Ju Jitsu Check-in

Welcome to the dark side, Beef Glad you found a good class

 

Hi All, i stumbled onto this site yesterday accidentally while looking up stuff.

I've been exposed to bits and pieces of MA for a few years and I’ve done some kung fu, tkd and karate before I settled on Jujitsu almost 7 years ago when I started the Jishukan Ryu system in Canberra. Unfortunately, I had to leave for university which was at Sydney before I could go for my grading to green belt.

That was about two years ago. For the next five years of my life, I'd been wasting away letting my training decay while my friend kept training and training.

In 2002 while I was working for Toshiba as an intern up in Queensland (Tarong power project) I took up karate again for six months just to get me back into shape but I was never really happy with the training although it was good.

After I returned from Queensland in late 2002, I resigned myself to the fact that I wouldn't find any jujitsu clubs that would be practical - either being too expensive or too far…

Then it happened. Five years after I stopped training and had given up all together - short of returning to Canberra. Maybe it was destiny, maybe it was fate , about two months ago, I found a dojo at the university of new south wales, close to where I study. It was the Shorinji kan (Jitsu)system and at first I thought to myself, "this jitsu sure is different!".

Since then, it has grown on me and I am training as much as I can! I double graded from white to orange to put me on the same level as I was before and in november I'll hopefully get my green.

Phew..that was long, but for someone who hasn't trained in that long it sure feels good!

Cheers

 

Welcome to the mad house Angryfist

 

Hi Guys,

Just started doing Jitsu under the same group as Aegis (Jitsu foundation) at my University club, only been to one lesson so far but it seems like this MA may well be a keeper!

Stephen

 

I train in Akayama Ryu, a gendai system. Starting in Judo 30 years ago, I've also studied Shodokan Aikido, Jikishinkage Ryu Aikijujutsu and Seki Ryu Jujutsu. Although I'm older, slower and tend to bruise more easily than when I started, I still can't wait to get on the tatami.

Mark Barlow

 

Hi Aegis/Yukimushu thanks for the welcome! It's great to hear from people training in the same art.

 

Hi, my real name is Niko, same as my name in MAP . I started Hokutoryu Ju-Jutsu in order to not to get beaten up in junior high. I have been in some competitions and placed pretty well in them, a year ago I was 2nd in juniors' Finnish championship contest. Now I have practiced Ju-Jutsu for four years and I am 3rd Kyu at the moment.

My opinion is that Ju-Jutsu rocks now and forever

 

yo! My name is marrk aka Hades... no I'm not a actual God..

I'm a boxer for over 2.5 years now.

I'm applying to become a police-officer in my beloved country: Holland, and I'm looking for a way to defend myself against the local thugs that I might encounter when performing my duty.

To fulfill that desire, this week I decided to take on jiu-jitsu. I haven't had the first lesson yet, but if anyone cares I will describe my experiences after that first lesson.

so... that's about it

 

So you decided to go with the JJ huh ??? Keep me updated on your first lesson, fellow countryman... if you have MSN, it's in my profile...

 

new guy

yo just started Hakko Ryu Jujutsu yesterday; absolutely nothing like my last art Tang Soo Do but still a lot of fun. Can't wait to get started on some of that ground work.

 

hello. Goober here, my real names Keith and i've been doing Shorin jin kan Ju-jitsu (TJF) for 3 years and Aiuchi Ju-Jitsu for 1 year. I'm 3rd kyu in aiuchi 4th in TJF, but haven't been able to grade in either due to injury etc for nearly a year.

Its good to see some familar faces on MAP (i'm very new here).

Goober

 

I did 2 1/2 years with Tai Jutsu Kai,

http://www.jujutsu.co.uk

But i'm doing MMA now.

 

Hello,

Good as place as any for my first post, thought I have alook round as I kept seeing this website mentioned on other MA sites.

Real name is Terry, i'm a TJF (Shorinji Kan) 5th Kyu, here in the UK, started while at uni two years ago.

t3lboy

 

Yeah, you train at cambridge don't you?

Me in all my glory;


Were you at the paintball?

 

Hi.

Just joined ma planet.

Had my first Jitsu class on tuesday. Loved it.
http://www.bradfordjitsu.org.uk/

I did a year of WTF Tae Kwon Do five years ago and got my Orange belt in Shukokai Karate prior to that.

 

Hi Nick. Welcome aboard. Hope you enjoy MAP and ju jitsu