Japanese Jiu Jitsu in London

So great to have Master Mauricio visiting our dojo on the BJJ side of things
He has a lot of years’ experience under his belt and his perspective on training and longevity in martial arts is very consistent with what we learn from the Japanese masters
Thank you H Juniao for keeping the connections alive

Congratulations Jen for levelling up!!!!

Congratulations Yuxuan on getting her first stripe!
The first step on a wonderful journey

Congratulations Jamie who became a shidoshi (instructor level)

Here’s to the Tuesday night warriors at .jiujitsu.centre

Congratulations to our coloured belts who levelled this week
People are getting really good now!!!!

👣

Congratulations to our white belts who levelled up this week
Amazing to see so many people making real progress

.yau and .m.o.ward perfecting their Bojutsu form

Regular training in traditional weapons .jiujitsu.centre

Bu-Shin (武神) is a key concept in Jiu-Jitsu and traditional Japanese martial arts.
It’s often translated as “God of War.”
That translation misses the point.

武 (Bu) is usually read as war or warrior,
but it’s formed from two ideas:
Stop and Spear.
Its original meaning is not to create conflict,
but to bring conflict to an end
to restore order through controlled force.

神 (Shin) is usually translated as spirit.
But it’s built from the ideas of:
* manifestation / expression
* divine or spiritual revelation
It points to something beyond technique,
beyond conscious thought
a presence that is felt, not forced.

Bu-Shin is the goal of the martial artist:
To go beyond technical skill.
To move past conscious effort.
And to embody the philosophy of the art itself.
Not for fighting or conflict
but to bring about peace.

Calligraphy by Eamonn Lee (Black Belt at our Dojo)