Hajime !!!

Found these old photos of mine where two young elephants doing a little bit of randori.
Doesn't it look cute?

Getting ready

Round one

Referee call YAME !

Therefore love your enemies

Love and hate changes everything. Therefore love your enemies and hate your bad habits.
Master Horst 2014

Don't be a victim

In 2011/12, the police reported nearly 800,000 incidents of domestic violence.
Domestic violence accounts for 10 per cent of emergency calls.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2543306/Dramatic-rise-reported-domestic-violence-fuels-5-cent-increase-attacks-result-injury.html

Ichinen Bridport joins Commando test

This years Royal Marines' Commando Challenge Experience is held in Devon on the 7th of September 2014. http://www.commandochallenge.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29&Itemid=34

We here at Ichinen Bridport want to take part there and we are looking for new guys too they like to join in our team. So if you feel encouraged and ready for it, come along and start training with Ichinen Bridport for this special event. To be in our team you don't need to train the Martial Arts.

Only two places left for Eye Yoga seminar!

On Sunday the 19th of January there will be a seminar at
Ichinen Bridport. 
Title: Your eyes - Eye Yoga
Location: 86 North Allington, Bridport
Time: 10 - 12 am
More Info and booking your place: 01308-459781
Costs: Pound 15,oo pp

Happy new year 2014!

These are the weapons not only the thugs might use in the street to attack you, but these are the weapons we will train with to become fit for the real street level self defence 2014. attackers don't bother if a weapon is illegal. They just use it to harm you as much as they can.

With the knowledge in Martial Arts, a good profound Jiu-Jitsu education here at Ichinen Bridport, you don't need to fear them. Come and join in and make this year a "U-turn" for yourself to the better. Learn the art of self defence, become confident, fit and healthy, you will loose these extra pounds too and identify yourself with a strong community: The Ichinen Bridport Martial Artists.

See you next Thursday at 6.45pm in the Dojo at British Legion Hall, Victoria Grove, Bridport.

                           Happy new year!

Get ready for summer 2014

Thought for the weekend

"It is easy to notice the faults of others

but seems to be difficult to see one's own faults

One show the faults of others like chaff winnowed in the wind

but one conceals one's own faults

as a cunning gambler conceals his dice"

Unknown poet

Our heroes

I do not fear those who exercise daily 1000 techniques, but the one who exercises daily 1000 times a technique.

     - Bruce Lee

Our friends from Bridport Sports

Bridport Sports in Bridport, East Street is definitely the place to go, if you need anything for your sports equipment. Always good choice in stock and 100% customer service. That's what counts nowadays. We from Ichinen Bridport support Bridport Sports.

It was grading time again. Two new yellow belts in town!

Last Thursday the 19th of September we held our latest belt gradings at Ichinen Bridport. This can be a nervous time for even the most experienced Jiu-Jitsu-Ka. And in this case, this was their first ever taste.

It is encouraging to see for the growth of our club, that with the help and support of all of us, students and me, Master Horst, the graduates have worked so hard on their Martial Arts journey.

Clive Ashley (Westbay) and Liam Blazey (Shipton Gorge) have both trained hard and concentrated towards this special day. The standard delivered again here at Ichinen Bridport shows the good quality and high standard of performance.

After the whole syllabus was shown by both students, they received their first Jiu-Jitsu grading certificate from Master Horst Lindenau.

All gradings are officially recognized by the AMA (http://www.amauk.co.uk/). Students obtain a certificate and the grading result will be entered in the personnel AMA record book.

Congratulation to both of you to the 5th Kyu in Jiu-Jitsu, Clive and Liam! I am proud of your achievements. My Grandmaster used to say: “In your students you recognize yourself”.

Once a year hammered

There is a transmission from ancient Japan. In a monastery near the town of Niu Sentep, where the monks studied and meditated in the most serious way all over the year. And their day begun at early hours with the bell ringing at 3.30 am and this was done every day.

All days? No! One day of the year all of the monks been aloud  to leave the monastery and experience the world outside the walls. They went to see some prostitutes and  as well they got hammered. Sounds good eh? 364 days meditation...

So, we are not ancient people anymore, we are not in Japan and we live a different life today. And therefor I thought we should give ourselves a little treat and meet up once a month beside our hard training for socializing. I like to see you all every last Friday of the month at my place, 86 North Allington, and maybe we will watch a Martial Arts movie together, have a good chat and of course some drinks! Members only!

