{"id":296532,"date":"2026-02-23T13:32:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/?p=296532"},"modified":"2026-02-23T14:39:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T12:39:04","slug":"tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTiny but Tough\u201d discipline starts at three at MJ\u2019s Judo Dojo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

GQEBERHA –<\/strong> Tiny but determined judokas took to the mat on Saturday, 21 February, as MJ’s Judo Dojo in Villiers Road, Walmer hosted its Mini Judo Competition for three to five-year-olds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fun-filled championship, which saw 20 eager young athletes participating, was structured according to the Mini Judo Federation criteria. Senseis at MJ\u2019s Judo Dojo, explained that the format is specially designed to introduce children to the fundamentals of judo in an age-appropriate and engaging way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event began with a demonstration on the correct way to throw a training \u201cdummy\u201d, teaching the youngsters how to break balance safely and interact confidently with an opponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From there, the mini judokas took part in a popular game known as \u201cblock fighting\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
Participants included Danielle van Dyk from Verkenner and Ubabalwe Nkomiyahlaba from St Dominic’s Priory.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In this activity, two judokas sit back-to-back with a foam block placed between them. At the signal, each child tries to grab the block and hold onto it for the remainder of the round while their opponent attempts to retrieve it, building reaction speed, strength and resilience in a playful setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sensei Teresa Vermaak said: “Our fun-focused event introduced the young athletes to basic competition elements, including block fighting and ground holds, all in a supportive and encouraging environment.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt this age, it\u2019s about developing confidence, coordination and a love for the sport, which is exactly what we saw demonstrated by all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parents cheered enthusiastically from the sidelines as the little fighters showcased courage, determination and plenty of smiles, proving that you\u2019re never too young to start building discipline through sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tiny but determined judokas took to the mat this weekend as MJ’s Judo Dojo hosted its Mini Judo Competition for three to five-year-olds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":296534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"74","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"60","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"2","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"9356","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"0","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"","background_color":"","block_editor":"1","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9356],"tags":[9435,9436,7955,91],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-296532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-school-sports","tag-judo","tag-martial-arts","tag-sport","tag-top"],"yoast_head":"\n\u201cTiny but Tough\u201d discipline starts at three at MJ\u2019s Judo Dojo | PE Express<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover how the discipline of 'Tiny but Tough' begins at three at MJ's Judo Dojo with fun competitions and games.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u201cTiny but Tough\u201d discipline starts at three at MJ\u2019s Judo Dojo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover how the discipline of 'Tiny but Tough' begins at three at MJ's Judo Dojo with fun competitions and games.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PE Express\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PEExpress1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-23T11:32:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-23T12:39:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mini-Judo-Competition_Photographer-Caylee-de-Klerk-e1771839676469.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1728\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2272\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"PE Express\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@express_newspapers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@express_newspapers\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"PE Express\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/46d3a3fe4ef03892348a907387c87ace\"},\"headline\":\"\u201cTiny but Tough\u201d discipline starts at three at MJ\u2019s Judo Dojo\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-23T11:32:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-23T12:39:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":280,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Mini-Judo-Competition_Photographer-Caylee-de-Klerk-e1771839676469.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Judo\",\"Martial arts\",\"Sport\",\"Top\"],\"articleSection\":[\"School Sports Zone\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\\\/\",\"name\":\"\u201cTiny but Tough\u201d discipline starts at three at MJ\u2019s Judo Dojo | PE Express\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Mini-Judo-Competition_Photographer-Caylee-de-Klerk-e1771839676469.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-23T11:32:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-23T12:39:04+00:00\",\"description\":\"Discover how the discipline of 'Tiny but Tough' begins at three at MJ's Judo Dojo with fun competitions and games.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Mini-Judo-Competition_Photographer-Caylee-de-Klerk-e1771839676469.