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LOCATION: |
We are conveniently located in Spotsylvania,
Virginia, just minutes south of Historic
Fredericksburg. We are also only an hour south
of Washington, DC and an hour north of Richmond.
Address: 4006 Leonard Rd,
Spotsylvania, Virginia 22408
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DIRECTIONS: |
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Take
I-95 exit 126, turn at the exit and go South on Rt.
1
Turn left (South) on Rt. 17, at the Target
Plaza on
left side.
Go to the 3rd Light and turn Right on Cosner Dr.
Turn Right again onto Overview Dr the Left onto
NorthEast Drive,
and take the first Right onto Leonard Dr.
We're in the second building on the left, look for
the
"Aikido"
sign.
Click Here for a link to Yahoo Maps and
Directions to our Club
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CLASS TIMES: |
Kids Classes: Ages 6
- 13
Mondays and Fridays
5:15 pm to 6:15pm |
Teen and Adult Classes
Wednesday Nights
7:00 to 9:00 pm
1st, 2nd & 3rd Friday of each month 6:30 - 7:30
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HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
NO CONTRACTS
EVER!!!!!!!
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Kids Classes:
$50 per Month
$40 per Month (2 Children or more) |
Teen and Adult Classes:
$40 per Month |
Compare our prices to other martial arts and kids
sports and you'll see how inexpensive it is.
We don't have 1 year or 2 year contracts, there are
no contracts in anyway. |
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MY FIRST CLASS - WHAT SHOULD I
EXPECT? |
Classes start out with
a fair amount of warming-up, this means some
exercises and stretching. The exercises and
drills are designed to help children and adults
improve their physical strength, flexibility,
endurance and coordination.
Warm-ups are followed up by Judo specific
coordination drills, that are made up of various
tumbling exercises, rolls and what can only be
described as crawling. These drills are done
to familiarize students with being on the mat and
developing a comfort of being on the ground.
Finally, it wouldn't be Judo if there wasn't
instruction on throwing and grappling techniques.
For teens and adults this includes various
submissions from chokes and armbars.
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WHAT SHOULD I WEAR IF I
DON'T HAVE A UNIFORM? |
We recommend wearing
something comfortable for your first classes, such
as sweatpants and sweatshirt. Once you are
convinced that you enjoy Judo and plan to continue
with it you can invest in a Judo Gi (uniform), these typically
cost $50 and up.
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WHAT ARE DIFFERENT BELT RANKS IN JUDO? |
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*FJC does not use half ranks |
| # |
Color |
English |
Japanese |
| 6th Kyu |
White |
6th Grade |
Ro-kyu |
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| 5th Kyu |
Yellow |
5th Grade |
Go-kyu |
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| 4th Kyu |
Orange / Adult Green |
4th Grade |
Yon-kyu |
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| 3rd Kyu |
Green / Adult 3rd Brown |
3rd Grade |
San-kyu |
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| 2nd Kyu |
Blue / Adult 2nd Brown |
2nd Grade |
Ni-kyu |
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| 1st Kyu |
Purple / Adult 1st Brown |
1st Grade |
Ik-kyu |
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| 1st Dan |
Black |
1st Degree |
Shodan |
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| 2nd Dan |
Black |
2nd Degree |
Ni-dan |
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| 3rd Dan |
Black |
3rd Degree |
San-dan |
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| 4th Dan |
Black |
4th Degree |
Yo-dan |
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| 5th Dan |
Black |
5th Degree |
Go-dan |
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| 6th Dan |
Red & White |
6th Degree |
Roku-dan |
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| 7th Dan |
Red & White |
7th Degree |
Shichi-dan |
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| 8th Dan |
Red & White |
8th Degree |
Hachi-dan |
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| 9th Dan |
Red |
9th Degree |
Ku-dan |
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| 10th Dan |
Double Wide White or Red |
10th Degree |
Ju-dan |
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