bronze in the World Police and Fire Games. I have gained a blue belt in BJJ and working towards my 2nd Dan in Judo. I am currently studying to be a yoga teacher.

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Assistant Coach
Lee Webber
Lee has been an active sportsman throughout his adult life, enjoying competing in a variety of sports. He found his passion in grappling sports later in life and enjoys both Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo. Lee is currently a blu belt in BJJ and a brown belt in Judo and expected to achieve his black belt in the near future. He is a qualified Physical Education Officer and has 14years experience working as a Gym instructor in the Prison Service. In 2022 he won Gold and Silver medals at the World Police and Fire Games competing in BJJ and No-Gi.Lee has also competed semi pro in Boxing and MMA.

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Assistant Coach

Child protection Officer
Jon Asprey

Market Harborough Judo Club

Harborough Community Church

121 Bath street

Market Harborough

LE16 9JL

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