Sherlock Investigates Japan

Sherlock Investigates Japan – Self Study Training Iaido Challenge Follow James Sherlock on his tour of Japan. Share his study notes and journey.…

Kamae no Kata

Kamae no Kata. Just found this in the archives. A representation of Kamae no Kata from the early 1980’s. A free class to…

Portsmouth Dojo Tonight

Tonight is Sensei Jason Millington’s first class in Portsmouth as official Dojo Cho, taking over from Sensei Mark Lutman. Sensei Mark has been successfully…

Togakure Ryu, The Nine Schools.

Togakure Ryu Ninpo; “hidden door” Ninjutsu “concealing arts”, “stealth arts” or “patient arts” The second oldest of the nine traditions, this Ryu forms…

Thursday at Black Snow

Senban and Bo shuriken class tonight, proving that Hollywood got it very wrong. So hard to hit a still target, let alone a…

Future Workshop-Caligraphy

Is anyone interested in a workshop on (Japanese) calligraphy? Let me know if this is a subject that’s of interest and we’ll organise…

Hombu Matsuri-August 2017

Can all students attending the summer Matsuri bring a Hanbo and Bokken. Please make sure all weapons are suitably covered up.  Thanks. Please…

An Excellent Turn out!

A welcome guest to the Dojo, Sensei Nick Foot sharing his knowledge of Judo and the grappling arts. No politics, no competition, no…

Last Weeks Lesson

Nice evening training at Brighton, good size class. We started off with Nichi Geki (日撃) “Solar Strike”, a kata from our Shinden Fudo…

A Full class is a Happy Class!

Great to see a few old faces back in the Dojo!!! After a few weeks/months off it’s easy to be worried about what…