Tora Judo Club: Founded in 1970

Tora is proud of its association with the City of Brampton for almost 35 years.  During this time, thousands of students have proudly called Tora their second home. We at Tora are fortunate in having our members gather many medals  from all over the world.  However success in competition is not the primary goal.  As Professor Kano said, our goal is to produce better people.

To produce a better person requires training, discipline, team work, selflessness as well as dedication.  Tora's volunteer instructors offer all of this in addition to teaching the techniques of judo.

We at Tora offer you to a new adventure -- one that has been taken by many students before you.  We hope you find this adventure as rewarding as we have.

The Tora family:

Our many qualified instructors:

Our instructors are fully certified to coach and all have many years of coaching and instruction under their belts. Tora Judo Club has produced many black belts. Many of the instructors have been with the club for over 20 years; we even have a few original members from the very beginning of Tora!  We have also seen third generation judokas coming on our mats.  Pictured here is original member, Lisa Cascanette-Henry.

Thank you to the countless volunteer instructors who spend countless hours teaching and coaching! 

Thank you to our volunteers!   

We would not be operational today without you!  Thank you for your many hours carrying out the administrative tasks, fundraising and cheering our judoka on!  

One of our most infamous parent volunteers, Fran McCrodden  started out driving her children to and from tournaments.  Over the span of 30 years, she became an invaluable administrator for the club as well as our current tournament director.  Her contributions to Tora Judo and Judo ON are immensely appreciated!    

Very very special thanks to Tora's devoted Michelle Sewell.  She is the one behind the counter who handles countless tasks including club registration.  Some of our most loyal volunteers, like Fran and Michelle, are those whose children have grown and long since left the club!    

Our Dojo!

Work out in one of the most spacious dojos in Canada! Our mat space is unsurpassed. Parents:  we have plenty of comfortable seating so please feel free to stick around and watch your child's practice! Consider joining yourself! Over 20 years ago, Tora judokas worked hard at fundraising to make significant contributions to the funding of this dojo.  The fruits of that labour are  still enjoyed today at Terry Miller Rec Centre.