Welcome to the University of Toronto’s Judo Club website!

About our Judo club:

The University of Toronto Judo Club at Hart House is a not-for-profit organization dedicated primarily to the instruction and practice of recreational, non-competititve Judo.

Our style of Judo is in accordance with the principles and practices of the Kodokan Judo Institute of Tokyo, Japan. Our club is a member of Judo Ontario, and through it, in Judo Canada, the Canadian Olympic Association and the International Judo Federation.

By philosophy and practice within an academic environment, our club is dedicated to education and physical culture.

Judo as developed by its founder, Prof. Jigoro Kano, is designed to be of least possible risk to its practitioners. Any technique derived from other martial arts, designed to injure or inflict pain on another individual, is not tolerated in the dojo. The two principles “Mutual Welfare and Benefit” and “Maximum Efficiency” underpin all that a Judo practitioner does, particularly in protecting the physical and emotional well-being of weaker or less capable participants. According practice of Judo leads to development of character, self-confidence, self-discipline, physical fitness and healthy values in relationships with club members and others.

“Judo is the way to the most effective use of both physical and spiritual strength. By training you in attacks and defenses it refines your body and your soul and helps you make the spiritual essence of Judo a part of your very being. In this way you are able to perfect yourself and contribute something of value to the world. This is the final goal of Judo discipline.” Jigoro Kano