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.

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.