Martial artists of the month February 2025

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!!!

Our school does not close down during half term school holidays

 

Paul Blake from Ichinen Bridport Jiu-Jitsu now 2nd Dan

Ichinen Bridport is the martial arts school for your development

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!

 

Very good progress at Bridport Jiu-Jitsu school

 Big congratulations to Luke Eckett (eight) from Ichinen Bridport martial artsLuke earned himself the 4th Kyu orange belt in the juniors Jiu-Jitsu group. He traines with us since January 2023. Grading partner was James Allen (12) from Beaminster. Very well done boys!

 

Young Tiger from Bridport passed his grading and is now a 5th Kyu yellow belt in traditionell Japanese Jiu-Jitsu. Tiger joint Ichinen Bridport martial arts in October last year. His grading partner was Jago Saines who is a 2nd Kyu blue belt.

Big congratulations to Tiger from all of us!

 

 

Martial art is the most effective physical outwork

 "Martial art is the most effective physical outwork", says Master Horst Lindenau (4th Dan Jiu-Jitsu). Why would that be?

At Ichinen Bridport Jiu-Jitsu we train the whole, body and mind. When it comes to the fitness level, our training produces an all-round approach. When people join any single kind of sports activity, they assume this will do all for them. Joggers, weightlifter, tennis players and so on.

Just think of swimming, it doesn't build up muscles. The weightlifter lacks in endurance. 

While martial arts, especially traditional Japanese Jiu-Jitsu covers all aspects.

and don't you forget the mind...

You can join us  by contacting Master Horst on 07968-235486 to arrange a trial session.

Training regular is on Thursdays for seniors and juniors.

 

 

Jiu-Jitsu is the all-round fighting system

 Why is that?

At our Bridport based martial arts school "Ichinen Bridport" we train traditional Japanese Jiu-Jitsu. This is not a sport, its a way of life. We focus on self defence skills, physical and mental fitness and well being and trust in friendship with each other. 

Discipline, respect, endurance, hard training and focussing on targets. Set up by yourself and your Sensei.

Jiu-Jitsu is not this fancy dress rolling on the floor around sport, but a way of life in the tradition of the ancient warriors. 

We train continuously our all-round techniques. We do:

Throws

Locks

Chokes and strangling

Nerve grips

All legal natural weapons

All unnatural weapons

Punching

Kicks

Sparring

Boxing

Hold downs

Close combat

Out door training

* and keep on mind: Karate, Aikido and Judo were made from Jiu-Jitsu >>> 

the mother of all Japanese originated martial arts.

Ewan Roe achieved 6th Kyu Jiu-Jitsu in Bridport

12 year old Ewan Roe from Westbay / Bridport passed his first grading on the 8th of February 2024. Ewan joined Ichinen Bridport Jiu-Jitsu for children first in 2019, but than the miraculous Covid scam stopped the whole country to do what everyone wanted to do and consequently Ichinen Bridport Jiu-Jitsu had to stop the children's classes. 

Now Ewan caught up with this long break and did a very good grading with his partner Marlow (5th Kyu). Master Horst Lindenau from Ichinen Bridport Jiu-Jitsu: "Big congratulations my boy! Keep on going!" 

Martial arts is a great way to develop children's abilities, both mental and physical. and on a long term, they learn good self defence skills too.

Master Horst Lindenau earns 4th Dan Jiu-Jitsu

Bridport martial artist Horst Lindenau received his 4th Dan after a waiting time of four years after his last grading in 2019. Master Horst is today the highest decorated martial arts teacher in Bridport with over 40 years of teaching experience, both adults and children.

These are his current qualifications:

6th Dan Anti Terror Combat

6th Dan BlackCombat

4th Dan Jiu-Jitsu

2nd Dan Anti-Terrorkampf (German based style)

Diploma sports teacher

Congratulations Master Horst!

Bridport juniors train traditional Jiu-Jitsu

 Jiu-Jitsu master Horst Lindenau started teaching children in Bridport over 30 years ago. Master Horst came over from Germany, where he was educated in the art of Jiu-Jitsu and under supervision of late Grandmaster Horst Weiland (10th Dan) learned how to run children classes successfully.

Today we train in Bridport at the St.Catherines primary school. Every Thursday at 0546 pm.

If you like to get involved ring or text 07968-235486

 Currently 3 spaces open. 

Life is a fight - if so, you be better prepared!

Here at Ichinen Bridport, meanwhile the oldest martial arts school in Bridport, we take self defence serious. If you study martial arts and there is no effective weapon training involved, you taking a challenge. Today's street violence and domestic abuse calls for professional training and advise. Ichinen Bridport  Jiu-Jitsu every Thursday.

Explore the world through martial arts

If I wouldn't have all my various projects to work on and they need to be completed as planned... honestly another good plan is to travel the world. Just hitch hike in my Gi and visit a worldwide list of martial arts places. Dojos, events, important people and so on. 

Everybody could do so. Come and join Ichinen Bridport Jiu-Jitsu. Learn the basics and off you go!

 

Bridport Jiu-Jitsu master retired

Big change at Ichinen Bridport. Our Master Lewis A. Harris, 2nd Dan Jiu-Jitsu has retired from active training. Lewis trained with us since 2014, after he finished 8 years of Krav Maga training and was a 1st Kyu in Kyukoshin Kai Karate. He achieved the 2nd Dan in BlackCombat. Lewis will be 71 years and has trained active until now. Jiu-Jitsu at Ichinen Bridport keeps young!