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Mini-Judo-Competition_Photographer-Caylee-de-Klerk-e1771839676469.jpg\",\"width\":1728,\"height\":2272,\"caption\":\"Kayli Maree from Collegiate Junior during the mini judo competition at MJ\u2019s Judo Dojo. PHOTOS: Caylee de Klerk\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"School Sports Zone\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/school-sports\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"\u201cTiny but Tough\u201d discipline starts at three at MJ\u2019s Judo Dojo\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/\",\"name\":\"PE Express\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"PE Express\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/pe-express-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/pe-express-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"PE Express\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/PEExpress1\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/express_newspapers\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/express_newspapers\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@expressonline3000\\\/videos\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/46d3a3fe4ef03892348a907387c87ace\",\"name\":\"PE Express\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/cropped-pe-express-site-icon-96x96.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/cropped-pe-express-site-icon-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/cropped-pe-express-site-icon-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"PE Express\"},\"description\":\"This is some test biographical information for PE Express\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/author\\\/peexpress\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\u201cTiny but Tough\u201d discipline starts at three at MJ\u2019s Judo Dojo | PE Express","description":"Discover how the discipline of 'Tiny but Tough' begins at three at MJ's Judo Dojo with fun competitions and games.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"\u201cTiny but Tough\u201d discipline starts at three at MJ\u2019s Judo Dojo","og_description":"Discover how the discipline of 'Tiny but Tough' begins at three at MJ's Judo Dojo with fun competitions and games.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\/","og_site_name":"PE Express","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PEExpress1\/","article_published_time":"2026-02-23T11:32:36+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-02-23T12:39:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1728,"height":2272,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mini-Judo-Competition_Photographer-Caylee-de-Klerk-e1771839676469.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"PE Express","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@express_newspapers","twitter_site":"@express_newspapers","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\/"},"author":{"name":"PE Express","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#\/schema\/person\/46d3a3fe4ef03892348a907387c87ace"},"headline":"\u201cTiny but Tough\u201d discipline starts at three at MJ\u2019s Judo Dojo","datePublished":"2026-02-23T11:32:36+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-23T12:39:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\/"},"wordCount":280,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mini-Judo-Competition_Photographer-Caylee-de-Klerk-e1771839676469.jpg","keywords":["Judo","Martial arts","Sport","Top"],"articleSection":["School Sports Zone"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\/","name":"\u201cTiny but Tough\u201d discipline starts at three at MJ\u2019s Judo Dojo | PE Express","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mini-Judo-Competition_Photographer-Caylee-de-Klerk-e1771839676469.jpg","datePublished":"2026-02-23T11:32:36+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-23T12:39:04+00:00","description":"Discover how the discipline of 'Tiny but Tough' begins at three at MJ's Judo Dojo with fun competitions and games.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mini-Judo-Competition_Photographer-Caylee-de-Klerk-e1771839676469.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mini-Judo-Competition_Photographer-Caylee-de-Klerk-e1771839676469.jpg","width":1728,"height":2272,"caption":"Kayli Maree from Collegiate Junior during the mini judo competition at MJ\u2019s Judo Dojo. PHOTOS: Caylee de Klerk"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/tiny-but-tough-discipline-starts-at-three-at-mjs-judo-dojo\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"School Sports Zone","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/school-sports\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"\u201cTiny but Tough\u201d discipline starts at three at MJ\u2019s Judo Dojo"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/","name":"PE Express","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#organization","name":"PE Express","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pe-express-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pe-express-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"PE Express"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PEExpress1\/","https:\/\/x.com\/express_newspapers","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/express_newspapers\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@expressonline3000\/videos"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#\/schema\/person\/46d3a3fe4ef03892348a907387c87ace","name":"PE Express","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-pe-express-site-icon-96x96.png","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-pe-express-site-icon-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-pe-express-site-icon-96x96.png","caption":"PE Express"},"description":"This is some test biographical information for PE Express","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/author\/peexpress\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mini-Judo-Competition_Photographer-Caylee-de-Klerk-e1771839676469.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":297951,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/paarl-boys-high-northwood-21-18-wildeklawer\/","url_meta":{"origin":296532,"position":0},"title":"Knights push Paarl Boys High to the limit at Absa Wildeklawer","author":"Dustin Wetdewich","date":"25 April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Boishaai hold their nerve to edge Northwood 21-18 in a tense Wildeklawer clash as the Knights push them all the way to the final whistle.","rel":"","context":"In "School Rugby"","block_context":{"text":"School Rugby","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/school-rugby\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Northwood were dominant against Paarl at scrum time, but Boishaai took the win","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-17.36.01.