Judo coach · Dog trainer · Driving instructor · South-east London
Neil Bartholomew
Judo coach and founder of New Cross Martial Arts in Bermondsey. He also runs a dog-training business and a driving school.
- Judo
- 7th Dan · DNBK · 2026
- Judo
- 6th Dan · Renshi · Japan 2016
- Phone
- 07821 679058
- wa.me/447821679058
Chapter 01 · Dog training · United Kingdom
Platinum K9 Training
Working-line German Shepherds and Belgian Malinois trained from 9 weeks to 24 months for obedience, detection, protection and operational work.
Chapter 02 · Judo · Bermondsey, London SE16
Judo clubs
Two judo clubs train in the same hall: Galleywall Tenants Hall, Galleywall Road, London SE16 3PB. Children's classes Tuesday and Thursday 18:00–19:00, adults 19:30–21:00.
New Cross Martial Arts
Neil's club: children's and adult judo, beginner courses, Muay Thai kickboxing and one-to-one sessions.
Aylwin Judo Club
Founded more than 40 years ago by Sensei Richard Raymond, 6th Dan. Trains with NCMA at the Galleywall Road hall. British Judo Council.
Chapter 03 · Driving lessons · London to Norfolk
Bartholomew Driving School
Manual and automatic lessons in a dual-controlled VW Golf or Audi A3 with a DVSA approved instructor: weekly lessons, intensive courses, beginners and refreshers.
London, Kent, Cambridge, Royston: 07821 679058
Norfolk and Suffolk: 07958 435478
Biography
Biography of Neil Bartholomew
Neil Bartholomew coaches judo in Bermondsey, south-east London, where he founded New Cross Martial Arts. He holds a 7th Dan black belt in judo from the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai (DNBK), presented in June 2026 on behalf of the late Roger Payne, Hanshi 8th Dan. He received his 6th Dan and the title Renshi in Japan in April 2016 and has trained in Kyoto and Osaka. He also holds a 1st Dan in karate, a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and a UKCC Level 3 coaching qualification. Students who began on his beginners course in 2010 are now black belts.
Neil also runs Platinum K9 Training and Platinum K9 Defence, which train working-line German Shepherds and Belgian Malinois for obedience and protection, and Bartholomew Driving School, which teaches manual and automatic lessons in London, Kent, Cambridge, Royston and Norfolk.
- Judo
- 7th Dan · DNBK · 2026
- Judo
- 6th Dan · Renshi · Japan 2016
- Karate
- 1st Dan
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Brown belt
- Coaching
- UKCC Level 3
- New Cross Martial Arts
- Since 2010 or earlier
- Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, Kyoto, founded 1895: Neil's grading body
- Kodokan Judo Institute, Tokyo, founded 1882 by Jigoro Kano
- The Budokwai, London, founded 1918: the UK's oldest judo club
Contact
Contact Neil Bartholomew
- Phone
- 07821 679058
- wa.me/447821679058
- Neil - New Cross Martial Arts
- Judo hall
Galleywall Tenants Hall, Galleywall Road, London SE16 3PB
Open in Google Maps- Judo times
- Children Tue, Thu 18:00–19:00
Adults Tue, Thu 19:30–21:00 - Driving, Norfolk and Suffolk
- 07958 435478
- Dog training
- Message @platinum_k9_training
Social media
Social media accounts by business
Neil and New Cross Martial Arts
Aylwin Judo Club
Platinum K9 Training and Defence
Bartholomew Driving School