He always supported everybody with his experience and great martial arts attitude. And he hardly ever missed a session. Even when he couldn't train he attended the class and watched. Now his membership upgraded to a membership of honour and Lewis will assist the club when required, such as gradings and special occasions. We all miss you on the mat and wish you all well for the future! Thank you Lewis for all your good work!

And now we go altogether to his favourite Indian, the Taj Mahal in Bridport and celebrate a bit. All the very best for the future Master Lewis!

Lewis graduated as 2nd Dan Jiu-Jitsu in 2022. Photo shows Master Horst Lindenau presents his certificate and his grading partners from left Mike Beaumont-Eves, Mark Butt and Paul Blake.

                                                Lewis as a new brown belt Jiu-Jitsu

Lewis receives the "member of the month" certificate from Master Horst Lindenau from Ichinen Bridport Jiu-Jitsu in 2017

As we say at Ichinen Bridport Jiu-Jitsu: No children - no future!

 

 Foto: Young Jago in the center holding his grading certificate. Big congratulations Jago!

 

March 31st Jago Saines (12) from Broadwindsor became a 5th Kyu Jiu-Jitsu at Ichinen Bridport. Young Jago is a member of the Jiu-Jitsu children group and already joined in September 2019. He had to take a long break from his training due to the lockdown and enjoys now every minute at our new Dojo in the St. Catherine's school in Bridport.

January 2020 Jago received his 6th Kyu Jiu-Jitsu from Master Horst Lindenau 3rd Dan.

 

Happy new year to all martial artists all over the world.

 

Just another year is gone with the 2020 and if you are not making any changes to your action 2021 won't be much different.

As the legend master Bruce Lee said:"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of".

I wish you all a happy new year, with lots of training and love and peace!

A fighter needs to be healthy

To perform good martial arts one needs a perfect health.
How can I be and stay in good health?
Ichinen Bridport offers real life coaching too. Self defence is all about how to manage your own life effective and safe.

A few tips what to do:
1. Do a morning gymnastic. 6 days a week! Only takes 5 minutes.
2. Get always up early and eat a good healthy breakfast.
3. Never smoke and use any drugs, that includes tablets. Only drink very moderate.
4. Spend lots of time outdoors. Nature, walks, garden etc.
5. Train martial arts at least twice the week.

Just an idea...

GDPR Data Protection Legislation - your legal rights and protection

Important, please read and confirm notice

GDPR Data Protection Legislation

Dear Member,

A new data privacy law is being introduced in the UK in May. As a result, we are publishing a new Privacy Notice to make it easier for you to find out how Ichinen Bridport uses and protects your personal data.

The Privacy Notice provides additional information about what we do and sets out your rights in line with the General Data Protection Regulation including information such as:

 your increased rights in relation to the information we hold about you

 the legal basis on which we collect data about you, how we collect it and use it

 how long we retain your data

The Privacy Notice will apply to any services we provide to you and is effective from 25 May 2018. It ensures we continue to comply with privacy law and regulation. There are no changes to your terms and conditions. If we make changes to these, we will let you know.

Confidentiality and GDPR Data Protection

When you share your personal information with us, you have a right to expect that information to be treated with total confidentiality. Therefore, it is our responsibility to manage your personal data that you provide to us with care and in accordance with all data protection legislation and industry best practice.

Whether you have supplied your personal details online, by phone, by email or in a letter, we will never use them without a lawful reason to do so. We will use your personal data for the purposes for which they were initially requested and as fully explained in this Privacy Policy.

All information about you of a sensitive or personal nature will be treated as private and

confidential. We will however use and disclose the information we have about you in the course of arranging, placing and administering your insurance. This may involve passing information about you to insurers, other intermediaries, risk management assessors, uninsured loss recovery agencies and other third parties involved (directly or indirectly) in your insurance. We may with your permission also pass information about you to other Ichinen Bridport Members which are in, or are associated with, our school.

If you do not wish to receive information from them, or for us to disclose information

about you to other parties, please contact us immediately. In the interests of security and to

improve our service, telephone calls may be monitored and/or recorded.

IMASA is our new martial arts organisation

Hi all,

will you please bring your record book of the AMA to next trainings so I can collect them and transfer all your entries, gradings, seminars and achievements into the new IMASA licence & grading book.

The insurance is already active for everybody as I have paid for you upfront. Fee would be between £ 10 and £ 3, depending on date of membership with AMA. Nobody pays double as Ichinen Bridport substitutes any overpayment.

This is the webpage of IMASA

http://www.independentmartialartsportsassociation.co.uk/

And this is their Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/imasa.chambers/?fref=ts

Everyone who brings the old record book and the fee will receive the new book plus a new badge.

At Ichinen Bridport we take 1st aid serious

To improve the safety of our local Bridport martial art school, we have introduced now the position of a "first aid officer". Our  member Trevor Barton is from now on in that role. Trevor is fully trained and certified and will assist Master Horst Lindenau in the future with any issues they might occur regarding first aid and safety of the school.

Master Horst Lindenau just passed a refresher course for the martial art first aid and as the chief coach of Ichinen Bridport self defence school he will be still fully in charge and responsible anything regarding health and safety of the club and the first aid in general.

Ichinen Bridport Martial Arts with new badge

Looking good our new school emblem on Karate Gi

Meditation is an act of simplicity

Meditation on a rock visiting Vietnam

Meditation is nothing complicated. A retired fisherman who sits at the harbour with a glass of tea and watches the world goes by or an old lady sitting in front of the fire and knits... they both do a kind of meditation. 

It becomes more complicated if you are not one of both. In our today’s fast paced complicated world, being simple has become a lost art I would say. With Ichinen Bridport and Master Horst you can get assistance to learn for yourself to find the way you always had on mind you should go.