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-17.36.01.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-17.36.01.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-17.36.01.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-17.36.01.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-17.36.01.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":297948,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/jeppe-boland-landbou-31-26-wildeklawer-thriller\/","url_meta":{"origin":296532,"position":1},"title":"Mashao\u2019s final mad dash saves Jeppe in 31-26 epic","author":"Dustin Wetdewich","date":"25 April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Last-gasp drama as Jeppe edge Boland Landbou 31-26 after the hosts mounted a remarkable comeback from 26-7 down at Wildeklawer.","rel":"","context":"In "School Rugby"","block_context":{"text":"School Rugby","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/school-rugby\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Jeppe weathered the Boland storm to gain a famous victory for the Black and White.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-15.58.31.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-15.58.31.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-15.58.31.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-15.58.31.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-15.58.31.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":297942,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/stellenberg-maritzburg-college-24-19-wildeklawer\/","url_meta":{"origin":296532,"position":2},"title":"Top-ranked Stellenberg edge Maritzburg College 24-19","author":"Dustin Wetdewich","date":"25 April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Top-ranked Stellenberg pushed to the brink by gutsy Maritzburg College before holding on for a dramatic 24-19 victory at Wildeklawer.","rel":"","context":"In "School Rugby"","block_context":{"text":"School Rugby","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/school-rugby\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Maritzburg College ran Stellenberg close but lost out 24-19.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-13.25.36.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-13.25.36.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-13.25.36.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-13.25.36.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":297960,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/paarl-gim-helpmekaar-45-10-wildeklawer\/","url_meta":{"origin":296532,"position":3},"title":"Gim power passed Helpmekaar to close day two of Absa Wildeklawer","author":"Dustin Wetdewich","date":"25 April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Paarl Gim stamp authority with comprehensive 45-10 victory over Helpmekaar in final match of day two at Absa Wildeklawer.","rel":"","context":"In "School Rugby"","block_context":{"text":"School Rugby","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/school-rugby\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Paarl Gim came out on top against Helpmekaar.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-20.52.28.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-20.52.28.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-20.52.28.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-20.52.28.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-20.52.28.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":297926,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/diamantveld-queens-college-wildeklawer-thriller\/","url_meta":{"origin":296532,"position":4},"title":"Diamantveld hold off brave Queen\u2019s College fightback 40-29","author":"Dustin Wetdewich","date":"24 April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Diamantveld survived a fierce Queen's College fightback to secure a 40-29 victory at the Absa Wildeklawer tournament in Kimberley.","rel":"","context":"In "School Rugby"","block_context":{"text":"School Rugby","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/school-rugby\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Diamantveld's defence was tested against a gutsy Queen's College side.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Diamantveld-vs-Queens-College.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Diamantveld-vs-Queens-College.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Diamantveld-vs-Queens-College.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Diamantveld-vs-Queens-College.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Diamantveld-vs-Queens-College.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Diamantveld-vs-Queens-College.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":297935,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/monument-dhs-41-27-absa-wildeklawer-rugby\/","url_meta":{"origin":296532,"position":5},"title":"Monument outlast DHS in Absa Wildeklawer slugfest","author":"Dustin Wetdewich","date":"25 April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Monnas show patience and power to defeat Durban High School 41-27 in a brutal, compelling encounter at the Absa Wildeklawer.","rel":"","context":"In "School Rugby"","block_context":{"text":"School Rugby","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/school-rugby\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"It was a ding dong battle between Monnas and Durban High School, with Monument emerging victorius 41-27.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-10.26.25.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-10.26.25.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-10.26.25.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-10.26.25.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-25-at-10.26.25.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"PE Express","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296532"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=296532"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=296532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}