At London Budo we teach authentic Japanese Jiu Jitsu that has been passed down from teacher to pupil for hundreds of years combined with the best techniques from modern combat sports

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We aim to provide a complete martial art system for 21st Century Londoners that combines tradition, self defence, fitness and a friendly supportive community

 

It is incredibly difficult to find authentic Japanese jiu jitsu in the UK so the head instructor has travelled to Japan over 35 times to learn this art directly from the masters there. He first visited Japan in 1993 and his teacher awarded him a shidoshi (teacher's) licence in 1999. He is also a daishihan (master instructor) of the Bujinkan Dojo in Japan.

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In addition our head instructor is a BJJ black belt which was awarded to him by Roger Gracie, a professional MMA competitor and the greatest BJJ champion of all time. This allows him to incorporate the cutting edge techniques from high level modern combat sports (BJJ, MMA etc) into our curriculum.

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In the West people often use the term Japanese jujutsu to refer to clubs that mix various styles such as judo and karate in an attempt to recreate the old fighting styles of Japan. By training with London Budo you know that you're studying authentic Japanese Jiu Jitsu and Budo with an unbroken line of student/teacher stretching back hundreds of years.

 

We deeply respect the lessons handed down through the generations of warriors that went before us. One of these principles is to remain open minded and adapt the lessons of history to our times and situation. So our focus is to provide a program of effective self defence training whilst understanding the techniques and lessons from past generations.

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We are a sociable group and like to go to the pub after training.

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