Samurai Judo and Jujitsu At The Oaks

Chief Instructor: Ronald Allan Charles, 7th Dan

Instructor
Ronald Allan Charles began judo in 1961 and studied under Kotani Sensei at the Kodokan Judo Institute in Japan, earning his Black Belt in 1969.  Kotani Sensei, 10th Dan (degree) Black Belt, had studied under the founder of judo, Dr. Jigoro Kano.  That makes Charles Sensei the "grandstudent" of Dr. Kano.  Charles Sensei's students are Dr. Kano's "great-grandstudents"!

Charles Sensei holds 7th Dan rank in judo and 6th Dan in jujitsu and is a Master Rank Examiner in both, Master Coach, and National Level Kata Instructor and Judge, licensed to certify others in these areas.  He is a Regional III Level Referee and serves as Chairman of the Awards Committee, President of South Carolina Judo, Incorporated, Regional Judo Coordinator, and General State Development Director for Judo.  During summers he serves on coaching staffs at judo camps throughout the country.

Charles Sensei has taught judo during his adventures to 84 countries to civilians, the police, and the military and at public schools, colleges, and universities.  He earned his Ph.D. in Education from USC.

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About Us
Why learn judo and jujitsu?  Training positives are:

Physical – You can train to respond to any threat while getting a good aerobic workout.  You tone up muscles and learn to defend yourself, while improving speed, flexibility, power, agility, balance, and reflexes.

Mental – Learn how to control yourself in any situation.  Judo will give you self-confidence in all areas.  Judo encourages a competitive spirit and a feeling of confidence.  For those not interested in competing, judo is a great recreational or defense activity.

Safety – Judo training includes how to fall without injury, a skill unique to judo and useful in everyday life.  Our club is committed to taking every precaution to keeping students as safe as possible.  Our experienced instructors use warm-up regimens to help eliminate pulls and strains.   

Judo is many things to different people.  It is an art, a sport, discipline, recreational or social activity, keep-fit program, means of self-defense, and way of life.  It is to some extent all of these, but to most participants it’s a sport.

Introduced into the Olympics in 1964 judo is played by millions throughout the world.  People play to excel in competition, stay in shape, develop self-confidence, and for other reasons.  Most of all people play judo for the fun of it. 

As in all sports judo has a strict set of rules governing competitive play and ensuring safety.  Judo offers those desiring to test their skills the opportunity to compete at skill levels ranging from club to Olympic competition.  Weight and gender divisions are used in competition, and age groupings are used for juniors.

Judo can best be described as a special form of wrestling that emphasizes throws as well as pins.  In fact judo is best known for its spectacular throwing techniques.  Judoists wear special clothes to help with the application of throws and other skills.  The same clothing enhances control for maximum safety in practice and competitive play.  Judo is played on special mats for added comfort and safety.

Unlike other martial arts, there’s no kicking or punching in judo.  You don’t have to wear protective gear or boxing gloves to play judo.  Judo emphasizes sport, fun, safety, and full physical activity for top conditioning.  We teach and practice appropriate exercises and falling techniques before each workout.  Judo's safety record is enviable when compared to other vigorous sports.  Instructors with nationally registered ranks teach classes.

If you like sports involving physical activity, you’ll probably love judo.  Judo is an inexpensive, year-round activity that appeals to people from all walks of life.  Judo provides the means for learning and improving oneself physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually.

Regular judo training can improve an individual's aerobic capacity, speed, power, strength, agility, and flexibility.  As a sport that has evolved from a fighting art, it develops complete body control, fine balance, and fast reflexive action.  Above all, it develops a sharp reacting mind well coordinated with the same kind of body.  Judo utilizes virtually every muscle of the body and is an excellent overall conditioner.

Judo developed from fighting systems of feudal Japan, principally jujitsu, the art of self-defense.  Judo training gives a person an effective self-defense system if the need arises, providing a decisive advantage over the untrained individual.  Instruction at The Oaks Judo and Jujitsu Club stresses both sportive and defensive aspects of judo.

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TRAINING LOCATION
 
Directions To This Location

Samurai Judo and Jujitsu At The Oaks
113 Camellia Road
Goose Creek, SC 29445-3418
(843) 553-6702 

Telephone: 843-553-6702 

Email:

Homepage: http://groups.msn.com/SamuraiJudoAssociation

also Ronald Charles personal sites for:
The world's largest collection of judo stamps, coins, and phonecards at
http://usja-judo.org/~judo.stamps

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