Menomonee Judo Club: Judo Without Limits

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The mission of the Judo Without Limits program is to provide high quality judo instruction to adults and children with physical and/or intellectual disabilities, including visual impairment, in order to greatly improve their confidence, self-esteem, and gross motor capabilities, as well as to teach the able-bodied athletes who train with our Club to respect the challenges that our disabled athletes face and to learn that even the most difficult obstacles can be managed or overcome.

The signature trait of our Judo Without Limits program is that the participants with disabilities and the able-bodied participants work together and are treated as absolute equals. While there may be physical and/or intellectual distinctions between the students, some obvious and others less so, as soon as they bow onto the mat and class begins, everyone is a Judoka (Judo player). Moreover, the Senseis have the same expectations for each and every student.

All Judokas must work hard, strive to achieve his or her maximum potential, and leave everything that he or she has on the mat, whatever that may be on that day. The Senseis hold all of the students to extremely high standards, while still maintaining a safe, nurturing and empowering environment where every team member can grow and thrive in his or her own way.