Showing posts with label Bridport Martial Arts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bridport Martial Arts. Show all posts

17 October 2019

Black belt gradings at Ichinen Bridport Jiu-Jitsu

On October the 31st 2019 Ichinen Bridport martial arts school has the official Dan graduations.
As long you are not banned from the club for dishonour or other public offences everybody is warmly welcome to enjoy an evening of brilliantly martial arts skills.

Doors open at 7.00 pm at the British Legion hall in Bridport. Entry is free. No mobile phones or cameras aloud due to peoples protection laws. There will be an official film team from Ichinen Bridport and you can purchase photos or video scenes.

All gradings are under supervision of master Stephen Reynolds (5th Dan) and assistants. all gradings are under the rules of Ichinen Bridport in accordance with the IMASA martial arts organisation.

01 October 2019

The spirit of Grand master Horst Lindenau


* Your training and engagement is shaping you. Therefore have trust in its teaching and if necessary be willing to make sacrifices
* The dojo is the place where you can do so and learn your skills. It shall be an un profane place for you. Show respect as you show respect to your own house.

* Pay homage to your teacher and follow his example and be a guide to your comrades.
* Take advice from higher grades and be patient and helpful to lower grades.

* “Ji ta kyo ei” >>> shall be the advise when training with equal students.
            (“The best for me and the others”)
* “Seirykoku zenhyo” >>> shall lead your training as your life.
            (“The maximum in physical and moral exertion”)

* Care for neat and clean tatami, Gi and your own body.
* Pay respect and great them well, your teacher and the higher grades.

* Defeat the same as victory in fighting shall urge you to perfection. A victory is not a reason for rest.
* Act always according to the ethics of the Jiu-Jitsu and never void its principles.

This is the gate to the Symondsbury Zen garden which was built by Grand master Horst D. Lindenau with the help of his finest students.


11 September 2019

Private lessons - you deserve it - you want it!



Grand master Horst D. Lindenau (6th Dan BlackCombat), Yoga teacher, meditation master and life coach teaches private lessons in Bridport. Over 30 years experience as a teacher and coach, fully equipped own studio, fully insured, DBS approved, member of IMASA, 1st aid trained.

Turn your life around - start doing what you always wanted and >>> you deserve it!

Call/text now on Bridport 07968-235486 for a fist chat. Or use the contact form here on the blog.


07 May 2019

Seven most common attacks in Bridport

Master Horst D. Lindenau is the only martial arts teacher in Bridport who teaches self defence in combination with the seven most common attacks. We believe it does not make much sense to train just any martial arts techniques and ignore the reality in the streets.

Grand master Horst D. Lindenau is not only an expert in real self defence (6th Dan Anti Terror Combat and 6th Dan BlackCombat), he served in the security industry as a SIA registered security officer and as a former captain in the German Navy he knows his skills.

The seven most common attacks according to law enforcement



1. One person pushes, hands to chest, which is normally followed by the pusher striking first, to the head.
2. A swinging punch to the head.
3. A front clothing grab, one handed, followed by punch to the head.
4. A front clothing grab, two hands, followed by a head butt.
5. A front clothing grab, two hands, followed by a knee to the groin.
6. A bottle, glass, or ashtray to the head.
7. A lashing kick to the groin or lower legs.

You can join Ichinen Bridport martial arts school adult group and train these valuable skills when you live in Bridport area and are over 14 years of age.

Just text 07968-235486 for your first trial session (£10 only for 1.5 hours)


09 April 2019

Jiu-Jitsu is good for you!

Jiu-Jitsu is good for you!

  • Fitness
  • Endurance
  • Self confidence
  • Discipline
  • Self defence
  • Purpose
  • Body & mind
  • Health
  • Socialising
Come and join us at Ichinen Bridport local martial art school. We are a friendly bunch of people, all walks, all ages, all sex and and all ranges of fitness.

Training Thursday at the British Legion hall in Bridport, Victoria Grove.
See you there!
You can do all gradings with us up to 1st Dan black belt. Photo shows our members Andy Loudon (1st Kyu) and Mark Butt who shows his latest success graduating for the 4th Kyu Jiu-Jitsu.



