Jonathan

Jonathan Cooke Recognised in New Year’s Honours List

Jonathan has been awarded the Medal of the Order of the British Empire – BEM More
Jonathan and Georges

Jonathan meets Georges Mehdi

Who is Georges Mehdi, and what made you decide to look for him? I was reading up on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), looking at where its path crosses with Judo, because I cross-train in both arts. Georges Mehdi came up during my research. Georges is a 9th dan Judo black belt, and was Brazilian champion for seven years in a ... More
Kookateki at the Commonwealth Sports Festival 2016

Kookateki at the Commonwealth Sports Festival

The Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council rolled out their sports festival in Belfast on 9th June 2016. The festival took place at the newly opened Girdwood Community Hub. The idea was to give children across the province the opportunity to try out different sports from the Commonwealth Games. Olympic Gold Medallist ... More

Abbey Open Judo Championships 2016

Well done to all the participants who represented the club at the Abbey Judo Championships last Sunday 29 May 2016.  Also, a massive thank you to the family and friends who came along to support our players! More
Martial Arts Seminar

Kookateki at Charity Martial Arts Seminar

Sunday 20th March saw our Assistant Club coach Harry take part in a Charity Martial Arts Seminar organised by Shinsiei Ju Jujitsu Club in Bangor. The Seminar held in Bangor Academy was in aid of Motor Neurone Disease Association with over 300 participants from different martial arts ranging from traditional Jujitsu , ... More
Paul Catherwood

Judo. Who Says I’m Too Old?

Hi, my name is Paul Catherwood and I'm one of the 'more mature members' of Kookateki Judo Club. So how does a guy with less than a year until he hits the big 50 end up doing judo. Well it all started around 18 months ago when I was looking to do some exercise. More
Kacper and Filip

Kookateki Webstars Kacper and Filip

This month we have two Kookateki Webstars! Brothers, Kacper and Filip Kolodziejczyk, sons of our very own assistant club coach Dan Kolodziejczyk. If you want to be our next Kookateki Webstar, ask Wendy or any of the team for a questionnaire, fill it in and return it. We look forward to finding out more about you! Kacper... More
Colin Savage Masterclass

Kookateki Members Attend Masters Judo Sessions

Photo above: Colin Savage coaching at his masterclass hosted by Kookateki Judo Club in 2014 Over the summer months, a few of the club's more senior  members travelled from Belfast to take part in the masters/veterans judo training sessions in the Foyle Arena, Derry/Londonderry. The sessions were organised by ... More
Flavio Canto and Jonathan

Kookateki Steps in to do Demo with Flávio Canto

On a recent trip to Las Vegas Jonathan bumped into Flávio Canto, judo bronze medalist at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Flávio and his team offered Jonathan the chance to take part in their judo demonstration at the UFC Fan Expo......of course Jonathan jumped at the chance to take part – even in his shorts and t-shirt... More
MACS group

Kookateki Team up with MACS Supporting Young People

Kookateki Judo Club and youth organisation MACS recently teamed up to run a judo programme for young people who have had a challenging start to life. The aim of the programme is to encourage and develop positive attitudes and behaviours in young people in the area. The club’s initiative is designed to bridge the gap ... More