Welcome to the Seattle Dojo website. Established in the early 1900’s, Seattle Dojo is the oldest judo dojo in the United States. Since the 1930’s, we have taught judo in the same historic location in the International District, just southeast of downtown Seattle. Classes are held on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday to train a wide variety of judoka, ranging from students interested in staying fit and having fun, to serious competitors who actively participate in competitions at the local, regional, national, and international level. In classes designed specifically for kids, the fundamentals of judo are taught in a fun and organized environment so that students can develop physical coordination as well as self confidence, discipline, and a sense of community. Please feel free to visit us during our regular practice sessions.
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To All Seattle Dojo Judoka, Parents, Spouses, Partners, Families, Friends, Supporters…
Thank you for all your help and support presenting the 2025 Seattle Dojo Annual Judo Tournament. The event was a great success thanks to all of you!
Thank you for setting up the venue, working on technical teams, medical team, officiating, coaching, feeding the referees and volunteers, competing, running errands, tearing down the venue.
Thank you to our Northwest Judo Family for attending, competing, officiating, running technical tables, and lunch items on tournament day. We look forward to returning the favor!
365 Days of Judo
Seattle Dojo Members, Friends and Family: Please join us tomorrow (Tuesday, August 3) evening to celebrate our one-year anniversary since we started our daily online training sessions. As always, we’ll meet at 7:00 pm to do our usual squats, pushups, and uchikomi, after which we’ll reminisce a bit about the last year and recognize the …
Seattle Dojo Reopening: Phase II
We would like to invite all Junior and Senior members to join us for the next phase of our reopening on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Time has flown since we initiated the first phase of our reopening last October. The past four months have been instructive to all of us in the adult class as …
Crack-of-Dawn Judo Training, Week 15 (9/19/21)
Thunderstorms were in the forecast for Sunday, but it turned out to be a perfectly pleasant morning. We’re in Gas Works Park for the next few weeks. After spending the last several months training in the woods, this was the first urban run for the group. Starting outside the old exhauster-compressor building, we ran around …
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