International Gymnastics Judge
Certified judge with 20+ years of international officiating experience.
SEA Games & Asian Games
Official judge at the Southeast Asian Games and Asian Games.
Judged Simone Biles ×3
Served as judge at three international competitions featuring Simone Biles.
20+ Years Coaching in Asia
Built and led gymnastics programmes at top international schools across Asia.
A love for gymnastics that refused to be broken.
As an eight-year-old watching her peers cartwheeling through school halls, Coach Joy knew she had found her passion. Like many young gymnasts, her early journey was not perfect — she faced limited opportunities, old-school coaching methods, and an environment that lacked the encouragement a child needs. But her love for the sport never wavered.
When Coach Joy started gymnastics, she quickly learned that the traditional sporting world could be rigid and overly critical of young bodies. After stepping away from the sport as a teenager due to a lack of supportive coaching, she realised her true calling was not just to flip — it was to lead.
Our founder, Joy, fell in love with gymnastics on a simple school gym floor. Along the way, she encountered the tough, old-school coaching mentalities of the past. Instead of letting that dim her passion, it inspired her purpose.
From athlete to International Judge
Joy went on to become an International Gymnastics Judge for the SEA Games, Asian Games, and beyond — proving that elite-level technique can and should be taught with kindness, patience, and smiles.
Today, Joy is an International Gymnastics Judge who has judged the SEA Games, Asian Games, Simone Biles, and more. She founded Gym with Joy because she believes every child deserves to learn gymnastics in an environment filled with safety, proper skill building, and absolute positivity. Here, we do not just build strong athletes — we build happy, confident kids.
What happens when an International Judge opens a kids’ gym?
You get a perfect blend of technical excellence and joyful learning. Having navigated the ups and downs of traditional gymnastics training in her youth, Coach Joy knew the sport needed a gentler, more scientific approach to coaching.
At Gym with Joy, she combines her elite judging insights from Simone Biles and beyond with a coaching philosophy that prioritises a child’s emotional and physical well-being above all else.
Joy returned to the sport with a mission to create a gymnastics club that celebrates what young bodies can do rather than what they look like. With over two decades of elite experience, she designed Gym with Joy to be a sanctuary of positive reinforcement, structured safety, and joy for the next generation.
“When I was a little girl, I loved gymnastics, but the coaching environments back then were not always designed to lift a child’s spirit. I started Gym with Joy because I wanted to be the coach I wish I had when I was nine years old. I wanted a place where mistakes are celebrated as steps to success, where skills are broken down safely, and where every child feels seen and valued.”— Coach Joy, International Gymnastics Judge
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