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Instructor Gesa Brinkmann demonstrates a throw

City Jitsu Club has one of the largest and best qualified teams of instructors in the country. The club is run by Sensei Peter Hamer, a second degree black belt, and he is assisted by several other instructors, all of whom run their own clubs as well. To find out more about the club's teachers, select their name from the list below.

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4 Comments

emmett turley wrote:
April 21, 2008 | Reply

How much does ot cost for a class.Membership is free ,so how does the club get support.Thxs

Rob Buckley replied to emmett turley's comment:
April 21, 2008 | Reply

You pay for each session you attend. You can find prices and directions here

jake mcbirnie wrote:
July 13, 2009 | Reply

im 15 can i train here?? only asking beacuse you said no children

Rob Buckley replied to jake mcbirnie's comment:
July 14, 2009 | Reply

Not really. If you have specific questions, the "Contact us" link at the bottom is the best place to go.

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Where we train

City Jitsu Club trains twice a week near Angel and the Barbican, London, EC1, at City University, Northampton Square, Islington.

Training times
Monday: 7.30pm–9pm
Friday: 7pm–9pm

Directions

The Club in Action

  • Club member Liam demonstrates techniques in a gauntlet
  • Instructor Gesa Brinkmann demonstrates a throw
  • Training at our 10th anniversary session
  • Instructor Gesa Brinkmann demonstrates a technique
  • Grades demonstrate techniques they've learnt
  • Grades and novices practise techniques while instructors observe
  • Grades and instructors at the 10th anniversary session
  • A scene from our 10th anniversary session
  • An orange belt demonstrating an armlock in a circle
  • Novices being taught a wristlock
  • Novices can train in light clothing until they own their own gi.
  • Members often have to demonstrate what they have learned that session in front of other Jitsuka

Videos of techniques

  • Sensei Mat Phillips demonstrates an ashi-guruma throw followed by a rare immobilisation technique
  • Techniques being demonstrated and taught at the City Jitsu 10th anniversary session
  • Kata-juji-jime, the half-cross strangle
  • An o-goshi (major hip) throw into yoko-shiho-gatame, the side four quarters hold
  • Kata-gatame, the shoulder hold
  • Ude-garami, the forearm entanglement, used in groundwork
  • Ko-tsuri-komi-goshi, the minor lifting drawing hip throw
  • O-tsuri-komi-goshi, the major lifting, drawing hip throw
  • Ko-tomoe-seoi-nage, the small circle shoulder throw
  • Irimi-nage, the entering body throw
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