Jiu-Jitsu / JuJutsu / Jujitsu ?

Hold on the ground Jiu-Jitsu technique

What means Jiu-Jitsu?

Literally spoken, it is the gentle art, the technique of suppleness and flexibility. Jitsu means art in Japanese and when you translate the Japanese into all the other languages it also known as Ju Jutsu, Jujutsu, Jujitsu or written with a hyphen as in Jiu-Jitsu or Ju-Jitsu. The confusion already starts when you move from one country to another as I did. 

What is Jiu-Jitsu in Germany is wrongly taken as BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) in Britain. And so on... But as we say, names are sound and echo.

Today we have uncounted styles all over the world and that is very much the same than at the time this popular combat system can traced back in history. In ancient Japan in the late 17th to mid 19th century there were over 700 different systems. All based on the same principle, the gentle art. Winning by losing. What counts most is the effectiveness in combat. And that includes the armed and unarmed skills.

Jiu-Jitsu techniques include striking and kicking, kneeing, throwing and choking, joint locking, holding and tying. And all these skills are or can be combined with weapons. Therefore it is a truly all round combat system and today very much used for self defence.Useful for men and women and all ages.

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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.

More outdoor training

I love Mondays! And I love the off season! Since it became ever so busy now during the summer in this beautiful part of the world, every little relief of that is welcomed. Walking the beach, hardly any people, no packs of dogs and no grockles. What a brilliant place. And keep that spot on mind. That's exactly where we will do some extra training with our Ichinen Bridport martial art school. Watch this space.

 

Fist or claw? What do you use?

During a fight it is very likely that one launches a fist punch. Although the fist is a very good human tool to be used in a fight, there is an alternative for use in a fight. I think of the claw. The claw is probably the oldest human weapon. Applied at the right moment, executed professional and used with brut force the claw becomes quick the latest human weapon. Highly recommended for the Jiu-Jitsu self defence by Anti Terror Combat Master Horst Lindenau (6th Dan red belt). He knows what he is talking about!

Update  >>> 

Anti Terror Combat is now called BlackCombat!

Book review: From student to master

Book review: From student to master

This book, published end of 2015 is not just another one added to the big number of martial art volumes. With the original title “Vom Schueler zum Meister” (which can be translated to “from student to master”) it is now the 8^th edition of this famous work. While previous editions been released by Grandmaster Horst Weiland (+), the present one was written by Claude Weiland. He is a fine martial artist too and the son of the originator of this title.

Back in the 90’s the 5^th edition was my number one when it came to any information required regarding the different martial art styles I covered. This new available work is just doing the same; the reader has got a source of all styles and disciplines which are taught within the “Budo Akademie Europa”, (Budo academy Europe, BAE) a martial arts organisation which goes back to 1970.

Although I do miss certain features from the previous editions, I like to approve this new book from Claude Weiland at most. (Of cause, we oldies’ guys will always miss some of the stuff we brought up with J).

 As the official compendium of the BAE, it contains detailed and complete information about the 14 different styles taught today. The chapters of the main subjects like Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, ATK-self defence, Ajukate, Karate, Kickboxing, TKD and Kung Fu not only give the student a great help on the way, but masters themselves will find it extreme useful in daily teaching and running classes.

The book is written in German, but I am sure it has got a value to non German readers too, as Tsuki and a Kesa Gatame is the same all over the world. And when I once borrowed my old edition to a student of mine, he was pleased with it and said: “That kind of book should be available in English, it’s ever so good.”

The 8^th edition “Vom Schueler zum Meister“ , by Grandmaster Claude Weiland, paperback, 262 pages, ISBN 978-398117621-0-5, you can buy it direct via the BAE in Wilhelmshaven/Germany, shop@depice.com or www.depice.com

Are you 45?

How old are you?
Ok, if you not 45 it doesn't matter. At Ichinen Bridport martial arts school the age range goes from 11 to 64. And it is never too late to start a serious program of strength and endurance training. At Ichinen Bridport you will get both and surplus you will learn some useful skills for personal self defence. You never know when you might need these skills. Times are not getting easier...

But that is not all. By learning a traditional japanese martial art Jiu-Jitsu, you will gain much more than physical fitness. Concentration, self confidence, humbleness and yes, even happiness you will get out of your weekly exercise.

Start your own way every Thursday at the Dojo British Legion Hall in Bridport. Training starts at 7pm. See you there!

Merry Christmas to all of you!

Master Horst leading a public meditation in the former school of art / Symondsbury / UK

Martial arts experts offer their skills in Dorset

For all martial artists in the South West, Bridport, Weymouth, Dorchester, Taunton, and Yeovil area: On Sunday the 13th of December 2015 there is a special knife seminar hosted by the Bridport martial art school Ichinen Bridport. Master Horst Lindenau (Jiu-Jitsu) teaches the very best of self defence in this tuition.
The seminar starts at 1 pm at the Dojo Loders village hall (Loders, Dorset) and the training is suitable for all martial artists from the region. Seminar will be four hours training and every participant will receive a certificate. Please book through this pages contact form.

Weapon training for self defence at Bridport martial arts club

"Self defence training without weapon training is like swimming without water"!

Since we started out training, we always included the weapon training. As the knife and a short short stick been chosen first, today the weapon training includes gunpoint skills, defence against chemical and tear gas sprays, base bats and broken bottles too.

You better train yourself today, because the muggers to that already!!

Join Ichinen Bridport, the no.1 martial arts school in Dorset. Jiu-Jitsu, BlackCombat and special self defence seminars - all in one hand - all professional and education you can rely on.

