PORT TOWN JUDO
Port Townsend / Port Hadlock, WA
Getting Started
SCHEDULE 2023
JUDO
Tuesdays: 5:45 - 7:15 pm
Saturdays: 10 - 11:30 am
Regular classes are open to adults (18 years and up) and youth with parent/guardian consent. Contact us for current youth class times.
LOCATION
We're located at 10632 Rhody Drive, Port Hadlock, WA 98339, in The hive gym with Hand-to-Hand Fitness.
MONTHLY RATE
Our monthly fee is $75. We operate on month-to-month memberships, and do not require a long-term contract.
After you've been training for awhile we ask that you join the US Judo Federation ($70/year), which provides you with liability insurance and access to great tournament and seminar opportunities.
INSTRUCTORS
Our club founder, Eric Lee-Mӓder (third degree black belt), began Judo training in the early 1990s, eventually becoming an assistant instructor at Portland Judo, the largest Judo club in the United States. He has trained at the Kodokan in Tokyo, competed in a World Masters Judo event, and cross-trained in Danzan Ryu and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Pat Crain (fourth degree black belt), has decades of Judo training, including operating the Clallam County YMCA program since 1989. He guides our competition program, preparing athletes for tournament performance.
USEFUL LINKS
The US Judo Federation (USJF) is our national governing body. As a member, they provide you with excellent insurance benefits, tournament opportunities, special seminars, and dedication to promoting and developing this art that we love.