Aylwin Judo Club About
Aylwin Judo Club is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays and is now located in Galleywall Road London.
Judo is a fantastic, enjoyable and fun sport!
About Aylwin Judo Club
Aylwin Judo Club has been in existence for over 50 years. Founded by Sensei Richard Raymond, 7th Dan, the club was based at the Aylwin School (Now Harris Academy) in Southwark Park Road, London, SE16 2JP. Aylwin Judo Club moved to the St Crispins Church hall in 1997. We are currently located at Rennie Tenants Hall in Galleywall Road with New Cross Martial Arts (NCMA)
As of November 2025 Aylwin Judo Club instructors possess between them 170 years of judo experience. Their grades range between 1st Dan and 7th Dan. All have attained at least FPJ level 1 coaching qualifications, have had Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks completed and hold first aid qualifications.
In addition to our resident instructors at Aylwin Judo Club we also have a number of senior dan grades who are regular visiting instructors.
About Judo
Kanō Jigorō (10 December 1860– 4 May 1938) was a Japanese judoka, educator, politician, and the founder of judo. Judo was one of the first Japanese martial arts to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic sport. Pedagogical innovations attributed to Kanō include the use of black and white belts, and the introduction of dan ranking to show the relative ranking among members of a martial-art-style.
Well-known mottoes attributed to Kanō include "maximum efficiency minimal effort" (seiryoku zen'yō) and "mutual welfare and benefit" (jita kyōei).