09 March 2019

We train the 10 most common attacks

At Ichinen Bridport martial arts school we take self defence serious. Main focus is on the most common attacks and defence against armed attacks as well as defence with weapons.
This includes natural and unnatural weapons.

A typical set of weapons for a grading towards the 2nd Kyu blue belt could look like this

Set of training weapons for self defence at Ichinen Bridport

21 December 2018

Brown belt Jiu-Jitsu - that means a lot

When one reaches the brown belt level in the traditional martial art Jiu-Jitsu at Ichinen Bridport that means a lot. Today Lewis A. Harris passed an excellent grading and holds now this precious grade. Lewis is an active member of Ichinen Bridport since 2014 and has a very good record of taking part in training sessions.

Lewis is at present our oldest fighter and at the age of 66 (sixtysix!) he can perform extraordinary good. His fitness is outstanding and Lewis is the only one in the moment who can do the full split at our club. Not many martial artists can do so.

For the brown belt / 1st Kyu Lewis trained 163 Jiu-Jitsu sessions since his last blue belt exam. Beside this he is a former Kyokushinkai Karate brown belt and a green belt holder in Krav Maga.

Earlier this year Lewis A. Harris passed his grading as a BlackCombat master under Grandmaster Horst D. Lindenau 6th Dan BlackCombat. BlackCombat represents the elite in modern self defence and not many qualify for a rank here.

We congratulate our new Jiu-Jitsu brown belt Lewis A. Harris and watch him on his path to become a 1st Dan.

Lewis with the full split with BlackCombat masters
Partner Andy Loudon (1st Kyu) with new brown belt Lewis A. Harris after the grading

19 November 2018

Nearest club for martial arts

I was just curious and thought to google "what is the nearest martial art". And surprise surprise, our school Ichinen Bridport came up first.

Ichinen Bridport offers martial art for adults and children.

Although we are specialized in self defence, our Jiu-Jitsu training for adults and children aimes for well being, mental and physical growth and of cause fun and good camaraderie.

Join us Thursdays at the British Legion hall in Bridport.
Children Jiu-Jitsu starts at 5.30 pm 
Adult Jiu-Jitsu starts at 7.00 pm.
Beginners always very welcome!


19 October 2018

New students welcome at Ichinen Bridport Jiu-Jitsu group


This is our latest poster to call new students to learn traditional Jiu-Jitsu. Everybody welcome. Just come to one of our trainings and watch and have a chat. See you there!

13 September 2018

Self defence training Bridport area

If you're looking for self defence training, this blog gives you all you need to know if you live in the Bridport/Dorset area. This local martial arts school is under supervision of a highly qualified martial artist, Grandmaster Horst D. Lindenau from Bridport. (6th Dan BlackCombat, 2nd Dan Jiu-Jitsu, professional sports teacher since 1999 and former German champion).

At Ichinen Bridport you can start all year round and join any time. Children age 6-14 are training on a Thurstday in Bridport, British Legion hall, 5.30-6.30 pm.
One month training for you child only £ 30.

Adults or children they fit in can train Thursdays at 7.00 pm same place.
One month training for adults is only £ 40 (2 sessions!)

Don't hesitate to come and visit us and find out more or start straight away.

At www.blackcombat.org you find all about the radical self defence system BlackCombat.

Training twice the week at Ichinen Bridport.


07 September 2018

The only answer to the rising violent crime

The only answer to the rising violent crime is "learn self defence" and don't become an easy victim of crime and violence.

We have the best on offer >>> BlackCombat <<< a martial art style which focuses entirely on self defence and personal safety.

You can train this modern system nearby in Bridport and and in Loders.

Join now - text/phone Grandmaster Horst D. Lindenau >>> 07968-235486


What holds you back? Start now and make your life safe again.

29 August 2018

New self defence courses in Bridport

With Ichinen Bridport you have made the right choice for your self defence training. Grandmaster Horst D. Lindenau (15 black belts altogether, professional sports teacher) offers his knowledge to you. Come along to one of the classes, either the classic Japanese style Jiu-Jitsu or the modern Blackcombat self defence .

