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Lucian, Ziko and Mahdi awarded 2nd Dans!
A massive congratulations to Lucian, Ziko and Mahdi for being awarded their 2nd Dans!
Dec 13, 20211 min read


Hannah awarded 1st Dan!
An enormous congratulations to Hannah for being awarded her 1st Dan Black Belt last night! Since joining the Sobell she has grown to be a...
Nov 2, 20211 min read


Andreas Kouyialis awarded 1st Dan black belt!
An enormous congratulations goes to Andreas Kouyialis for being awarded his 1st dan tonight after being a student of judo for 28 years!
Oct 12, 20211 min read


Alexis Bardini awarded 1st Dan Black Belt!
An enormous congratulations to Alexis Bardini for receiving his 1st Dan tonight. Alexis has been training at the Sobell since he was a...
Oct 11, 20211 min read


JFAUK Worthing Summer School 2021
Well done to all who attended last Sunday's Worthing Summer Camp! For the full photos, click here ---- JFAUK’s first major event of the...
Aug 27, 20212 min read


Junior Judo returns 12th Jan 2022
‼️ Junior Judo return delayed until 12th January 2022 ‼️ Whilst our senior judo has been back to our usual busy tatami and sold-out...
Aug 23, 20211 min read


Return to Judo Update #3
Dear all students, We are sure you are all aware of the most recent government announcement to push back the return to ‘normal’ day from...
Jun 15, 20211 min read


Return to judo dates
Judo is back! We’re pleased to announce our return to judo dates are as follows: Seniors: Monday 21st June Juniors: Wednesday 1st...
Apr 13, 20211 min read


Return to judo update
As per the government guidelines full contact sports/martial arts such as judo are still not permitted in the UK, with the only form of trai
Oct 3, 20202 min read


Online Lessons!
We are pleased to announce that starting this week, we will be running online Judo sessions which you can follow along from your home!...
May 12, 20201 min read


COVID-19: TRAINING SUSPENDED
UPDATE: Although we had planned to reopen the Sobell on Monday 30th March, the current Covid-19 outbreak still has the nation on its...
Mar 15, 20202 min read


Sobell founder passes away
We are deeply saddened to report that the founder of the Sobell Judo Club, Alan Fromm has passed away and it is with a heavy heart that...
Jan 17, 20202 min read


China Visits Sobell
🇬🇧🇨🇳 We recently had the pleasure welcoming Peng Cheng Zhao and Tom Zhao from China onto the tatami. One of the great pleasures of...
Jan 17, 20201 min read


2019 Highlights
2019 was a truly incredible and historic year for the club. We’ve travelled far and wide, achieved world titles, broken down barriers,...
Jan 5, 20202 min read
Are you adding any additional spaces to existing inductions?
Maybe. If we do decide to add new spaces to existing inductions then this will be announced on our Instagram and Facebook . However,...
Jan 1, 20201 min read


4x World Champions!
Sobell have just crowned four new WJF World Champions! An enormous congratulations to the Sobell Judoka who competed at the WJF World...
Nov 4, 20191 min read


Black Belt Promotions
Congratulations to Lucian and Maceij on achieving their 1st dans at this years Worthing Summer School! The duo have been working hard...
Aug 28, 20191 min read


Worthing Summer School 2019
Congratulations to the Sobell judoka who attended the JFAUK Worthing Summer School this weekend and spent their bank holiday working hard...
Aug 28, 20191 min read


World Sports Games 2019
Across the 2nd - 5th July, Sobell judoka Alex Charalambous and Sam Sampson travelled to the 2019 World Sports Games in Tortosa to take on ju
Jul 6, 20192 min read


Matsuura International Cup 2019
Congratulations to the Sobell team who travelled with JFAUK to the Matsuura International’s Cup in Thessaloniki, Greece. Growing year on yea
Jun 25, 20191 min read
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