Based at the Focus Centre in Galashiels, Focus Judo is a martial arts club for people across the Scottish Borders who want to learn judo. Sessions run on Monday nights, and the club caters for both juniors and seniors, with new starters welcomed at the start of each term. Established members can also find grading information and club documents through the club's website.

Judo, often called "the gentle way", centres on throws, holds and controlled groundwork. Clubs generally progress members through a belt grading system, and regular training tends to build balance, coordination, strength and confidence, along with a respectful approach to training partners.

Junior and senior sections

Monday night sessions

Focus Centre venue

New starters welcome

Belt gradings

Focus Judo is a martial arts club at the Focus Centre, Galashiels, offering judo for juniors and seniors on Monday nights.

Focus Judo

Based in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, Sportif Judo Club is a martial arts club focused on judo, with a pathway that runs from first steps on the mat through to high-level competition. The club runs a talent programme, organises tournaments and training camps (including an international winter camp), and counts a Team GB judoka among its members who started here as a child.

Judo is a grappling sport built around throws, holds and controlled falling, and it suits children and adults alike. Clubs like this generally offer a structured grading system, a supportive training environment and a clear route for anyone who wants to try competing.

Beginner to elite pathway

Judo for young people

Tournaments and camps

Team GB connection

Overseas training trip

Sportif Judo Club in Galashiels, Scottish Borders: judo classes for beginners through to competitors, with a talent pathway and training camps.

Sportif Judo Club

In Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, Gala Top Team is a martial arts club whose website presents it as Threadlock Jiu Jitsu, a local team focused on Jiu Jitsu. Classes put solid fundamentals first, with sessions planned to help members progress step by step, and the club welcomes both complete beginners and those working towards their next belt or training to compete.

Jiu Jitsu is a grappling art built around positions, control and submissions, so it suits people who enjoy problem solving as much as physical effort. A typical session at a club like this mixes technique drilling with live practice, and newcomers usually find training partners happy to help them learn the basics.

Jiu Jitsu training

Beginner friendly

Fundamentals first

Structured progression

Supportive team culture

Gala Top Team is a Jiu Jitsu and martial arts club in Galashiels, Scottish Borders, with structured classes for beginners and competitors alike.

Gala Top Team

Training Station is a martial arts venue based in Galashiels, in the Scottish Borders. Anyone in the area looking for somewhere to train will find it listed here, and it is worth getting in touch directly to ask about the classes on offer, who they suit and how to get started.

Martial arts training in general offers a mix of fitness, coordination and practical skill, with many clubs welcoming complete beginners alongside more experienced students. Regular sessions can build strength, flexibility and confidence, and the structured, supportive setting of a class often makes it easier to stay motivated over time.

Training Station is a martial arts venue in Galashiels, Scottish Borders. Get in touch to find out about classes and getting started.

Training Station

Based in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, UKTC Taekwondo is a martial arts school belonging to the United Kingdom Taekwon-Do Council. Training is offered for children, teenagers and adults, with programmes including Little Tiger Cubs for younger children, Active Tigers and a Black Belt Programme. New students can book a free trial lesson.

Taekwon-Do is a Korean martial art known for its kicks, strikes and self-defence techniques, and classes generally combine fitness work with personal development. Many schools place values such as courtesy, integrity, perseverance and self-control at the centre of their teaching, which can make it a good fit for families and anyone looking to build confidence alongside physical skills.

Free trial lesson

All ages welcome

Little Tiger Cubs

Black Belt Programme

Traditional tenets

Part of UKTC

UKTC Taekwondo in Galashiels offers Taekwon-Do classes for children, teenagers and adults, with a free trial lesson available.

Martial Arts clubs in Galashiels

Focus Judo

Sportif Judo Club

Gala Top Team

Training Station

UKTC Taekwondo

Martial Arts clubs in other towns & cities

Run a martial arts school in Galashiels?