Who are we?
Hello we are Doraiba Judo Club based in Llandovery, Mid Wales and we are looking to support our fantastic judo players attend training and competitions in 2025.
Why are we crowdfunding?
The club was set up in 2024 and our players range from 4 to 66 years of age! Judo is a great sport to gain confidence, fitness and strength. We may be in our first year but already we have five of the club who became Welsh Champions in their groups in 2024 and two players ranked in the top 10 in the UK. They represent Welsh Judo and travel across the UK and Europe for training and competitions. The average competition entry is £15 but with travel and accommodation costs it can be up to £170 per UK event and £200 per Europe event per person. To attend weekly and monthly Welsh Judo Squad training can cost around £2600 per year, per person.
Please help support Doraiba Judo players to enjoy sport and train the Welsh Judo Champions of the future as even second-hand kit can cost up to £100 for our youngest players and any donation would be put to good use.
How we’ll spend the money raised
All money raised will be used to subsidise the costs for our competition players including entry fees, travel costs and essential kit purchases so they can reach their full sporting potential.
Community impact
Judo has so many health benefits, both mental and physical. Children can build physical fitness, improve their focus, develop a positive attitude towards sports in general, and increase their self-esteem, self-discipline, self-respect, and respect towards others. Judo is an excellent activity because it builds healthy and strong muscles, improves their cardio, and balance. Children who participate in judo have a reduced risk of childhood obesity, heart disease, and osteoporosis. It also sets the foundation for them to become healthy and active women who appreciate the importance of physical activity.
As Judo focuses on respect, it nurtures trust, confidence, and judgment so children can grow as balanced and emotionally healthy young adults. Judo provides an outlet for their boundless energy while also discourages bad behaviour. Due to the intricate techniques and skills research shows that children’s concentration increase exponentially after they start judo. Studies have shown that girls who are hyperactive or who suffer from attention deficit disorders benefit immensely from the disciplined environment of judo. Those that have attended judo regularly have seen improvements in concentration on and off the mat so they feel like they really want to learn and they’re really engaged, which pushes them to focus more. This can help them as they grow older and develop necessary life skills which will only benefit our communities.
How you can play your part
There are four simple ways to help us reach our target, and make this project a reality.
1. Make a pledge. Don’t delay if you’re going to support us because momentum is key to our success!
2. Spread the word. Share our project on your social media pages and tell the world to get behind us! The more people we reach, the more support we will get.
3. Offer rewards. Get involved if you are a local business by donating things we can offer to our supporters. We will give you a shout out!
4. Fundraise for us. If you want to run your own fundraiser – maybe a sponsored activity or similar – use the 'contact project' button at the top of our page to let us know. Setting up your own page only takes a few minutes and you won’t need any bank details. Just a fun idea!