Cohen Brothers Judo Club

Cohen Brothers Judo Club, operating as Cohen Brothers Judo and Wrestling at 150 N Fairway Dr, Suite 158, in Vernon Hills, Illinois, has trained youth and adult grapplers since 1992. The club continuously updates its judo, wrestling, and jiu-jitsu curriculum and is coached by black belts Aaron Cohen, a 2008 Olympic Athlete and multi-time World Team Member and National Champion, RJ Cohen, a World Team Member and multi-time National Champion, and Serhii Novytskyi, a Ukrainian National Team member and Cadet National Champion. Since 1992, the Vernon Hills team has trained more than 1,000 students, produced over 100 National Champions, and earned 20,000 tournament medals and 55 club awards. Programs begin at age 4 with Little Judokas, alongside youth and adult Judo, Wrestling, Summer Camp, and one-on-one Private Judo classes. Youth sessions open with obstacle courses and army drills before moving into pull-ups, punching bag work, tug of war, and throwing practice.