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| Tuesday Evening | 7:30 P.M. - 9:30 P.M. | (2 hour class) |
| Thursday Evening | 7:30 P.M. - 9:30 P.M. | (2 hour class) |
| Sunday Morning | 9 A.M. - 12 Noon | (3 hour class) |
First two lessons |
FREE! |
Two (2) to three (3) classes per week |
$60 per month |
One (1) class per week |
$40 per month |
Mat fee - Per class rate |
$15 per class |
For a complete list of our Dôjô fee schedule, please click [here]. Thank you!
The dress code for the York Bujinkan Dôjô is fairly informal. Persons attending class for the first time should wear loose fitting comfortable clothing, and some type of "clean" footwear (bare feet and socks are okay too). A t-shirt, sweat pants, and a pair of sneakers is very common. While regularly training members of the York Bujinkan Dôjô wear the standard black Karate Gi and Tabi (Japanese footwear), we do not advise new Dôjô members to purchase a Gi until they expect to train with us for an extended period of time.
One of the main goals of training, in the York Bujinkan Dôjô, is to understand and develop the "universal principles" that are necessary for any, and all, techniques to work properly and efficiently, and, with a minimum of speed and muscle strength. This is accomplished by careful study and absorption, of an endless variety of skills and techniques, and not by "memorizing", in a robot like fashion, a limited number of "textbook" Kata or techniques.
We train in all methods of unarmed and armed fighting, as described below. This allows us the option to choose the specific skill, or set of skills, that are best suited to successfully manage an aggressive or attacking person, or persons, and in the most appropriate and legal manner possible. Our training goes far beyond standard "physical", or hands-on skills. We place great emphasis on one's ability to use appropriate awareness skills, communication skills, and tactics on a continuous and ongoing manner. Our belief is that self-defense training must include the "before", "during" and "after" stages of a potential attack.
In addition, training must include physical skills, legal/civil considerations, and also help prepare the student for the potential psychological effects of an attack, or a lethal force encounter. This includes the effects to the student, and close family members alike.
The following is a general outline of the skills taught in the York Bujinkan Dôjô. While the core material used and taught here originate from the Bujinkan system, other skills are presented, at times, in order to round out or complete the very few areas that not addressed by the Bujinkan teachings. This is not a complete list, but should provide a general indication of the topics covered.
Unarmed Skills
Taijutsu (combat efficient body movement)
Jûtaijutsu
Joint Locks
Grabs
Newaza (ground skills)
Nage (throws)
Shime (chokes)
Daken Taijutsu (striking skills)
Kyusho (pressure points)
Armed Skills
Modern and Traditional Weapons
Staffed Weapons (Hanbô, Jô, Bô, etc.)
Edged Weapons (Katana - long sword, Wakazashi - short sword, Tantô - knives, modern edged weapons)
Flexible Weapons
Teppô (firearms - handguns & long guns)
Related Skills
Offensive and Defensive Skills
Mental Awareness and Sensitivity Skills
Multiple Opponents
Legal Considerations
Psychological Considerations
Use of Force Options
Critical Incident Stress Management
This varied training is based on the nine (9) Ryû (schools or styles) that make up the Bujinkan Dôjô. Each Ryû is considered, by some, to be a Koryû, or ancient school, and is not of modern origins, as many martial arts are today. This is a very important distinction. Historically most, if not all, Koryû studied all the different methods of fighting, for one never knew which skills an opponent may possess. They knew that specializing in one method of fighting, to the detriment of others, was a very dangerous practice then, just as it is today.
Some martial arts limit themselves to a few self defense skills or methods. For example, as a general rule, and obviously there are exceptions, many karate styles concentrate on punching and kicking as their primary means of self defense. Many grappling systems concentrate on wrestling someone to the ground, where they control them. There are circumstances in which either one of these methods would be inadequate, unsafe, and sometimes lethal. So, if one studies a martial art that teaches from a very limited curriculum, there are many circumstances in which those skills are not the best skills available for managing a particular type of attacker and attack.
In the Bujinkan system we continue to study and train in all forms of fighting. Our belief is that it is vital to have as much training and experience as possible. For it is only then, that we truly have the option of selecting the best possible self-defense methods with which to successfully manage the unique circumstances that surround each specific confrontation. This is, perhaps, one of the reasons the nine (9) Ryû of the Bujinkan has survived for hundreds of years.
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