TueThu18:00–19:00
Children's judo, ages 5–14
- First lesson free
- £6 a session (2025 poster)
Judo club · Bermondsey · London SE16
with Aylwin Judo Club
New Cross Martial Arts
Judo in Bermondsey, south-east London
- Confidence
- Discipline
- Respect
First session free. Book by phone or WhatsApp.
Neil BartholomewHead coach · 7th Dan
Timetable
Classes and times
Judo on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Muay Thai on Wednesdays. The first session is free; book it by phone or WhatsApp.
TueThu18:00–19:00
Children's judo beginner course
- 6 weeks
- £65, judo suit included
TueThu19:30–21:00
Adult judo, 16+
- All abilities
- Free trial session
TueThu19:30–21:00
Adult beginners judo course
- 8 weeks
- £150, judo suit and a grading at the end
Wed19:00–20:30
Muay Thai kickboxing
- All levels, beginners to advanced
By appointment
Private one-to-one
- Judo, BJJ, self-defence
- Book by phone or WhatsApp
Times and prices from the club's posters, August–September 2026.
Also: judo for schools (breakfast clubs, after-school clubs and curriculum sessions) and first aid courses. Ask on 07821 679058.
Venue
Galleywall Tenants Hall
Galleywall RoadLondon SE16 3PB
Bermondsey
- Tue · Thu
- Judo, children and adults
- Wed
- Muay Thai kickboxing
Aylwin Judo Club trains at the same hall on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Neil Bartholomew, 7th Dan
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3- 17th Dan presentation, Mid Sussex Martial Arts, June 2026: Neil (centre) with Steve Lee (5th Dan) and Marc Hagone (4th Dan), whose grades Neil presented.
- 2Belt embroidered with Neil's name and the DNBK certificate for 6th Dan and Renshi, Japan 2016.
- 3Neil in Kyoto with friends in yukata.
Neil Bartholomew coaches judo in Bermondsey, south-east London, where he founded New Cross Martial Arts. He holds a 7th Dan black belt in judo from the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai (DNBK), presented in June 2026 on behalf of the late Roger Payne, Hanshi 8th Dan. He received his 6th Dan and the title Renshi in Japan in April 2016 and has trained in Kyoto and Osaka. He also holds a 1st Dan in karate, a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and a UKCC Level 3 coaching qualification. Students who began on his beginners course in 2010 are now black belts.
Neil also runs Platinum K9 Training and Platinum K9 Defence, which train working-line German Shepherds and Belgian Malinois for obedience and protection, and Bartholomew Driving School, which teaches manual and automatic lessons in London, Kent, Cambridge, Royston and Norfolk.
Credentials
- 7th Dan · DNBK · 2026
- 6th Dan · Renshi · Japan 2016
- 1st Dan karate
- BJJ brown belt
- UKCC Level 3
- NCMA since 2010 or earlier
Photo wall
Gradings and students
Gradings for all abilities, from the first coloured belt to black belt. Students who started on an NCMA beginners course in 2010 reached black belt in 2021, and a DNBK 3rd Dan was presented in July 2026.
Kyoto · Osaka · Belgium · Holland
Japan and masterclasses
Neil trained in Kyoto in 2016 and in Osaka, and received his 6th Dan and the title Renshi in Japan on 29 April 2016. Club masterclasses include sessions with Karina Bryant, 2012 Olympic bronze medallist, and world champion Tomoko Fukumi.
Japan
Masterclasses and competition
Trains with NCMA
Aylwin Judo Club
Sensei Richard Raymond, 6th Dan, founded Aylwin Judo Club more than 40 years ago at Aylwin School, Southwark Park Road, SE16 2JP.
- FoundedAylwin School, Southwark Park Road, more than 40 years ago
- 1997St Crispin's Church Hall
- After CovidMoved in with New Cross Martial Arts at the tenants hall on Galleywall Road
Resident instructors hold grades from 1st to 6th Dan, and two 5th Dans visit regularly. Instructors hold coaching qualifications, criminal record checks and first aid certificates.
- Classes
- Tuesday and Thursday; closed in local school holidays
- Venue
- Galleywall Tenants Hall, Galleywall Road, SE16 3PB
- Phone
- 07821 679058
- Association
British Judo Council
Tokyo · London · Kyoto
Judo links
- Tokyo · 1882Kodokan Judo Institute Founded in 1882 by Jigoro Kano; the headquarters of judo.kdkjudo.org
- London · 1918The Budokwai London's Kodokan judo club since 1918 and the oldest judo club in the UK.budokwai.co.uk
- Kyoto · 1895Dai Nippon Butoku Kai Founded in Kyoto in 1895; Neil's grading body.dnbk.org
Contact
Book a free first session
Children's judo and adult judo: the first session is free. Private one-to-one sessions by appointment.
- Phone
- 07821 679058
- Venue
- Galleywall Tenants Hall, Galleywall Road, London SE16 3PB
- Judo
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Muay Thai
- Wednesday
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