The Olympic Judo Nice, a club with a strong sports and social focus, has been in existence for nearly 15 years.
From the beginning, the teacher in charge of the only venue, Mohamed Otmane, focused on the intrinsic values of the judo moral code.
Politeness, courage, friendship, self-control, sincerity, modesty, honor, and respect. These are the guiding principles at OJN, where judo is taught as a passion and as a means to impart these values to children.
As the club expanded, it gradually established itself in all neighborhoods of the city of Nice, favoring school gyms and activity centers with the idea of focusing on local work.
The goal? To provide young children in Nice with an activity after school, within their own community structure, offering parents peace of mind and easier access to sports activities for their children.
Moreover, the social aspect is predominant at OJN: one of the primary objectives is indeed to have a pricing policy based on the neighborhoods of the city of Nice.
Thanks to support from local authorities, the club has improved access to sports by defining very advantageous fees in certain neighborhoods such as Les Moulins, Bon Voyage, or Ariane.
The aim is, of course, to focus on initiatives like integration through sports, occupying the free time of youths in sensitive neighborhoods by opening access to sports, especially judo.
Additionally, thanks to the two annual challenges, the Nice club promotes social diversity by bringing together all its sections, both young and old, united under the same kimono in the club colors. This is an opportunity for young judokas from very diverse backgrounds to meet and share their passion for judo.
The founders of OJN, alongside their socio-educational efforts, wish to enable the club to take on new challenges.
On one hand, like any amateur club, the OJN turns towards competition results, an essential vector for recognizing the work done over the years. Young members who started judo at the club from an early age are now beginning to shine, like Anne-Hélène Paradis, Carlos De Sousa, or Ugo Gagliardini. However, the young generation currently in the “benjamins” and “minimes” age categories proudly represents the long-term effort and broad-based work and is likely to win numerous medals in the coming years.
Now, the little judo club that became big aspires to new objectives in terms of training and excellence, in addition to the large-scale and local work that has been done so far.
This video comes from the Web TV Nice website www.webtvnice.com.
