sELF DEFENSE SCHOOL Using combat aiki JIU JITSU.
Self defence and multi style martial arts. Contact by e-mail paul@bromleyselfdefence.com.
Self defence and multi style martial arts. Contact by e-mail paul@bromleyselfdefence.com.
The BCA is the UK's foremost self defence and multi-style martial arts organisation. The Bromley Self Defence Chief Instructor started martial arts in 1978 and holds a 7th Dan black belt grade and the Senior Instructor holds a 5th Dan grade in Combat Aiki Jitsu with the BCA. We cross train taking the most useful and practical self defence techniques that work. Our instructors use their knowledge from various martial arts and teach a syllabus with an established and recognised grading structure.
The Warren, Hayes Sports Club, Croydon Road, Hayes, BR2 7AL
Class three times a week. All levels and beginners welcome. Casual training clothes. Classes Monday and Thursday 7pm to 8.30pm. Saturday 10a...
The Warren, Hayes Sports Club, Croydon Road, Hayes, BR2 7AL
Three lessons per week (Monday, Thursday, Saturday) £45 per month.
Lessons are 1.5 hours in duration
This is great value.
Individual lessons £...
All are welcome. Men and women, young and older. Our self defence syllabus does not rely on force or strength, and our training is tailored to the physical abilities of the students. Re define the distance at which a fight is fought and manage the damage. A complete fighting system to control every aspect of a fight, that involves striking, distance management, closing the distance, taking the fight to the ground, and being comfortable in uncomfortable positions
Self defence class where you learn to set boundaries, verbal de-escalation supported by the ability to defend against bad intentions by effectively using jiu jitsu to stay safe and keep the other person safe. The intention is to learn how to fight so that your confidence in an encounter means that you don't have to fight.
The class has attracted all ages from 17 to 82 years old, some new to martial arts training and others very experienced. We tailor the training to the physical needs of the individual to ensure that there are no injuries.
We are a friendly club, and hold social events outside of the training, with meals during the year at local restaurants, and drinks after training on a Thursday at the Warren bar.
We follow a Jiu Jitsu syllabus that is well established. The Chief Instructor has a background in Karate, Aikido and Jiu Jitsu and the teaching reflects the wider array of techniques that blends these different martial arts. The club has a number of high grade black belts in various martial arts who have many years training experience. The club has always practiced cross training with other martial arts, and the syllabus reflects the strong stand up of Aikido, Boxing and Karate and the ground work and stand up self defence fighting of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Full equipment provided, with modern mats and training methods. The training room is also used to train as a Gracie Jiu Jitsu garage independent of the club with the club instructor as the garage leader. These classes are held on demand by those who are not club members.
Welcome to Bromley Self Defence Club grading structure. Gradings are an opportunity to focus on what you have learnt, your retention of the moves and a self assessment of what you know. Belts are a good system for keeping track of your progress so you can learn in a linear fashion and your skills build up systematically.
Belts
Red belt-combat ready. 36 initial techniques plus variations.
Orange-50 lessons
Yellow-50 lessons
Green-50 lessons
Blue-50 lessons
Brown-filling in the gaps and pressure testing syllabus against all attackers
Black-Learn to teach the syllabus and become a Coach
Lessons
Whilst there are over 250 lessons, there are also variations resulting in about 600 total learning points.
Combatives
Students start by learning the combat basics of jiu jitsu, using the most relevant and used moves on the street. The time to be ready for a grading depends on the amount of time spent training, the ability to remember and retain the techniques taught and being able to recognise the moves needed depending on the attack. It is not based on attendance.
Syllabus
Once complete, students are awarded their first belt, a red belt. For subsequent belts, there are about 50 lessons per belt plus variations. Once students are familiar with all the lessons, they can go for a grading. To make it more accessible, an interim assessment of the first 25 lessons allows them to move on to the next 25 so the gradings are not too long and demanding.
Time
The time taken depends on the individual students. If pushed for an answer, the general consensus is that it takes about 100 hours per belt. If you train 12 hours per month (twice a week), this is about 8 months. In reality, gradings are most likely once a year for the average student.
Black belt
If you take a belt every 8 months and train three times a week, you could get a black belt in 5 years. If you take annual grading, training twice a week it could take 7 years. This is why it is best to enjoy the process of learning and not worry about belts. Belts provide a good structure and are nice goals to have and everyone deserves the chance to get a good coaching qualification which will be something of pride for the future.
The belt system
Combat ready; red belt is the first belt and is awarded once the student has completed the combatives syllabus. This is the most used techniques on the street to get the student up to speed as quick as possible.
The orange, yellow, green and blue belts provide all the drilling and rolling required to become familiar with the master cycle syllabus. The brown belt puts together everything you know so that the techniques can be identified correctly based on the indicators given by an attacker and effective use of the techniques learnt. To achieve the black belt, you have to demonstrate the ability to teach the techniques.
Once students have achieved the brown belt, they have completed the learning of the formal syllabus. The time spent to black belt is then demonstrating the ability to use all the techniques appropriately under pressure against any attacker and assisting the coaching of classes.
A black belt allows you to coach students independently, but it is only the beginning of the journey and there is much more to learn if students are willing and able to continue.
Multi style martial arts
In this club, we are able to teach established versions of the karate, aikido and jiu jitsu syllabus, but we have combined it into one syllabus, taking the best combatives element of each art. Whilst it is jiu jitsu based, we include everything we have learnt to make techniques effective in modern street combat. This means an effective stand up game and confidence when taken to the ground in a fight.
Avoid danger
For our club, this means avoiding conflict, being able to survive an attack, secure an attacker and use minimal force in an effort to minimise any damage. This is to protect you and the attacker against any future ramifications from an incident. We all just want to just get on with our day safely and securely.
If you have questions about the opportunities available to you in our program, send us a message or give us a call. We will get back to you as soon as possible.
BR2 7AL, Bromley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Open today | 19:00 – 20:30 |
Please contact us by e-mail or the contact form or come to the club on Monday and Thursday 7pm to 8.30pm.