Ichinen Bridport Martial Arts School is celebrating its 35th anniversary soon.
Grandmaster Horst D. Lindenau started with the very first training session at the former "School of Art" in Symondsbury, near Bridport.
To find out about the whole journey since then, have a read of Grandmaster's book My way with Jiu-Jitsu
Holly graduated today as a 4th Kyu orange belt in traditional Japanese Jiu-Jitsu at Ichinen Bridport martial arts school. Master Horst D. Lindenau (4th Dan Jiu-Jitsu) was very impressed by Holly's demonstration together with partner Sarah (4th Kyu).
The grading contained the rolls and falls, as well as
3 throws
3 strangle holds
2 hold down + 1 liberation
2 transport grips
Throat nerve press, control attacker
2 arm locks
3 Karate techniques
3 Boxing techniques
Each one defends against the following situations:
1. One person pushes, hands to chest, followed by the pusher striking the head
2. A swinging punch to the head
3. A front clothing grab, one-handed, followed by a punch to the head / or a headbutt
4. A front clothing grab, two hands, followed by the knee to the groin
5. A bottle or glass to the head
6. A lashing kick to the groin
7. A slash with a knife
After the technical grading, all members sat together and went through the theory part.
Big congratulations, Holly!
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Here at Ichinen Bridport, a traditional martial arts school with no franchise connection and no American ties to any big corporations, we favour the original, the real, and face-to-face involvement.
When it comes to self-defence, our instructors are at the top of the list. We are updating ourselves with the latest changes in street violence, knife crime and domestic abuse.
Last Sunday, four of our students graduated as BlackCombat white belts during an outdoor self-defence seminar with Grandmaster Horst D. Lindenau, 6th Dan BlackCombat, 6th Dan Anti-Terror Combat, and 4th Dan Jiu-Jitsu. Don't settle for less; you deserve the best!
Congratulations to the new fighters!
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After showing you our four active black belts at Ichinen Bridport Martial Arts School two months ago, and our four yellow belts last month, I would like to introduce you today to our four orange belts. The orange belt, also known as 4th Kyu (4th student grade), is the third graduation in our traditional Jiu-Jitsu style here in Bridport.
From left, Sarah, Adam, Mykyta and Martha. Students at Ichinen Bridport do their grading regularly when they are ready to do so. The quality of the style and the school must be maintained at a high level. Nobody receives a grade if the performance is not good enough at the time. However, no worries, our qualified master, under the supervision of Sensei Horst Lindenau, guarantees top progress.
Come and join us. We would like to have beginners, and you can improve your life.>>> New friends, top self-defence skills, healthy martial arts training for body and mind, and... gradings.
After showing you our four active black belts at Ichinen Bridport Martial Arts School last month, I would like to introduce you today to our four yellow belts. The yellow belt, also known as 5th Kyu (5th student grade), is the second graduation in our traditional Jiu-Jitsu style here in Bridport.
Mind you, as time passes, this photo was taken in January of this year, and grades have changed since then. From left, Tiger has left, Mykyta is now 4th Kyu, Adam does his 4th grading next week, and Martha is also 4th Kyu. Students at Ichinen Bridport do their grading regularly when they are ready to do so. The quality of the style and the school must be maintained at a high level. Nobody receives a grade if the performance is not good enough at the time. But no worries, our qualified master under the supervision of master Horst Lindenau guarantees top progress.
Come and join us. We would like to have beginners, and you can improve your life.> > > New friends, top self-defence skills, healthy martial arts training for body and mind, and... gradings.
Ichinen Bridport martial arts school has got a powerful team of Jiu-Jitsu black belts.
Come and train with us, you are in good hands. We are all weathered martial artists, skilled in various other styles and welcome beginners at any time. We train twice the week in Bridport. You can join both sessions or chose what suits you best.
Each month, one member at Ichinen Bridport is called the martial artist of the month. This fine tradition goes back to 2015, when one of the Jiu-Jitsu students attended the training twice a week regularly despite having to go straight to his night shift work after the dojo.
Since then, members have received this precious honour. Others for example qualified for being the only child and training up to yellow belt just with adult partners. He did very well cope with all those much larger and older training partners and stood his ground in self-defence tests against all individuals.
One little girl was awarded to be the youngest in the group and never missed a single session. Others got this award for attending the most hours at the dojo and making the fastest progress in studies or one reaching 400 hours of Jiu-Jitsu training.
May there be loads more, and become a good example for others within the club. Last month, February 2025 senior Paul Blake and Ebby from the juniors got awarded. Congratulations!!!
On the 06.02.25 our member Paul Blake from Bridport graduated as a second Dan in traditional Japanese Jiu-Jitsu. Paul trained first time over 20 years ago with master Horst Lindenau at Ichinen Bridport.
His 2nd Dan grading was examind by master Steve Reynolds (5th Dan) from Yeovil and master Andy Loudon (1st Dan) from Bridport. Partner for the grading was Sam Saines (1st Kyu Jiu-Jitsu)
Big congratulations Paul!
