Blog | Black ICE Fitness

ATTENTION! New Dojo Address

We have moved! The West Midtown dojo (formerly Defoor Place) is now located in Brookhaven at 3293 Buford Hwy NE #500, Atlanta, GA 30329 in the back of the Buckhead Fight Club.

2023 Black ICE Open

Save the date! The 2023 Black ICE Open will take place on Saturday, August 19, 2023 in Atlanta. Register online – THERE IS NO REGISTRATION ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT.

2022 ATJA Judo Nationals

Save the date! The 2022 ATJA Judo Nationals will take place on Saturday, August 6, 2022 in Atlanta. Register online – THERE IS NO REGISTRATION ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT.

2022 Nick Goodly Invitational

Save the date! The 2022 Nick Goodly Invitational will take place on Saturday, February 19, 2022 in Atlanta. Register online – THERE IS NO REGISTRATION ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT.

Over the past year Black ICE Judo student athletes have competed around the country to earn points and quality themselves to represent Team USA in the Infantile Pan American Judo Championships in Santo Domingo, DR.

Judo Summer Camp

The 2021 Black ICE Judo Summer Camps are off to a great start! We have a record number of overnight campers this summer – we trained hard and played harder.

Click for some of the highlights!

2021 ATJA Judo Nationals

Join us for the 2021 ATJA Judo Nationals at the Forest Park Recreation Center in Atlanta, GA.

Registration is LIVE at www.smoothcomp.com – click here for more details.

2021 Junior Olympics

Black ICE Judo took a team to Winston-Salem for the 2021 USA Judo Junior Olympics. We had a lot of fun and came back with some shiny new hardware!

SC State Championships

Black ICE teamed up with El Toro Judo to take 11 students to the SC State Championships in Charleston, SC — winning 14 gold and 7 silver medals between them.

2021 Senior Nationals

Sensei Joshua White and Paul Sanon represented Black ICE and Georgia Judo well at the 2021 USA Judo Senior Nationals in Reno, NV.

#GivingTuesday

Thanks to the generous support of our friends and family, we raised $2,055 for the kids judo program through our Facebook fundraiser on #givingtuesday. We are so thankful for your generosity — follow us to keep up with our kids and see how your donations are used!

Black ICE Judo – 501(c)(3) Status

We are pleased to announce that Black ICE Judo is officially recognized as a tax-exempt, charitable organization by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Please consider making a donation to our general fund or contribute to one of our initiatives.

2020 Nick Goodly Invitational

Save the Date — February 8, 2020 the Nick Goodly Invitational returns to the Warren Boys and Girls Club in Atlanta! Online registration opens January 1, 2020.

* There will be no walk up registration for this event.

National Judo Duals 2019

On May 3, Team Georgia traveled to Chicago to compete in the 2nd Annual National Judo Duals competition. Twenty (20) athletes from the Southeast were matched against opponents from Ohio and Illinois for judo bragging rights!

Judo Summer Camps Announced!

Black ICE Judo is excited to announce our Second Annual Judo Summer Camp(s)! This year we are offering two dates: July 8-12 and July 15-19. The camps include: 2-3 workouts per day, an academic power hour, and fun activities each day with at least one major field trip during the week.