The Judo Life is a nonprofit with a simple goal: to make martial arts and combat sports more accessible for young people. We do this by subsidising or fully funding the cost of memberships and equipment for kids who otherwise wouldn’t be able to train.
At the moment, we cannot accept direct applications or funding requests from students or parents. Our current group of students is funded through the end of 2025. Our immediate goal is to raise enough to keep them on the mat through 2026. If we’re successful, we hope to expand support by identifying new recipients through partnerships with local schools, children’s services, and other charities.
As we are currently completing our registration as a Foundation Charitable Incorporated Organisation, (CIO) and are committed to full financial transparency, we will not accept outside donations until this registration is complete. We also aren’t going to be putting out any content or advertising anything until then either, so this site is kind of pointless really… In the meantime, if you have stumbled upon or been sent here directly, you can find our governing documents and statements, along with a contact form, below. Drop us a message if you have any questions or would like to get involved yourself.