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Resources to Help Judo Coaches Teach Judo and Market their Dojo by Olympic Silver Medallist, Nik Fairbrother, 8th Dan

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  1. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    #4 — Beginners: First Throws (opens the original)

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    Welcome to Koka Kids: practical ideas and resources to help judo coaches teach better.Nik’s ThoughtsThis week I was thinking about: Why the illustrations matter.I think it’s about speed of understanding. A child learning a technique doesn’t snap from “doesn’t know” to “knows.” The journey is slower than that: unfamiliar → familiar → understands → remembers → owns → progresses → mastery Words alone struggle with that. An illustratio

  2. Issue · Sep 21, 2026

    #3 — I do judo → I am a judoka (opens the original)

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    Welcome to Koka Kids: practical ideas and resources to help judo coaches teach better.Nik’s ThoughtsI do judo → I am a judoka.At what point does this happen?Is it the first bow? The first fall? The first time you started saying I am a judoka, not I do judo?I am tempted to leave today’s thought like it is. Yes, I think I will do just that. And allow you, if you dare, and I hope you will, to answer it.At what point do we move from doing to being? A

  3. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    CRAWL #4 - Let’s Pack Your Judo Bag (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Sep 14, 2026

    #2 — Why not give your coaching wisdom somewhere to live? (opens the original)

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    Koka KidsWelcome to Koka Kids: practical ideas and resources to help judo coaches teach better.Nik’s ThoughtsHow much coaching wisdom is being lost because nobody writes it down? Gone. Left in the coach’s head. And why? Do coaches underestimate how interesting their ordinary experiences are?What about you?Could Substack be a way of getting your club newsletter out to your members?Substack delivers the email, and over time each email forms your website.But it doesn’t have to

  5. Issue · Sep 7, 2026

    Interview: Charlotte Potter on Growing Ippon Judo London while Keeping Admin Simple (opens the original)

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    In this post, I’d like to spotlight, Charlotte Potter, 5th Dan, GB International and Head coach of Ippon Judo London. Specifically we look at how Charlotte is using the online membership platform, Pembee to expand her growing business.Ippon Judo London runs nearly 40 sessions a week across schools and community hubs. Charlotte wanted a system that could manage the range of events and classes on offer, and make the booking process easy and simple for customers. She

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