Carmel Judo

Carmel Judo offers Judo and Jiu Jitsu, including a children’s program, women’s only classes, and sparring. The program includes more than 60 classes and offers 1-on-1 intro lessons as part of getting started. Instruction follows Dr. Kano’s Judo Moral Code, which emphasizes courage, respect, modesty, friendship, honor, honesty, self-control, and courtesy, and uses these lessons to involve students in leadership skills, with a focus on attention span, confidence, and character development for children.

• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Class options are available on weekdays and Saturdays, with morning, afternoon, and evening times, and some schedule details vary by day and location.

Carmel Judo is described as a martial arts dojo for all, providing a competitive and family-friendly outlet for fitness and self-defense, and states that it aims to use martial arts to create better athletes and people and to change lives through safe environments for all with Judo instruction. The leadership team includes Owner and Head Sensei Jordan Wolf; Director of Operations and women’s and children’s coach Natasha Wolf; kid’s competition coach Robert Coughtrey; competition coach Nick Ormes; Coach Wade for morning adult Judo and adult and kids Jiu Jitsu; Jordan (J2) as Judo foundations coach; and Ethan as an assistant coach for adult and kids Judo and Jiu Jitsu. The founder Jordan started a dojo in his garage in 2019, the Indianapolis location opened on Halloween day of 2022, and a second Carmel Judo location in Bloomfield opened in November 2025. The program describes itself as beginner friendly, with no need for prior experience, smaller class sizes with more 1-on-1 attention, and programs for adults, children, women only, and people 60 and older. It offers a two-class free trial for any Judo classes and describes a tight-knit culture with strong support in training and competitions, with the Indianapolis location described as a place to dive into Judo or Jiu Jitsu for competition or self-defense and the Bloomfield dojo described as very beginner friendly and guiding students step-by-step through martial arts. Carmel Judo hosts many community events inside and outside the dojo for students to bond, hang out, socialize, and build friendships. Testimonials describe the dojo as competition focused with hard training, detailed technical instruction, and an excellent facility, and note that coaches are patient and supportive regardless of experience and that the environment is designed for learning with a mission of getting better every class.

Last updated May 13, 2026.