Chuck Jefferson’s Judo

We have our 3 kids enrolled in Sensei Chuck’s program starting this past summer (1 girl, 2 boys), and its been terrific! The instructors are great with children, are able to get key concepts and techniques across while keeping things fun and engaging, and overall its been a great experience, would highly recommend it.

Chuck and Shozo know there stuff. Speaking on the Adult class, It is a judo class with a BJJ atmosphere. What do I mean by that? Well… Everyone is super friendly and welcoming! There is no tension, everyone wants to roll, and it’s a productive environment. Sensei Chuck is very humble too. He introduced himself just as Chuck :).
It is in the Same building as Crossfit, so if you do Crossfit, you must do this. This is a good way to get in shape while learning a good skill at the same time.

Chuck has wonderful charisma and energy with kids that keeps them all in line and interested in the class! Amazing! We have been going there for the past 2 years. Even though it is a little out of our way we will continue this! Our kid loves it!

My 7 years old daughter loves the program that the instructors put together, it is a fun place for them. At the same time I can see that Sensei Chuck stresses discipline and teaches kids to pay attention. All the senseis are young and have a lot of energy. I am so happy about my choice to put my daughter in this program. This is a great place.

My son is 7 years old and has been training with Chuck Jefferson for 3 years. He was one of Chuck’s first students and currently takes two classes of Judo training a week and has competed successfully in 4 Bay Area Judo tournaments. When I told him I was going to write this review, he wanted to share how he felt about his classes and his Sensei in his own words:
* «I learn moves quickly.»
* «My Sensei is really nice.»
* «I enjoy doing it!»
* «I have learned ground and throwing techniques.»
* «I feel more energized.»
* «I feel more confident and am getting better and better.»
* «I learn something new each class.»
* «He has prepared me well for tournaments and I like that Sensei comes to every one to coach and be helpful.»
* «I have met some nice kids and made good friends.»
My son looks forward to his classes and I have been on the sidelines routing him on every step of the way. I can tell you from experience that parents will appreciate Chuck’s natural skill working with children of all ages and levels. He teaches them to defend themselves with confidence and they learn about respect, self-​control, and develop into confident young boys and girls. Chuck is a very inspirational guy who you feel good just being around. He is passionate about Judo and by how quickly his business has grown and how popular his classes have become it is obvious I am not the only person who shares this opinion. In addition to his youth training strengths he is a decorated Judo Champion and fierce competitor (you wouldn’t want to ever be on the receiving end of a Jefferson fight. He’s one tough dude!) Adults come from all over the Bay Area just to train with him because they know what an opportunity it is to learn from a Go-​Dan (5^th Degree Black Belt), a Gold Medal winner at the Pan American Championships and a successful career as a SJSU judo coach. These credentials speak for themselves. You don’t get to that level unless you are the best.

I am writing this strictly based on Chucks work with children for Judo as I have no experience on the adult side. I have 2 kids currently studying with him. He has been awesome with them and they always look forward to going every week. Chuck alwayshas a smile and the kids all like him. They are learning balance, and becoming more confident. Would highly recommend him to anyone with young kids.

My 7 year old son have been learning Judo for nearly 4 years here and recently my daughter wanted to join. It is a bit of drive from my house, however I keep sending my kids to Chuck sensei’s class because Chuck sensei is such an excellent teacher! Not only Chuck sensei, David sensei and Cori sensei all are very well trained, patient and very good with kids. Both my kids love to go there more often than once a week.

I was turned on to this dojo and Judo by a buddy of mine so I decided to give it a try one day. Chuck was nice enough to let me try it out at no charge. I was highly impressed and had a blast as well as a great workout. I decided to join up and give it a serious try. I decided that after a month I would write a review on Unilocal,well that month has passed. The instruction here is impeccable. The class is not huge (which I have a feeling may not last too long since I’m sure word will spread about this place) and at any given time black-​belts from San Jose State (well renown school for turning out Judo Olympians) and elsewhere come to join in instructing the class. At one point there were literally four black-​belts to approximately 5 or so students and all were very active in instructing us! I have read that due to the change in Judo rules in contest some instructors are refraining from teaching né-​waza (ground work) since it doesn’t contribute to tournament success as much; not so here. The instruction is very broad and we spend time covering both ground and throws weekly. I myself do not have children but if I did I would not hesitate to sign them up here. I watch the kids practice a bit from time to time and the instructors are just great with them not too mention the kids are having a blast and I have no doubt that it is mentally and physically beneficial to them. I can tell the benefit of Judo to myself as well, I can notice and improvement to my dexterity after just a month and I feel great after every class truly. I should also mention that unlike gym memberships or even other dojos where you feel pressured walking in the door to join or serious hassles to cancel, contracts that darn near ask you to sign your life away I felt absolutely no pressure here what so ever (after getting into Judo I decided to cancel my gym membership… was a nightmare) The payment options are as versatile as you want them to be and the pricing is competitive. Oh and did I mention that Chuck added a Yoga class that occurs once a week… included in the package… awesome…nuff said!

My kids love this class.
They have learned so many moves so fast.
Varying ages no problem. Willing to work with your schedule. Comparable price.

This place is legit. The first time I came in for a trial class I was pleasantly surprised by how helpful, positive, and encouraging the instructors were. Chuck Jefferson, along with the other instructors, are so skilled and experienced. Sensei Jefferson holds a 5^th degree black belt in judo along with Olympic training and experience (and also holds a belt in jiu jitsu), so I knew I was in good hands. The dojo is so clean, and the class sizes are small enough to have one on one training with the instructors but also always enough people to rumble with. The cool thing about this dojo is that we spend half of the time training newaza, and the other half tachiwaza. Love the amount of ground work we do. Great prices, great people, and a great workout. I’m planning to continue training three times a week here to hopefully start competing. All in all, Chuck Jefferson’s judo is great! HIGHLY recommend!