Atlanta Judo Midtown

Atlanta Judo Midtown has deep roots in the Atlanta martial arts scene, founded by Sensei Dennis Scheib in 1995 after decades of training and competition both in the U.S. and Japan. Sensei Dennis holds an 8th-degree black belt and has spent over 60 years practicing and teaching judo, including stints as a training partner for the 1976 Japanese Olympic team and time at the Kodokan. Today, his son, Sensei Matt Scheib, a fourth-degree black belt and lifelong martial artist, leads the academy. Matt brings experience from training under Olympic coaches at Pedro’s Judo Center and international travel, alongside a career as an Emmy-nominated stunt performer. The coaching team at Atlanta Judo Midtown brings together a group of lifelong judoka, including Sensei Willard Jule, a fifth-degree black belt and head kata instructor, and Sensei Gregory Pennington, who started judo in 1963 and still teaches the principles of efficiency and mutual benefit. The instructors’ backgrounds cover competition, kata, and decades of teaching all ages, with several coaches having started as students at the academy themselves. Classes run seven days a week, with structured programs for kids, teens, adults, and seniors. The core is traditional judo, with technical and game-based instruction, randori, and regular open mat sessions. There’s a dedicated kids’ program, and students can also train in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu during open mat and randori times. The school emphasizes skill development, safer-falling, and personal growth for all experience levels, with drop-ins welcome for most classes.

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