About

Please check out our contact page for maps and session times if you would like to visit us.
Our current mat fees are (payable at the session): £6 for over 18's, £5 for under 18's and students.
Our embroidered club badges (as shown in our ‘Gallery’) are also available for £4.

The club is currently run by Sensei Derek Piears and his wife Sensei Petra Piears, and we also have other members of the club who are qualified to coach/instruct, giving us a broad range of experience across the team. We are insured by the British Judo Association. For new members wishing to obtain their judo licence from the BJA, our club number is 68.

Our Dojo is situated on the top floor of Alton Sports Centre. We have a permanent matted area in the air conditioned Chawton Suite. The Sports Centre has: a large car park (free) with provision for disabled parking, a lift to all floors, toilets including disabled facilities on all floors, changing facilities with showers, a cafe and vending machines.

Alton Judo Club tries hard to make sure its members get more than just quality judo coaching from the club. We know affording sport is important too – that’s why we’ve introduced the AJC Loyalty Card (download yours here or get one at the club) so you can get a few free sessions each year.

Also look out for this logo on our website links page for more benefits you can get by being an AJC member.
 
Coach Profiles
Derek Piears Msc. Bsc(Hons). BA. DipH&SW. CEnv. CMIOSH. MIEEM. MIEMA.
  • BJA 3rd Dan
  • Former BJA Southern Area Technical Director
  • BJA Level 3 Coach (Senior Club Coach)
  • Former BJA Hampshire County Coach
  • CRB checked
  • First Aid Qualified
  • Safeguarding & Protecting Children Trained
  • LTPD Trained
  • BJA Nage-no-kata (County level)
  • BJA Katame-no-kata (County level)
  • AJC Head Coach (& Lead Coach for our Senior Section)
  • AJC Chair Person
  • AJC Treasurer

Del has been doing judo for 48 years and coaching for 30+ years.  He is our very own Mr.Myagi but with a penchant for unusual coloured judo gis. 

Petra Piears FICST
  • BJA 3rd Dan
  • BJA/UKCC Level 2 Coach
  • World Masters Champion (2007)
  • Double World Masters Champion (2008, 2009, 2010)
  • European Masters Champion (2007, 2008)
  • British Masters Champion (2007)
  • CRB checked
  • First Aid Qualified
  • Safeguarding & Protecting Children Trained
  • LTPD Trained
  • NSPCC (TTL) & Club Equity Trained
  • AJC Lead Coach for our Junior Section
  • AJC Secretary

Petra is our ‘in-house’ nutter.  Nicknamed Bigbird, she is currently a full-time Swimming Co-ordinator & Swimming Instructor.  She has been doing Judo for 22 years and is always on hand to share her knowledge, launching our junior section herself in April 2011.
Marie Hollands BA(Hons)
  • BJA 1st Dan
  • BJA/UKCC Level 2 Coach
  • Member of the Register of Exercise Professionals (OCR Level 2 Gym Instructor)
  • NCFE Sports Coach
  • CRB checked
  • First Aid Qualified
  • Safeguarding & Protecting Children Trained
  • Club Equity Trained
  • BJA Judofit Trained
  • BJA Nage-no-kata (club level)
  • AJC Lead Coach for Schools Division
  • AJC Volunteer Co-ordinator

Marie (a.k.a Muttley) has graded from Novice to Black belt at Alton Judo Club and is the club's ‘artist in residence’.  She has worked as a judo coach in schools for over a year and is currently a climbing, swimming, and gym instructor. She still likes to keep her hand in with judo coaching, and is the latest addition to our coaching team.


Alton Judo Club Currently has the following Volunteers:

Michael Fletcher - Club Welfare Officer - NSPCC (TTL) Trained, Safeguarding & Protecting Children Trained. A point of contact for any one who has concerns about the welfare of any member of Alton Judo Club, or for any member who is concerned about their own welfare at the club. (michael.fletcher91@gmail.com)

Shaun Turton - Web Maintenence/Advisor - Please contact if you have any difficulties using our website. (site@altonjudoclub.com)


Four Degrees of Separation

Dr Jigoro Kano (1860 - 1938)
The founder of Judo
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Sensei Hikoichi Aida
Joined kodokan 1911 and was taught by Dr Kano
In 1920 went to the Budokwai
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Sensei Masutaro Otani 8th Dan (1896 - 1977)
Otani Taught by Sensei Aida 1921 at the Budokwai
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Sensei Derek Piears 3rd Dan (b. 1946)
Taught by Sensei Otani
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Us @ Alton Judo Club, Taught by Sensei Piears
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