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When I found this statistic I must admit I was very surprised. What is the most common weapon victims get killed in the USA today? I thought immediately, of course a hand gun.

But no! This deadly weapon is a HAMMER !

And as many things we have got here come from America, there was an incident with a hammer involved in Crewkerne / Dorset. Only a short drive away from Bridport at our nearest train station.

The local paper says: Dorset police are investigating at present after a man was assaulted with a hammer at Crewkerne train station last week. The incident occurred at around 7.00 pm and left the victim with a head injury."

We at Ichinen Bridport will now add a hammer to our "toolbox" and exercise how to defend oneself against hammer attacks. Real street self defence, that's what we teach at our martial arts school. We always keep an eye on the evolution what's going on out there. If you like to learn how to defend yourself and your family, come and visit us at our Dojo and learn street self defence. Our fighting system is Jiu-Jitsu.

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Martial Art Master Horst Lindenau from Ichinen Bridport with his Grand-Master Horst Weiland

A little bit of history of our Ichinen Bridport martial arts school. This is one of the very rare photos showing Master Horst Lindenau (Bridport/Dorset) with his Grand-Master Horst Weiland  (Germany).
Photo was taken 1991 in the HQ of the Budo Academy Europe, where Master Horst Lindenau studied and graduated as a professional sports teacher for  Martial Arts, Yoga and Fitness.

Tuesday 7.00 pm where Bridport martial artists meet

Are you studying Martial Arts in Bridport or anywhere nearby in Dorset? Why not come and train something new with our friendly and serious hard training group on Tuesday nights at the Loders Village Hall ? Loders, Dorset.

First session is only £ 10 (roughly 2 1/2 pints in real currency), your second session is free!
We do traditional Jiu-Jitsu, so whatever style you are practicing will fit in nicely. And we like to be influenced too by your way on the path of Budo, fine Martial Art.

Bridport Martial Arts Master Horst Lindenau demonstrates the claw. A very fine weapon when it comes to fighting.

Do something for yourself. Join in and learn the art of Jiu-Jitsu

Tonight we had two really good sessions of Jiu-Jitsu at Ichinen Bridport in the British Legion Hall in Bridport / Dorset. Thank you all guys for training so hard tonight.

New members are always very welcome here. Please come and find out if this martial Art suits you. You will find a very pleasant and serious bunch of people. a good way to spend a Thursday night.

New venue for Martial Arts in Bridport

Tonight we had the first Jiu-Jitsu session at the Loders Village Hall in Loders / Dorset. We didn't use any soft mats today and kept shoes on too. The way we train Jiu-Jitsu keeps us flexible and prepares for various different situations, places, times as in day light or without any sight at pitch black nights.
You can join in our class at any point as a beginner or any level.

Body and mind must work together

"Without any philosophy or spirituality the martial art becomes meaningless and just a dangerous sport."                                                                           Bong Soo Han

Rice fields in Vietnam

More Martial Art in Bridport

Ichinen Bridport offers a new venue for all those they like to learn Martial Arts. On Tuesday the 3rd of March starts a new class for Jiu-Jitsu. The Loders Village Hall will be the Martial Art Dojo on Tuesdays from 07.00 to 08.30 pm.

Beginners are very welcome and the class is suitable for men and women over 16 years of age. First session will be £ 10 and the second is free. See you there!

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.

Meditation can improve your life

Are you happy?
Is your life good?
Do you like yourself?

If not, please remember your happiness and success in life does only come from within yourself.
Stay positive and never allow the negativity to step into your life.
You will be surprised what you are able to achieve, when you only once started.

You can learn and train these skills with master Horst Lindenau.

Master Horst Lindenau is a trained doorman too

It is already a year ago since I passed my doorman training at the academy in Taunton. To teach Martial Arts  as self defence too as we do at Ichinen Bridport Jiu-Jitsu, it requires a lot of training and several qualifications for the instructors. Next I have to do is the CRB check again. Than soon the 1. aid is due, followed by the renewal seminar as a coach. 

But you as a student don't need to worry about all this. You just concentrate on your path. Growing with Jiu-Jitsu.

Knifing in a town nearby

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Anti Terror Combat is now called BlackCombat!

Last Sunday a 28 year old man got stabbed five times in the town nearby during a street fight with a 41 year old man.

It all happened late night at about 2.30 am and the trouble started outside a pub and then continued along through three streets, ending with the stabbing.

Again that reminds me to a comment of the local police here, that our town doesn't need seminars,
teaching knife defence. Then I was holding a special knife defence seminar for Bridport door staff.

The younger man has been seriously injured, as to read in the daily paper. Of course, knifes can injure very badly. Interesting what a local councillor commented. He said:” We do have trouble in town centre on different occasions, that’s true. Our biggest problem is the lack of police in the town at night.

My answer to that, better safe than sorry. Get prepared. Times are not getting better unfortunately and the evil crime swoops over from big towns. Learn the art of self defence here at Ichinen Bridport Jiu-Jitsu with Master Horst Lindenau. Former Anti-Terror-Kampf Master (from Germany) and Anti Terror Combat chief instructor. Every Thursday in Bridport. Martial Arts for you! Starts 7.00 pm.

This is a selection of nasty weapons you can get confronted with nowadays in a street fight

What drives someone to commit a violent act?

I have found this in a magazine and think it is quite informative about our stressful, violent or just out of order behavior. Looks like that some of the usual suspects don't have some kind of responsibility, as it is in their genes. Please click on the picture and enlarge it for easy reading.

Very often I am asked, why do you train these techniques to pupils? Doesn't it make people even more aggressive or violent? And my answer is, no it is the opposite. Someone who has got an aggressive touch in himself, can either be retrained on this matter. And if not, believe me, these kind of people don't stay long. Because they haven't got the stamina to keep on going on top of their other bad behavior. So here at Ichinen Bridport you are safe.

Next Jiu-Jitsu session in Bridport will be on Thursday the 29th at 7 pm. See you there!

Good Jiu-Jitsu session last night at Ichinen Bridport

Last night we trained the fortress. It was inspired by Carl Cooper a former Krav Maga instructor and inventor of the Toxic fighting system. Carl run a class in Exeter and one of his students, Lewis Harris, joined the Bridport based self defense class at Ichinen Bridport with Master Horst Lindenau.

Horst:" Lewis is a great added value to our school and I appreciate his knowledge in real self defense." We all enjoyed a good session of martial Arts and learned a lot.

Clive Ashley is now a Jiu-Jitsu green belt

On the 18th of December Clive Ashley from Ichinen Bridport Jiu-Jitsu passed his green belt grading. He showed an excellent performance under the supervision of Master Horst Lindenau. Clive scored a 1-2 grading. Well done Clive, congratulations from all of us!

Our yearly christmas bash is coming!

Coming Friday the 19th of December we have a little come together for the 2014 x-mas bash. We meet up 7.00 pm @ No10 Coffee bar in East Street, Bridport.  Everybody welcome, bring your partner and/or friends! There will be some hand food and ... Master Horst buys the first round! And from there we might have a little walk around the Bridport pubs...Cheers to everybody and Merry Christmas!!

Jiu-Jitsu > the soft Art

Today evening from 7 pm onwards there will be gradings at Ichinen Bridport Jiu-Jitsu. Good luck to all!

Guja Jiujutsu kicks

Adult Jiu-Jitsu starts at 7.00 pm Thursdays!

My punctuality shows me that your time is as valuable as my own.

Conquer haste

It says... those who are patient in the trivial things and can control themselves will one day have the same mastery in bigger and more important things.