Occasionally people have told me that they are studying such and such a koryu. Often they have no contact with the hombu etc and what they mean is...
Hi, I've heard that Stephen Chan in the UK is breaking away from the Dentokan organisation (Run by Jerry Hobbs). Anybody have any details....
I'm a jujutsu person but thinking of starting hapkido. According to the web site www.hapki.co.uk There are classes I can get to by Sam Plumb of...
Any suggestions for jujutsu in South Yorkshire? The more traditional the better, and no offence, but don't want BJJ. Any suggestions would be...
Is there a difference between Shodokan and Tomiki Sport Aikido? I had assumed they where the same thing, but I was told by a practicioner of the...
I've never trained with a kubotan, but heard that it was 'invented' by Tak Kubota, which makes its use sound like a modern self defence art....
Not sure if people allready know about this or not, but here it is anyway... After a gap of a year, the British Quarterstaff Association's...
Anybody have any experience of the martial art of taiho jutsu? I've found some information on the web about this, but would like to here from...
I've heard three different translations of this: Gauntlet Wrist Minor hand (as in 'kote gaeshi' meaning 'minor twist of the hand') Forgeting...
Hi, What are the relationships between different styles of aikido. I've heard a few different names, e.g. Yoshinkan, Shodokan, Aikikai, Iwama....
Is the koshiki no kata still practised or is it is essentialy dead in judo now. Anybody here learnt it? Gra
I vaguely remember reading somewhere that Tomiki encoraged students to train occasionly in normal clothes, rather than a gi. Has anybody else...
Anybody know of any resorces for ken suburi, e.g. books, web sites, video clips etc.
Anybody any experience with Hakko ryu? Any advice would be much appreciated. Or anybody know much about the 'retired' instructors? There seem...
Moving to Sheffield soon and interested in finding good MAs, prtefereably Japanese in origin, jujitsu, judo, iaido, aikido etc. Any tips would...
Does aikido still work if you practice just as hard but don't beleive in the universial energy that; binds the universe, allows karateka to smash...
I know this is realy a judo tecnique, but has anybody here tried out a flying juji gatame in a jujitsu setting. Is it any good, or only ever...
I tried a new style of jujitsu last week (Shinto Ryu Po Ju Jitsu) and turned up with a white gi. However the instructor would not allow me to wear...
Anybody know of this instructor; Brin Morgan, 15th dan Shadow Warrior Bujinkan Ninjutsu Society?
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