South Hills Judo Club is a nonprofit organization, located in the Carrick neighborhood of Pittsburgh, whose mission is to positively affect the character, fitness, and lives of its members and the community through the principle of "mutual benefit and welfare".
Getting started in Judo is easy. No special clothes are required, although sweats are suggested. Come to one of the classes, sign up and get on the mat. The instructors will teach you safe falling, matwork, and standing techniques. We have instructors with a wide variety of experience teaching and competing — the whole club will help you get in shape and/or ready for competition.
At South Hills Judo, we offer opportunities for a diverse community. From competitive sport Judo; to Judo for self defense and fitness; to the exciting sport of Muay Thai; to a Mixed Martial Arts training program.
But the program we are most proud of is the Degrees to Diplomas Program.
To promote high school graduation through the Club’s Degrees to Diplomas Program, a partnership with Allegheny Youth Development on Pittsburgh’s Northside, which strives to improve academic performance by installing self-control in middle and high school students who are at high risk for dropping out. Coming from profoundly disadvantaged homes, these young people cannot change their difficult circumstances, but they can develop the skills to make them more resilient and better problem solvers, and to help them succeed in school and life.
Degrees to Diplomas was selected as the name because it signifies the progression of the South Hills Judo Club’s non-profit mission of serving underprivileged youth. Degrees refers to the level of black belt degrees one can attain through the study of judo, the highest being the 10th level. And diplomas are the penultimate goal for these young men: minimally, a high school diploma, but perhaps even an undergraduate or graduate-level diploma from a college or university.
The program will build on the youth judo program’s success in enhancing the physical, behavioral and emotional strength of the participants by helping them to strengthen their mental and intellectual abilities through intensive tutoring and homework help seeions.
Degrees to Diplomas represents a true grassroots effort developed and staffed by the volunteer board members of the South Hills Judo Club.
Monday and Wednesday
6:15 to 7:15 — Children Judo Class
7:15 to 9:00 — Adult Judo Class
Tuesday
6:00 to 7:15 Beginner Muay Thai
7:00 to 8:30 MMA Classi
7:30 to 9:00 Muay Thai Fighter (By invitation only)
Thursday
6:00 to 7:15 Beginner Muay Thai
7:00 to 8:30 MMA Classi
7:30 to 9:00 Muay Thai Fighter (By invitation only)
Friday
6:00 to 9:00 Muay Thai Fighter (by invitation only)
Saturday
11:00 to 1:00 — Children Judo Class
1:30 to 3:00 — Muay Thai
Sunday
Muay Thai Fighter (by invitation only)
2620 Brownsville Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15227
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