Neil Bartholomew
  • Neil Bartholomew in a white judogi in a dojo with a calligraphy scroll
  • Black German Shepherd sitting
  • NCMA group in judogi at a stone monument, Kyoto, Japan
  • Bartholomew Driving School VW Golf with roof sign and L plates
  • Neil Bartholomew (centre) with his DNBK 7th Dan certificate, June 2026
  • Belgian Malinois clearing a hurdle
  • New Cross Martial Arts class photo in the hall, NCMA logos in the corners
  • Belgian Malinois puppy with a toy
  • Two judoka in white gi gripping in randori

Judo coach · Dog trainer · Driving instructor · South-east London

Neil Bartholomew

Index of Neil's businesses: Platinum K9 Training, two judo clubs, New Cross Martial Arts and Aylwin Judo Club, and Bartholomew Driving School.

  • Bartholomew Driving School Audi A3
  • Young black German Shepherd sitting, watching a ball
  • Judo throw drill, thrower and uke in the air
  • Dobermann lying down, wearing a collar and lead
  • Handler holding a Belgian Malinois in a harness during a helicopter hoist
  • German Shepherd leaping with its mouth open
  • Black Dutch Shepherd in a K9 vest
  • Tan working dog at full sprint
  • Neil Bartholomew in a white judogi with a red and white belt

Index

Businesses and clubs

  1. 01Dog training

    Platinum K9 Training

    Working-line German Shepherds and Belgian Malinois trained from 9 weeks to 24 months for obedience, detection and protection. Also trading as Platinum K9 Defence.

    Open site
    Belgian Malinois clearing a hurdle
  2. 02Judo club

    New Cross Martial Arts

    Neil's judo club at Galleywall Tenants Hall, Galleywall Road, SE16 3PB: children's and adult judo on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginner courses, Muay Thai kickboxing and one-to-one sessions.

    Open site
    Two judoka in white gi gripping in randori New Cross Martial Arts roundel logo
  3. 03Judo club

    Aylwin Judo Club

    Founded more than 40 years ago at Aylwin School by Sensei Richard Raymond, 6th Dan. Trains with New Cross Martial Arts at the Galleywall Road hall on Tuesdays and Thursdays. British Judo Council.

    Open site
    Aylwin Judo Club badge (Kyu-Shin-Do), red roundel
  4. 04Driving lessons

    Bartholomew Driving School

    Manual and automatic lessons in a dual-controlled VW Golf or Audi A3 with a DVSA approved instructor. London, Kent, Cambridge and Royston: 07821 679058. Norfolk and Suffolk: 07958 435478.

    Open site
    Bartholomew Driving School Audi A3

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.

Neil Bartholomew (centre) with his DNBK 7th Dan certificate, June 2026
DNBK 7th Dan certificate, June 2026
Judo · DNBK · 2026
7th Dan
Judo · Renshi · Japan 2016
6th Dan
Karate
1st Dan
Brazilian jiu-jitsu belt
Brown
UKCC coaching
Level 3
NCMA beginners course; those students are black belts now
2010

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Social media accounts by business

Neil and New Cross Martial Arts

Aylwin Judo Club

Platinum K9 Training and Defence

Bartholomew Driving School

Contact

Contact Neil Bartholomew

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Judo hall

Galleywall Tenants Hall, Galleywall Road, London SE16 3PB

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Judo times
Children Tue, Thu 18:00–19:00
Adults Tue, Thu 19:30–21:00
Driving, Norfolk and Suffolk
07958 435478