Self defence in Bridport = Ichinen Bridport

I remember very well last year, when we had a safety seminar at West Bay with members of bar staff and doormen from Bridport. Here is a link to the post from April 2012. And I remember well what the head of the local police said about it. In other words: "Not necessary in Bridport".

And here we are. Saturday night in Bridport there was a knife incident near Mountfield. Three people got arrested, a helicoptor was involved and luckily no one got seriously hurt or injured by the knives the thugs had been carrying. You'll probably read  the whole story in the Bridport News this week.

What comes to my mind being-prepared-is-better-than-not.

These are the 10 most common (street) attacks according to law enforcement

As we say, we here at Ichinen Bridport do not want to “invent the wheel new”; therefore the following listing of common attacks will be the first set we concentrate on.

This is based on information supplied by Law Enforcement.

We set up scenarios that mirror the top 10 street attacks. Students will learn and understand the dynamics of the situation as well as the techniques that can be used to deal with these nasty most common attacks.

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.

Learn Martial Arts 1:1

Not everybody has got the time to attend to a regular class of Martial Arts. Therefore here at Ichinen Bridport Master Horst Lindenau makes a special offer. If you are able to train during the daytime or certain hours in the evening, you can book now a private tuition with the Master directly. For times and conditions please call 07968 235486 and let's have a chat about your needs. Sessions are either held in the Bridport or Loders Dojo. Even at your home if it is suitable. Do something for your self. Learn Martial Arts.

Photo: Master Horst Lindenau and students at Jacobs University 2008

Commando test

The "commando challenge" of the Royal Marines is something we want to join in this year. So get ready for the bog one on the 5th and 6th of October this year. We from Ichinen Bridport try to get a team of five together, but still looking for volunteers from outside the club to join us and support us on the days. the commando challenge will be held at Woodbury in Devon. More information about it at the official web page http://www.commandochallenge.co.uk/

Meditation with Master Horst

ADVISE FOR STUDENTS

Don’t think that one training you attend in the week will make you fit. Fit enough to challenge the aim you have sat yourself. To become a martial artist, a warrior, a fighter in life you will have to master the discipline.
Therefore you can (should) do the following:

1. Make sure you attend at each single lesson. Give yourself the discipline to do so. There is only one reason not to come to the class, when your mother dies! I gave up martial arts training during my way through life for certain reasons several times. And I regret it! Reasons like, a new fiancee, work, interest in other things and as well of cause too lazy! Unfortunately I did not have the master to tell me what I tell you now.

2. Establish daily routine with some kind of exercise. I change between press ups, sit-ups, chin-ups on the bar.

3. Do breathing methods. More information about that you can find on our blog and there are lots of good books available and we learn it too in the class.

4. You don’t gain enough physical fitness by one class per week. So try to attend to another venue, which fits in your weekly routine. This can be swimming, another kind of sport.

5. My biggest idol, Master Bruce Lee said: “Jogging is the best method to get and stay fit.” Do it. It doesn’t cost anything.

6. Pick up meditation. Mind over matter. There are new appointments for meditation with Master Horst Lindenau available now at Ichinen Bridport.

Picture: Meditation chamber at Symondsbury School of Art at 1994. This room was part of the Japanese Zen Garden, which was created by Master Horst and his students.

You need to drink!

As we really enjoy this hot summer, our training sessions in the Dojo can become quite tough sometimes. Especially when the thermometer climbs up towards 30°. But as I say, stop moaning, what shall all those Jiujitsukas say they live in countries, where it is always hot as now here just over the summer?

So as we train more or less the same way than on ordinary days, the body needs definite more liquid to drink. And here the best you can do is, just drink clear plain water. Bring a bottle of water or use the tap water in the hall. You do not need any so called energy drinks or special designed "sport drinks" They are useless and only suck your money. Cheers water!

New at Ichinen Bridport

As from the 6th of June the Jiu-Jitsu training at Ichinen Bridport now is extended for half an hour. The regular class still is from 7-8.30pm followed by half an hour training for those they like to stay on. We will use these 30 minutes extra time to do things, they usually come short in the regular session like preparing intensiv for a grading, study katas or randori.

Stone of recognition

Ah!