Welcome to the Tenkai Dojo website, thank you for visiting.
We are a martial arts club teaching traditional Karate and Jujutsu in Ashtead & Northwood. Our classes are designed to develop a variety of mental and physical dimensions through the practice of quality martial arts.
On this website you will find information about the styles we practice, our instructors, classes and reviews. If you can’t find what you are looking for or want to ask us a question, then please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Jujutsu - The flexible art
In contrast to predominantly striking systems like karate and taekwondo, jujutsu focuses on using the opponent’s energy against them, thereby stopping an attack with minimal effort. A jujutsu practitioner uses throws, joint manipulation and immobilisation techniques to subdue an attacker, thus a skilled practitioner is able to defeat a much stronger or bigger attacker.
The style we practice is Yamanaka-Ha Shindo-Ryu Jujutsu. It is a modern style, built on traditional techniques and taught in a traditional way. Our system employs ground (ne waza), kneeling (suwari waza) and stand up (tachi waza) techniques.
Karate - Empty hand
Karate is a system that predominantly uses tai sabaki (body movement), uke waza (blocking techniques), atemi (strikes) and keri waza (kicking techniques) to defend against an aggressor.
The style we practice is Okinawan Goju-ryu, which is a unique combination of Chinese Kung-fu and ancient Okinawan Te. Okinawan Goju-ryu Karate has many added health benefits from its conditioning training and ancient breathing exercises. It is a style that utilizes sound biomechanical principles, employing strong and subtle, hard and soft movements. This makes it a very versatile system. The practice of Kata (a sequence of pre-arranged movements) polishes the mind and body, developing strong bodied, clear minded students.
