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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.
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.
Assistant Coach
Market Harborough Judo Club
Harborough Community Church
121 Bath street
Market Harborough
LE16 9JL
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