ABOUT THE CLUB

The Adelaide University Judo Club was formed in 1956 as part of the Adelaide University Boxing Club and was given full status and amalgamated with the Adelaide University Sports Association in 1958.  Joe Revalk was one of the first coaches of the Club. At this time it was based at the university gym, on Mackinnon Parade, in North Adelaide. Hugh Willans then took over the club for a few years. Cliff Adams took over in 1970 and looked after the club until 1973. There were three sessions a week at this time, Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

In 1974, Michael Headland took over coaching the club and has been coaching at the club for 34 years.

The club moved out of the university gym in the mid eighties to the Games Room, Level 5, Union House. The club initially maintained three sessions per week and began to grow at this venue but eventually lost the Saturday Session.

The Club moved to the Thebarton Sports Centre in September 2006 as The Games Room was converted into a Fitness Centre. The Club has however retained an on Campus presence by having one session on Friday evenings at 5pm in the Irene Watson Room, together with its original Monday, Wednesday and Saturday sessions.

The Adelaide University Judo Club continues to work hard to deliver quality judo opportunities to students of Adelaide University and members of the wider Judo Community.