No matter what your expereince 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
Willow Bank Junior School
Duffield Road
Woodley
Reading
RG5 4RW

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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 Hombu Dojo, Japan and we encourage you to familiarise yourself with them. They are also a guide to living... Hombu Dojo Guidelines.

Investment
New members - your first class is free
£5 per lesson
£10 Annual Personal Insurance - required to train
£12 Annual members with Hombu Dojo, Japan

About
Prospective practioners 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 occassion when he cannot make the class, learning in Japan for example, other senior practioners could be asked to take the class.

Format
New practioners 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' practioner, you will be supported through the lesson by both the instructor and more experienced practioners.

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 arts 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 Tokyo, Japan.

Additionally, we actively encourage members to attend seminars with other instructors, and if at all possible, visit Japan to train with the Grand Master and his senior teachers.