no matter what your
experience or whether you are starting your journey or have
practised another martial art or self-defence or are an existing member of the
bujinkan, we welcome you.
where
and when
mondays at 19:30-21:30 (except bank holidays)
where
duffield road
woodley
reading
rg5 4rw
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here to get details on how find us
in order
to train you will need to be personally insured and registered with
bujinkan britain.
the
reading bujinkan dojo practises by the guidelines of the bujinkan
investment
new members - your first class is free
£5 per lesson
£10 annual personal insurance - required to train
£12 annual members with
about
prospective
practitioners can either come and watch a lesson, or join in
if they complete and send off the bujinkan britain membership form prior to
training.
classes
are led by a 6th dan teacher who travels to japan regularly to train with the
top
practitioners within the bujinkan. on the odd
occasion when he cannot make the class, learning in
format
new
practitioners are requested to arrive earlier to be greeted
by the instructor.
before
each class there is a warm up session following which the class then assembles,
greetings exchanged and the lesson begins.
we train
in a fairly informal and friendly atmosphere as this helps learning.
we focus
on learning how to move the body so as to protect ourselves from harm. during
training expect to examine techniques, with and without weapons, in rolling,
break falling, striking, throwing and locking for self defence.
we do
not have a beginner's class as such, the lesson is integrated and as a 'new'
practitioner, you will be supported through the lesson by
both the instructor and more experienced
practitioners.
we also
encourage people to ask questions, as this also helps in everyone's development.
we do
not hold or participate in competitions, as the bujinkan martial art is not a
sport. we do however have a grading system - gradings are organised by the
instructor, and occur annually. all grades are registered with our grand master,
based in
additionally, we actively encourage members to attend seminars with other
instructors, and if at all possible, visit