Martial arts classes held in Bridport:

Thursdays 7.00 - 8.30 pm (age 14 +) Jiu-Jitsu

Thursdays 5.30 - 6.30 pm (age 6-14) Jiu-Jitsu

Sundays 3.30 - 5.00 pm (age 16 +) BlackCombat

For more information ring/text 0768 235486

Knife drill with BlackCombat master Lewis Harris at Ichinen Bridport

10 May 2018

Active students at Bridport martial arts school

It was a delight to watch little Noah (6) 6th Kyu Jiu-Jitsu performing his bamboo stick kata. He copied it himself somewhere online and studied it at home to give us a show of his skills.

Noah moved the stick faster than the camera can catch it!

This months martial artist of the month is Yusef el Gabry (15) who trains hard and did not hesitate to show up for training on his very own birthday. His best present so far: Next grading in Jiu-Jitsu. Now he is a 5th Kyu/yellow belt.



23 February 2018

Bridport martial artists train the defence against 10 most common attacks

At our local martial arts school Ichinen Bridport, we take the training of self defence very serious. Our aim is to gain perfection in the art of self defence by using the Jiu-Jitsu skills.

The Jiu-Jitsu techniques supply you with a wide range of reaction to the 10 most common attacks. It includes striking and punching, throws and joint manipulations, as well as "dirty tricks" and anti bullying strategies.

The 10 most common attacks are in detail:


1. One person pushes, hands to chest, which is followed by the pusher striking first, to the head.
2. A swinging punch to the head.
3. A front clothing grab, one handed, followed by punch to the head.
4. A front clothing grab, two hands, followed by a head butt.
5. A front clothing grab, two hands, followed by a knee to the groin.
6. A bottle, glass, or ashtray to the head.
7. A lashing kick to the groin or lower legs.
8. A broken bottle or glass jabbed to face.
9. A slash with knife, most commonly a 3 to 4" lock blade knife or kitchen utility knife.
10. A grappling style head lock.

This is according to information from a UK government web page and the content is nowadays not public available anymore. The reason is unknown.

By the way, as my roots are in Germany, I can inform you that over there you find very much the same set up. That doesn't surprise me, as we have all two hands and two legs to perform. 

If you want to protect yourself against these common attacks, come and join us at the school. Training for the Jiu-Jitsu is twice a week for adults and once a week for children. 


02 October 2017

We train on real martial arts mats

Ichinen Bridport martial arts school in Bridport / South West Dorset, uses thick rubber mats for the self defence classes. As the training requires a lot of ground work, either for the rolls and falls, the warm up procedure or grappling. These thick mats make sure, that whatever you do keeps you secure and comfortable to learn these new skills.

Without these mats it would be impossible to learn the special Jiu-Jitsu throws and more than half of the training time during the children lessons, the kids are working on the ground. Comfortable supported by our mats. And keep on mind: martial arts training on hard floor can damage your ankles on a long run.

Even the radical self defence of Anti Terror Combat requires these mats. Although the advanced students and the masters conduct many of their skill on hard floor, the beginner needs the support of some mats and many techniques are impossible to teach without so.

Update  >>> 
Anti Terror Combat is now called BlackCombat!




Original martial arts mats, Japanese TATAMI

02 September 2017

Your child will be thankful for this



Respect * Self control *
Discipline * Friendship *
Stamina * Patience *
Humbleness *
Anti bullying *
Skills * Self defence *



If you like your children to achieve these attributes * come along to the new class of our highly respected Martial Art school Ichinen Bridport. The class is designed for children from 6-14 years

The teaching will be in the Dojo at the British Legion Hall, Bridport
Victoria Grove, DT6 5AD.
Class starts Thursday 21.Sept at 5.30 pm

 More information needed? Please call Master Horst on 07968 – 235486



01 September 2017

Children in Bridport

Thursday the 21st of September is the big day for the children of Bridport.

New course available at Ichinen Bridport martial arts school. 

Self defence and anti bullying class starts on the 21st at 5.30 pm.

Dojo British Legion Hall, Bridport, Victoria Grove, DT6 3AD

Book your place now!
Ring or text 07968 235486



05 May 2017

A new you in May 2017

Dear former students and interested parties

Today I like to give you a little insight of what happened at Ichinen Bridport martial arts school since you left or contacted us last.

