A Personal Welcome from Chief Instructor John Andrews

Welcome to the Tenki Ryu Martial Arts Academy,

devoted to martial arts and life excellence: Combat training at its best.

Whether you lean towards Traditional  Martial Arts, submission grappling, ju jitsu,  self defence or Fitness Training, with training in my school, I know that you will feel safer and you will be fitter.

We specialise in teaching children the benefits of Martial Art Training

About Tenki Ryu Ju Jitsu

The Tenki Ryu School of Ju Jitsu was set up to provide the opportunity for anyone to train to improve their physical and mental well being.

Senior Instructor John Andrews has been training in the art of Ju Jitsu since 1985 and has represented Great Britain in International Ju Jitsu competitions. As an instructor he began teaching in 1991 and holds a coaching qualification.

All of our Instructors and Assistant Instructors are either training toward a qualification in or qualified in First Aid.

What is Ju Jitsu?

The term Ju Jitsu translates from the Japanese and means “Gentle Art”. The art of Ju Jitsu can be traced back over 2000 years and is deeply embedded in Japanese history. It was originally developed by the warrior class of Japan (the Bushi or Samurai). Ju Jitsu is the foundation of other combative sports such as Judo, Aikido and some systems of karate.

Ju Jitsu teaches the same martial virtues of discipline, tradition, honour, respect and humility that can be found in the Samurai code of conduct. There is also an element of mental or spiritual training - Ju Jitsu aims to provide its students with a clear and focused mind and a tranquil and unified spirit. The ultimate aim is to overcome your most powerful adversary - the one person who can stop you from reaching your maximum potential - your own self-doubt.

The principles of Ju Jitsu are based on moving to avoid an attack while breaking the concentration and balance of an opponent and then restraining them. This is achieved using a combination of punches, kicks and strikes for long range, short strikes, grappling and throws for close range, finishing with joint locks and submission holds.

You don’t need to be strong to be effective at Ju Jitsu - technique, timing and movement are more important

Physical Principles

Ju Jitsu is the art of striking and grappling. It combines punches, kicks and strikes for long range, short strikes, grappling and throws for close range and joint locks, strangles and nerve holds to restrain an opponent.

Mental Principles

No matter what prompted you to start training, be it for fitness, self defence or other reason the bottom line is that you want to improve yourself physically. While this is achieved during your training period, other more subtle changes can also take place.

You will find that your ability to react calmly under stress improves, your ability to concentrate or focus on a given task becomes greater in all you will find yourself developing mental and spiritual alongside your physical ability.

Spiritual Principles

The ability to apply the principles of Ju Jitsu to your everyday life will help you achieve true victory over the circumstances and adversities we will face in our family lives, jobs and ambitions. It is toward this end we strive to maintain and live up to the principles by which the Samurai lived. These are called the “Samurai no kokoroe” or the Precepts of the Samurai.

We are listed on The UK Directory of Martial Arts Clubs - Find a Martial Arts Class.