2 Training - Bujinkan Jervis Dojo - Bujinkan Taijutsu (Ninjutsu)

Training

Instructor

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Shidoshi Adrian Jervis (7th Dan)

I started training in Judo at the age of seven, and a few years later also took up Jujutsu. In moving to study at Nottingham University in 1999 I discovered Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu and began training first under Richie Blackmore, a student of Keith Porter. After two years, Ilja Hoffman (now 10th Dan) took over the class. I continued to train with Ilja when he founded the Bujinkan Nottingham dojo. During this time I gained my first dan whilst training at the Honbu dojo in Japan.

In 2008 I moved to Manchester and began regularly training under Shihan Brian Duckers (15th Dan), being awarded my fifth dan by Soke Masaaki Hatsumi during my fourth trip to Japan, and so gaining my Shidoshi (teacher's) license.

Classes

Classes are held on Wednesday evenings from 7-9 pm at the Trinity Sports Centre, Manchester

Extra classes are often held on Saturday afternoons at the Sunshine Studios. Please contact weekly for details.

Classes typically consist of a warm-up, rolling, basic striking/blocking practice followed by one-on-one partner practice

Please feel free to join or watch a class, we welcome people of any skill levels including total beginners. Classes cost £6 per session.

All you need to wear is a t-shirt and some comfortable trousers that will allow you to move easily, although ultimately you will want to buy a heavy weight black training gi.

Trinity Sports Centre is close to the University of Manchester and Oxford Road Station on Cambridge Street, Manchester, M15 6HP.


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Contact Information

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Guidelines for Participation in the Bujinkan

These are the guidelines for participation in the Bujinkan, as set out by Soke Masaaki Hatsumi:

  1. The Bujinkan shall be open to only those who agree with and uphold the guidelines of the Bujinkan Dojo. Those not doing so shall not be allowed to join. Specifically: Only those who have read and agreed with these guidelines shall be allowed to participate.
  2. Only those able to exercise true patience, self-control, and dedication shall be allowed to participate. A physician's examination report shall be required. Specifically, individuals with mental illness, drug addiction, or mental instability shall be barred from joining. The necessity of such a report concerns individuals who may present a danger to others, for example, those with infectious diseases or illnesses, individuals with clinically abnormal personalities or physiology, and individuals lacking self-control.
  3. Individuals with criminal records shall be turned away. Trouble makers, those who commit crimes, and those living in Japan who break domestic laws shall be turned away.
  4. Those not upholding the guidelines of the Bujinkan, either as practitioners or as members of society, by committing disgraceful or reproachable acts shall be expelled. Until now, the Bujinkan was open to large numbers of people who came to Japan. Among them, unfortunately, were those committing violent drunken acts, the mentally ill, and trouble makers who thought only of themselves and failed to see how their actions might adversely affect others. Through their actions, such people were discarding the traditional righteous heart of the Bujinkan. From this day forward, all such people shall be expelled.
  5. Regarding accidents occurring during training (both inside and outside the dojo), one should not cause trouble to the Bujinkan. This is an extremely important point. Those unwilling to take personal responsibility for accidents occurring during Bujinkan training shall not be admitted. Reiterating for clarity, the Bujinkan shall not take responsibility for any accidents happening in the course of training, regardless of the location.
  6. All those joining the Bujinkan must get an annual membership card. This card not only preserves the honor of the Bujinkan members, it indicates you are part of a larger whole--one whose members come together with warrior hearts to better themselves through training and friendship. It evinces the glory of warrior virtue, and embodies both loyalty and brotherly love.
  7. The tradition of the Bujinkan recognizes nature and the universality of all human life, and is aware of that which flows naturally between the two parts:
    • The secret principle of Taijutsu is to know the foundations of peace.
    • To study is the path to the immovable heart (fudoshin).
    Recently, the Bujinkan has become truly international. Just as there are various time zones, so exist various taboos among the world's peoples and nations. We must respect each other, striving to avoid such taboos. We must put the heart of the warrior first, working together for self-improvement and for the betterment of the Bujinkan.

Those not upholding the above-mentioned guidelines shall be forced out of the Bujinkan. Masaaki Hatsumi - Soke