Kōdokan Jūdō is practised in Kumataka Dōjōs where we enjoy a rich and rare heritage.
Jūdō is a dynamic and enjoyable grappling martial art/sport, involving a full range of throws and holds, as well as numerous submission grappling techniques. Due to our historical background, Kumataka takes a more traditional approach to its practice of Jūdō, with a focus on the entire syllabus as well as engaging in training as a form of budō.
Thomas, Gabriel and Peter and Scott were all taught by Patricia Harrington, Kōdokan 6th Dan, for many years. Peter from a very young age, and Thomas since he was a teenager.
Their Jūdō lineage looks like this:
Kanō Jigorō
–> Mifune Kyūzō
–> Fukuda Keiko
–> Pat Harrington
–> Peter Williams / Thomas Crooks / Gabriel Dayeh / Scott Youngman
Kumataka Dōjōs also maintains a Jūdō affiliation with the Sekiryūkan Dōjō in Fukuoka, Japan. One of the oldest dōjōs in Japan, Sekiryūkan shares historical linkages that are intertwined with Jūdō since the early 1900’s. It has an unparalleled cultural and sporting legacy that is inextricably connected to the Kōdokan and the synthesis of Jūdō. The Kōdokan Jūdo Institute in Tōkyō is the birthplace of Jūdō. Kumataka Dōjōs conducts regular training visits to both the Sekiryūkan and the Kōdokan.
Each dōjō is affiliated to its relevant state body – Judo NSW and Judo WA. Judo Australia is overseen by the International Judo Federation (IJF) and the Kōdokan. In these ways Kumataka Dōjos remains legitimately connected to the origins of Jūdō. Our instructors are members of the Kōdokan and return there regularly for training. Please see these pages for more information: Judo Australia, Judo Western Australia, Judo NSW and the Kōdokan Jūdō Institute.
