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Building Confidence | Developing Skills | Having Fun

Tanoshii Judo (meaning 'Fun' Judo) is a club ba

Tanoshii Judo (meaning 'Fun' Judo) is a club set up in May 2017 by two full time Judo athletes; Jack Smith and Jonathan Dewar. Recently current GB and Scottish Judo athlete Daniel Pacitti has joined the club as a partner. We are based in Edinburgh and have classes for a whole range of ages. All of our Judo classes are designed to improve physical literacy as well as instill the ethos of Judo - hon

esty, humility, respect and hard work whilst, of course, having FUN! For more information on which class will best suit you please get in touch.

16/03/2026

🥇 March has been a busy competition period for our fighters!

Ranging from national level medals to some judoka entering their first ever tournaments outside the club, it’s been great to see all the progress made!

12/03/2026

🥋 Tanoshii Team Rumble 2026

🔷The Team Rumble is back this year and will be bigger and better than ever! It’s the ideal development event for those new to competing!

🏆 With team matches, physical challenges, medals and prizes to be won, there’s something for everyone

ℹ️ For more info and to enter, visit the store section of our website. Link in our bio

💥 We would like to thank and for supporting the event, it’s set to be an action-packed day of judo!

05/03/2026

🥋 Check out our current class timetable!

We offer classes at multiple venues throughout the week, suitable for all ages and abilities!

Get in touch to book a free trial session!

28/01/2026

🥇 We recently had World Masters and 2x Grand Slam Champion Takeshi Sasaki visit Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🥋 Here he is demonstrating his unique variation of the more well-known Akimoto roll

We’ll definitely working on this at classes soon!

07/01/2026

🥋 Judo is back!

We are back to our full training schedule from this evening

See you on the mat!

09/12/2025

✅ Gradings complete!

👏 Well done to all our judoka who passed their gradings and earned a new belt over the past couple of weeks!

20/11/2025

🎄 Tanoshii Judo Christmas Party & Awards Night

🗓️ 16th December — Inch Community Sports Centre

🎅 Join us for games, awards, and festive fun!

🎟️ Tickets now available on our website

17/11/2025

🇨🇦 Montreal Panamerican Open 2025

🥈 This weekend saw coach Dan competing in the IJF circuit out in Canada, bringing home the silver medal and gaining valuable world ranking and Commonwealth qualification points in the process!

09/11/2025

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Championships 2025 🏆

🥇 Head coach Dan took gold in the men’s 81kg category

🥉 Congratulations to Sylvie on earning another national medal, and to Joseph on a well earned top 7 placing at his first senior championships! Great work all round from the team 🥋

04/11/2025

🥋 Brand new classes!

🗓️ Tuesdays from 4:45pm - 5:30pm

📍 St Thomas’ High School

🇯🇵 Ages 5-10

03/11/2025

🥋Tanoshii Rumble 2025!

📸 Action shots from the day are now on our website gallery!

💥 Take a look at all at the highlights below:

https://tanoshiijudo.com/tanoshii-gallery-1/tanoshii-rumble-october-2025

📷 Thanks to .photos for capturing the day

12/08/2025

🥋 Judo is Back!

🗓️ We hope everyone has had a great summer break and is ready to return to our full schedule

We can’t wait to see everyone back on the mat!

Address

227 Gilmerton Road
Edinburgh
EH165UD

Website

http://www.tanoshiijudo.com/

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