JUDO CLASSES
Build Balance. Learn to Throw.
At Wise Jiu Jitsu in Waxahachie, our Judo class gives kids and adults the opportunity to develop a stronger stand-up grappling game through throws, takedowns, gripping, movement, balance, and control.
Whether Judo is your primary interest or you want to complement your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training, our class provides practical, hands-on instruction in a welcoming environment. All ages and experience levels are welcome, from students learning their first breakfall to experienced grapplers looking to sharpen their takedowns.
Why Train Judo?
Judo is a grappling-based martial art built around using movement, timing, leverage, and technique to control and throw an opponent. Students learn how to safely fall, maintain their balance, disrupt an opponent’s balance, establish effective grips, and execute throws and takedowns with control.
For Brazilian Jiu Jitsu students, Judo also provides an opportunity to become more confident when a match or round begins on the feet. Learning how to safely and effectively bring an opponent to the ground creates a more complete grappling skill set.
Benefits of training Judo:
- Develop effective throws and takedowns
- Learn proper breakfalls and how to fall safely
- Improve balance, coordination, timing, and body awareness
- Build strength, conditioning, and athletic ability
- Develop confidence while grappling from a standing position
- Learn grip fighting, movement, and control
- Complement your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training
- Build discipline, focus, and resilience
A Perfect Complement to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu share many of the same principles, but each provides a different perspective on grappling.
While BJJ training often places greater emphasis on controlling and submitting an opponent on the ground, Judo develops the skills needed to close distance, establish grips, disrupt balance, and execute controlled throws and takedowns from standing.
Training both can help students become more comfortable transitioning from standing to the ground and develop into more well-rounded grapplers.
Judo for Kids & Adults
Our Judo class brings kids and adults onto the mats together, creating a unique training environment where students of different ages and experience levels can learn the fundamentals of the sport and continue developing their skills.
Beginners are welcome, and no previous Judo or martial arts experience is required. Instruction can be adapted to experience level, allowing newer students to build a strong foundation while more experienced grapplers continue refining their technique.
For families already training at Wise, it’s also another opportunity for parents and kids to share the mats and learn together.
All Levels Are Welcome
You don’t need to know how to throw someone before walking into your first class—that’s what we’re here to teach.
Our Tuesday evening Judo class welcomes beginners alongside experienced students. You’ll learn at your level, build confidence through repetition, and continue adding new skills as your understanding and ability develop.
Tuesday Judo: 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM | Kids & Adults | Gi
Ready to Give Judo a Try?
Whether you want to learn Judo, improve your takedowns, complement your BJJ training, or simply try something new, we’d love to have you on the mats.
Come experience Judo in Waxahachie, Texas, alongside the Wise Jiu Jitsu community.