Come and Learn With Us

Learning Ju Jitsu is a commitment to yourself to work on both your physical and mental wellbeing.

During the lessons you will improve your

  • Fitness
  • Confidence
  • Awareness
  • Posture
  • Balance
  • Self Protection

The class is full of well respectable people who have been training for various amounts of time. Some have been training for years whilst others may have only just started like you. We will all look after you.

In your first lesson, Sensei Adam will show you some fundamental aspects of the schools martial arts and will show you enough by the end of the class that should allow you to apply some basic defence techniques against punches and knives. You should complete the lesson feeling there is a lot more to learn and understand about you and those around you, and have a better understanding of what Ju Jutsu is all about.

Details of coming along and what you will need to bring can be found in the "Where to start" and "What to do next" sections of this page. If you have any other questions or concerns before coming along, please do get in contact with us. We are always happy to help.

What is Traditional Ju Jutsu / Jiu Jitsu?

Traditional Jiu Jitsu or Ju Jutsu (they mean the same thing) has been around for thousands of years and originated in Japan as the principle method used by warriors such as the Samurai. It is different from similarly named martial arts such as Brazilian Ju Jitsu (BJJ) in that BJJ is a relatively new sporting martial arts that comes from a competition style originally popular in Brazil. BJJ has a main focus to grapple an opponent on the floor much like a mixture of wrestling and Judo which is a subset of techniques from traditional Ju Jutsu. Traditional Ju Jutsu was developed over thousands of years of confrontations outside the confines of sporting rules. This makes it ideally suited for self defence and incorporates a much broader array of techniques and situational based solutions including dealing with common weapons and multiple attackers. Ju Jutsu actually means "soft technique", but do not consider that literally. By "soft", what it really means is to use less effort in order to overcome your opponent with a choice of final outcome against them. This is why it is such a fantastic art for people or all sizes, strengths and ages.

Costs

Your first lesson is free, and as an extra special offer, if you bring a friend with you, you will both have the first month free!

Once you have come along and completed your third lesson and are happy that you have found the type of class you have been looking for, you will need to purchase your annual insurance and membership, and then your set up your monthly subscription to our classes. All our fees are outlined on this page.

Where to start

Our main class trains for two hours every Thursday evening from 8pm until 10pm at the Lyde Green Community Centre.

The class is for adults aged 16 years and over, and as long as you are healthy, you should not have any problems in joining in, no matter your age.

If you aren't feeling particularly fit right now, do not worry, The whole point in training is to improve on that aspect as well as others. You will not be expected to have any fitness when joining the classes for the first time.

What to do next

Just come along before the class (about 7:45pm) and meet Sensei Adam or one of the senior grades in the lobby of the Lyde Green community centre. We will ask you a few questions about what you are looking to achieve as well as understanding any physical challenges you might have just so that we can make sure that any injuries or difficulties can be managed in the class.

Your first class is free, so all you need is to be dressed in comfortable clothes such as a t-shirt and track suit bottoms. If you have been training in a martial arts before and already own a Gi, you can wear that.