Bognor Regis Zen Judo Dojo

Bognor Regis Zen Judo Club Is now the Honbu Dojo for The Zen Judo Family (after the closure of Petersfield Zen Judo Club in Love Lane, in 2015).

We practice Judo in a nurturing non-competitive environment. There is a syllabus of throws to learn, designed to ensure no-one gets hurt or is pushed to do anything they don't feel comfortable with and we like to have a fun family atmosphere. We aim to build ability and confidence, each individual progressing at their own speed, with an emphasis on relaxed co-operation. Judo, which means 'Gentle W

ay', should be about technique rather than strength, yielding to use the strength used against you, and that is what we try to learn. The Zen Judo syllabus is based upon traditional martial arts training where the focus is on mastering technique rather than focusing upon competition. Bognor Regis Zen Judo Club is a member of The Zen Judo Family (ZJF) and affiliated to The British Zen Judo Family Association (BZJFA) and Kenshindoryu Nippon Budo Kyokai. The Chief Instructor of the Club is John Robertson 6th Dan (ZJF) and 6th Dan (BZJFA). John was talked into starting Judo by his daughter and son at the age of 36 and has now been a judoka (member) of the Zen Judo Family for over 30 years, 20+ of those as an assistant instructor in a number of Zen Judo clubs in West Sussex and Hampshire. The Bognor Club was started by John on the 1st March 2004 with only 4 students and rapidly expanded to 20 regular members. The Club meets at South Bersted Church Hall in Bognor Regis. All ages and abilities are catered for and beginners are always made welcome. Please take a look at the rest of the site for more information about the club and Zen Judo in general. Time: Sessions are held weekly on Monday Evenings,
All grades (Mixed 7+ to Adult) 7:00 to 9:00pm (19:00 - 21:00hrs). Bognor Regis Zen Judo Dojo
South Bersted Church Hall
Bersted Street
Bognor Regis
West Sussex. P022 9QE

Directions:
At the A29/A259 (Bognor Hospital) round about take the A259 Chichester (Portsmouth) exit past the Ambulance
Station. At the next set of traffic lights turn right into Bersted Street. Follow the road round to the right, after the Church turn right just before The Art of Dance Studio. We are in the Church Hall behind The Art of Dance. Contacts:
- - Chief Instructor and Club Administration email:- [email protected]

- - or call 07506689314 or 07904081211 for more information.

-- Assistant Instructors:
Martin Robertson 5th Dan (ZJF) and 5th Dan(BZJFA). David Bennington 4th Dan (ZJF) and 1st Dan (BZJFA). Yvonne Robertson 5th Dan (ZJF) and 3rd Dan (BZJFA). Sharna Robertson 3rd Dan (ZJF) and 3rd Dan (BZJFA). Jon Taylor 2nd Dan (ZJF).

-- Or visit the club website: www.brzjc.co.uk

- - Or visit the main Zen Judo website: www.zenjudo.co.uk

Affiliation: The Bognor Regis Zen Judo Club is at present the Hombu Dojo for The Zen Judo Family and is affiliated to both The Zen Judo Family (ZJF) ( A founding member of the International Gentle Arts Society) and The British Zen Judo Family Association (BZJFA) based in Nottingham. Both organisations have international links. Visit http://www.zenjudo.co.uk for more information and for links to other Judo clubs around the world. Kano Jigoro: (1860-1938), Japanese founder of judo. Due to a weak constitution, Kano began practicing the Japanese martial art jujitsu at the age of 20. He soon incorporated his philosophy of mental and physical training with aspects of jujitsu and other martial arts to develop what he called judo (Japanese for "gentle way"). In 1882 in Sh*taya, Tokyo, he founded Kodokan, his first dojo with only nine pupils. In 1885 Kano went to Great Britain to popularise judo in the West. By the time of his death in 1938, judo had over 100,000 black belt practitioners. Our Origins: the time line for the evolution of Judo and Zen Judo is ...

•Dr Jigoro Kano (1860-1938) founded Kodokan Judo in Tokyo in 1882.
•Kenshiro Abe (7th Dan) & Bill Woods (2nd Dan) founded the British Zen Judo Council in 1958.
•Kenshiro Abe (7th Dan) founded Kyu Shin Do
•Dominick McCarthy (8th Dan Zen) founded The Zen Judo Family in 1974 (Petersfield Zen Judo Club)
•Roger Lewis (4th Dan Zen) founded Chichester Zen Judo Club
•John Wingham (2nd Dan Zen) & Jo Winslow (4th Dan Zen) founded Felpham Zen Judo Club
•John Robertson (5th Dan Zen) founded Bognor Regis Zen Judo Club on 1st March 2004

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29/07/2026

August Training Sessions / Fees:

There is 4 training sessions in August.

If you normally pay by bank transfer, there will be training sessions this month (August). If you pay by bank transfer, the total due will be £28 can you also make sure you mark which sessions/month you are paying for (please let me know when you have paid).

If you are unable to attend regularly during the month (and pay up front), please try to pay by cash (£7) for each session when you are able to attend. It makes it easier for us to keep track of session payments.

We still have room for new and returning students.

Sensei John Robertson 6th Dan
(Chief Instructor)

03/07/2026

A quick post to thank Mackenzie Smith for donating a number of large judo gi's for Club use.

Over the years we have managed to pick up (mostly junior size gi's), the odd one from charity shops and occasionally from a helpful parent.

These have been passed on and used by new students. Sometimes we have managed to get them back when they have either stopped training or grown out of them. But over time these have all disappeared.

If anyone knows of or has any plain white judo gi's (not karate), please speak to Sensei Yvonne.

Sensei John Robertson 6th Dan
(Chief Instructor)

05/06/2026

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Bognor Regis

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http://www.brzjc.co.uk/

Address

South Bersted Church Hall, Bersted Street
Bognor Regis
PO229QE

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7pm - 9pm

Bognor Regis Zen Judo Dojo

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