The training of the martial arts is going very well. Students enjoy the traditional way of learning Japanese style Jiu-Jitsu and the Anti Terror Combat supplies a modern approach for daily self defence. Two students have graduated already as black belts and soon three others take their first grading. Jiu-Jitsu has got more senior belts by now than beginners. That needs improvement, that’s why I write to you to encourage you to take it up again.

Update  >>> 

Anti Terror Combat is now called BlackCombat!

Yoga and Meditation is not less popular, us few we love it and the benefit is enormous and makes life richer.

Our web page is new too, check it out here http://ichinenbridport.com/

Be great to hear from you and even better if you make a step forward and join us.

Training times are
Mediation         > Sundays 9-10 am
Yoga                     > Mondays 9-10 am
Jiu-Jitsu               > Tuesday + Thursday 7-8.30 pm
Anti Terror Combat > Thursday 8.45-9.45 pm + Sunday 6-7.30 pm

Join us before 8th of June 2017 and you don’t pay any joining fee and insurance will be free for 1 year. Make the most of yourself – we all work together.

Best wishes
Master Horst


11 April 2017

Martial arts seminar in Dorset


Update  >>> 
Anti Terror Combat is now called BlackCombat!


Seminar on the 30th of April 2017
1-5 pm at the Loders village hall, Loders, DT6 3SA

Contribution £ 25 / Every participant receives an official Anti Terror Combat certificate

This seminar is devoted to my grandmaster Horst Weiland † Germany, 10th Dan Anti-Terrorkampf. He died 10 years ago and his life was doubtless dedicated to the martial arts. I had the big opportunity to study under his supervision for 365 days of daily training and learning. All what I know today and what influenced me to develop my own way with the martial arts in later years was hugely influenced by this extraordinary man. I pay him the biggest respect and keep his memory in honour.

In the coming up seminar you learn the toughest defence against the 10 most common attacks in Britain and in Germany. It will enable you to deal with the attacker that he cannot stand a chance.

The seminar is suitable for everyone over 16 years. Beginners and advanced visitors welcome.

Grandmaster Horst Weiland with master Horst Lindenau 1991

The 10 most common attacks according to law enforcement


1. One person pushes, hands to chest, which is normally followed by the pusher striking first, to the head.
2. A swinging punch to the head.
3. A front clothing grab, one handed, followed by punch to the head.
4. A front clothing grab, two hands, followed by a head butt.
5. A front clothing grab, two hands, followed by a knee to the groin.
6. A bottle, glass, or ashtray to the head.
7. A lashing kick to the groin or lower legs.
8. A broken bottle or glass jabbed to face.
9. A slash with knife, most commonly a 3 to 4" lock blade knife or kitchen utility knife.
10. A grappling style head lock.

31 March 2017

Spring campaign to gain new students at Bridport martial arts school

Ichinen Bridport has started its spring campaign to gain new students for our local martial arts school. With the cut out below, you will qualify for a free lesson. You are welcome to join either on a Tuesday or Thursday at our venues.

You can even bring a friend! Master Horst Lindenau, qualified sports teacher + 30 years a teacher for martial arts will look after you.
Print out - cut out - and get free first lesson
* You will find this ad in the local paper "View of Bridport" for next three weeks as from 5th of April.

At Ichinen Bridport we train the traditional way of Japanese style Jiu-Jitsu.
But we are the only school in the area which combines this with a modern approach for self defence.***
Therefore we train the most common attacks according to law enforcement too.

1. One person pushes, hands to chest, which is normally followed by the pusher striking first, to the head.
2. A swinging punch to the head.
3. A front clothing grab, one handed, followed by punch to the head.
4. A front clothing grab, two hands, followed by a head butt.
5. A front clothing grab, two hands, followed by a knee to the groin.
6. A bottle, glass, or ashtray to the head.
7. A lashing kick to the groin or lower legs.
8. A broken bottle or glass jabbed to face.
9. A slash with knife, most commonly a 3 to 4" lock blade knife or kitchen utility knife.
10. A grappling style head lock.

*** And we included training with any kind of today's weapons. Natural and unnatural.

Selection of training weapons at Bridport local martial arts school Ichinen Bridport