Children train martial art and self defence in Bridport

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Master Horst Lindenau offers a new class for children in the Bridport area. The group is designed for kids from 6 - 14 years. Master Horst has got more than 25 years of experience as a black belt teacher for the martial arts. Since than Ichinen Bridport martial art school has taught already 2 generations of students.

Your child will learn and improve valuable skills for life. We teach the children force and energy, elasticity, respect, patience, humbleness, discipline, stamina, skill, self control, friendship and there will be lots of fun too!!

Places are limited to 15 children. Who comes first, learns first!

The teaching will be in the Dojo at the British Legion Hall, Bridport, Victoria Grove, DT6 5AD. Lesson starts at 5.30 pm. Please come early enough to register. 

First lesson is £ 10 and the second one is free! To join the group the monthly fee is only £ 30 and we keep on with training during half terms. Any questions left for you you are welcome to contact the school on 07968-235486

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No 1: The pusher striking first to the head!

Here at Ichinen Bridport martial arts school we have chosen to train the most common situations we could come across according to Law Enforcement. The agency monitors the public and releases lists of the most likely attacks they can happen to you.

The list reads like a “who's who” of hurting and injure someone. And if this someone doesn’t want to be yourself, you better do something now to prevent it.

Join one of our martial art sessions either in Bridport or Loders. Five time a week we train. You can choose from three different styles and our black belt masters are all 100% professional, very skilled, fully DBS checked and of course first aiders too.

Don’t want to become a victim of this? ...

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.

(10 most common attack according to Law Enforcement)

... do something now! Come and join us.

Thursday at 7.00 pm martial arts for adults from the age of 15 in Bridport, Dojo British Legion Hall, Victoria Grove.

Come and join our friendly and professional martial arts school

You are looking for martial arts training? Why not join our school Ichinen Bridport? You can train at different venues each week. Some students do once a week training, some attend to all three. Choose what suits you best.

Training is Thursdays in the Bridport Dojo at the British Legion Hall, Victoria Grove and Tuesdays in the Loders Dojo at Loders Village Hall. Starts at 7.00 pm for 1 1/2 hours training.

We look forward to see you soon :)

Over 3000 people visited this Jiu-Jitsu platform with over 20.000 page views

America is catching up with Germany soon. 662 unique visitors came so far from Germany and now the US are close to overtake them. Welcome all visitors world wide!

Strong and confident

You like to be stronger and gain more confidence? Come and join us at our local Bridport martial art school. You can train from one to four times a week whatever suits you. Ichinen Bridport is run by sensei Horst Lindenau with over 25 years of experience as a professional teacher for martial arts.

Trainings are on Tuesdays at 7 pm at Dojo Loders village hall, Loders and Thursdays at 7 pm at Dojo Bridport, Victoria Grove.

Very good progress at Ichinen Bridport Jiu-Jitsu blog

Master Horst Lindenau from Ichinen Bridport / UK

This blog about our Jiu-Jitsu training got started in January 2012. Since then a lot happened. Students have learned good skills with Master Horst Lindenau an expert in self defence in Bridport.

And the blog does really well. We approach soon 20.000 page views. And unique single visitors were 1580 from Great Britain followed by 658 from Germany and unique visitors from the United States of America were third with 631. Thank you all and keep on coming and share the great martial art of Jiu-Jitsu with us.

4th Kyu Jiu-Jitsu for Andy Loudon from Ichinen Bridport martial arts school

Big day for Andy Loudon and Ichinen Bridport. Thursday the 13th of August 2015 Andy Loudon took another step into the martial arts. He successfully passed his second grading at our local martial arts school and was awarded the orange belt (4th Kyu) in the traditional Japanese Budo discipline Jiu-Jitsu.

Andy was a bit nervous before his grading, but Master Horst Lindenau guided him through the test and finally Andy passed with a respectable mark 2. Well done and congratulations to Andy from the whole team at Ichinen Bridport.

The grading consists of classic Jiu-Jitsu techniques as throws, arm locks, kicks, hold downs and transport grips. Followed by seven various defences against the most common attacks in real life situations. Rolls and falls and a test in theory completes this martial arts grading.

From his last examination to yellow belt Andy had to train a minimum of 4 months to be excepted for his next step.

Well done Andy Loudon!

Here are some images to give you an idea how it's like.

Andy Loudon executes an attack technique

Andy Loudon receives his official AMA Jiu-Jitsu certificate and the black Ichinen Bridport school T-shirt
from Master Horst Lindenau

A little bit of history about Ichinen Bridport martial arts school

Ichinen Bridport martial arts school in Bridport, West Dorset, Great Britain, was formed by master Horst Lindenau 25 years ago in 1990. When the local Jiu-Jitsu club stopped training, that was about the time, master Horst came to the area and started teaching the art of Jiu-Jitsu.

Today at Ichinen Bridport you still can learn Jiu-Jitsu, a traditional Japanese martial art.

Master Horst Lindenau visited first time Bridport to teach at the local Jiu-Jitsu club (Bridport Leisure Centre)

I am going to share it with you

Zen in the martial arts is my favourite (martial art) book. By Joe Hyams 1979, New York, USA.
143 pages full of wisdom, with lovely photos and many quotes from other masters and martial artists.

I found this book first in a shop in Aberdeen (Scotland) in 1982. since than I have bought myself the 6th copy as I gave all other five away to people in need of some mental support. It definitely has saved two life's so far and helped so many.

ISBN 0-87477-101-3, you probably get it on Amazon. Or pop into your local book shop.

... Seize the moment... you must learn to live in the present, he said. Not in the future or past...

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Looking good our new school emblem on Karate Gi