TRAINING SCHEDULE
Where & when:
Classes are held in 2 locations as follows:
Impington
Class is at the Impington Sports Centre in Impington, Cambridge on Wednesdays from 19:30 - 21:00.
Please find your way to the "Small Gymnasium" (ask at Reception if you're unsure).
More info here: https://active.tela.org.uk/impington/
Cambridge
Class is at the North Cambridge Academy, Arbury Road, Cambridge on Fridays from 18:30 - 19:30.
Please find your way to the "Dojo" at the back of the academy buildings.
More info here: https://schoolhire.co.uk/cambridge/northcambridge
There is plenty of car parking at both venues.
Classes are held in 2 locations as follows:
Impington
Class is at the Impington Sports Centre in Impington, Cambridge on Wednesdays from 19:30 - 21:00.
Please find your way to the "Small Gymnasium" (ask at Reception if you're unsure).
More info here: https://active.tela.org.uk/impington/
Cambridge
Class is at the North Cambridge Academy, Arbury Road, Cambridge on Fridays from 18:30 - 19:30.
Please find your way to the "Dojo" at the back of the academy buildings.
More info here: https://schoolhire.co.uk/cambridge/northcambridge
There is plenty of car parking at both venues.
Impington Sports Centre
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North Cambridge Academy
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Cost:
Training fee £10 (£5 for students) per class or £35 (£20 for students) a month.
First class is free.
Who can join:
Anyone over the age of 18 with a satisfactory medical history and in reasonable physical shape is welcome.
Beginners and advanced students are welcome, no prior martial arts experience is required.
Schedule:
We draw our techniques and training from the 9 schools of the Bujinkan Dojo (武神館道場) of Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi (初見良昭).
The class begins by students sitting in seiza behind the instructor in a line according to grade seniority. Instructor starts the class by saying the tadashii kokoro kaisetsu (pure heart poem), followed by the kotodama (empowerment words) “Shikin Haramitsu Daikoumyou”. It fully goes like this:
千早振る神の教えはとこしえに正しき心身を守るらん。詞韻 波羅密 大光明
chihayafuru kami no oshie wa tokoshie ni tadashiki kokoro mi wo mamoruran. Shikin haramitsu daikoumyou.
"The teachings of the mighty gods shall protect righteous hearts/minds and bodies forever. Shikin haramitsu daikoumyou."
The phrase “Shikin Haramitsu Daikoumyou” is a Japanese Buddhist mantra and has deep philosophical and spiritual significance and can be reinterpreted as an expression representing the pursuit of enlightenment and embodiment of virtuous qualities, resulting from training in martial arts. This encourages practitioners to cultivate both physical and ethical virtues on their journey ahead and acts as an empowerment phrase.
詞韻: Poetic rhyme / phrases.
波羅密: Pāramitā (in sanscrit) - the practices that lead us to enlightenment.
大光明: The radiant light.
Once the kotodama is said, students repeat it. Then the following is done by both instructor and students: Clapping hands twice, bowing, clapping again.
Instructor then turns to the students for a final bow (saying “onegaishimasu” – please) before training begins.
A proper warming up session precedes any physical training to condition the body and avoid injuries. This is based on junantaisou (柔軟体操) translated as “exercises for becoming flexible” and they are of much greater significance than mere “warm-ups”. As Hatsumi Soke has said previously, they form the basis for a healthy living by presenting an opportunity to experience the mental and physical aspects of the body in harmony.
Following that, class training style is based on uke/tori partners, executing and receiving techniques from the various schools, as well as variations based on those. As part of a safe training environment, breakfalls and rolling (ukemi - 受身 and kaiten - 回転) are often practiced as core part of the class.
Finishing the class follows the same pattern as starting it; same process, but in the end, we say “arigatou gozaimasu” – thank you.
Grading:
Students are evaluated throughout the year and are graded twice a year at the discretion of the instructor. Requests are sent to the Hombu Dojo in Japan and if the student desires, a certificate is issued to them.
Training fee £10 (£5 for students) per class or £35 (£20 for students) a month.
First class is free.
Who can join:
Anyone over the age of 18 with a satisfactory medical history and in reasonable physical shape is welcome.
Beginners and advanced students are welcome, no prior martial arts experience is required.
Schedule:
We draw our techniques and training from the 9 schools of the Bujinkan Dojo (武神館道場) of Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi (初見良昭).
The class begins by students sitting in seiza behind the instructor in a line according to grade seniority. Instructor starts the class by saying the tadashii kokoro kaisetsu (pure heart poem), followed by the kotodama (empowerment words) “Shikin Haramitsu Daikoumyou”. It fully goes like this:
千早振る神の教えはとこしえに正しき心身を守るらん。詞韻 波羅密 大光明
chihayafuru kami no oshie wa tokoshie ni tadashiki kokoro mi wo mamoruran. Shikin haramitsu daikoumyou.
"The teachings of the mighty gods shall protect righteous hearts/minds and bodies forever. Shikin haramitsu daikoumyou."
The phrase “Shikin Haramitsu Daikoumyou” is a Japanese Buddhist mantra and has deep philosophical and spiritual significance and can be reinterpreted as an expression representing the pursuit of enlightenment and embodiment of virtuous qualities, resulting from training in martial arts. This encourages practitioners to cultivate both physical and ethical virtues on their journey ahead and acts as an empowerment phrase.
詞韻: Poetic rhyme / phrases.
波羅密: Pāramitā (in sanscrit) - the practices that lead us to enlightenment.
大光明: The radiant light.
Once the kotodama is said, students repeat it. Then the following is done by both instructor and students: Clapping hands twice, bowing, clapping again.
Instructor then turns to the students for a final bow (saying “onegaishimasu” – please) before training begins.
A proper warming up session precedes any physical training to condition the body and avoid injuries. This is based on junantaisou (柔軟体操) translated as “exercises for becoming flexible” and they are of much greater significance than mere “warm-ups”. As Hatsumi Soke has said previously, they form the basis for a healthy living by presenting an opportunity to experience the mental and physical aspects of the body in harmony.
Following that, class training style is based on uke/tori partners, executing and receiving techniques from the various schools, as well as variations based on those. As part of a safe training environment, breakfalls and rolling (ukemi - 受身 and kaiten - 回転) are often practiced as core part of the class.
Finishing the class follows the same pattern as starting it; same process, but in the end, we say “arigatou gozaimasu” – thank you.
Grading:
Students are evaluated throughout the year and are graded twice a year at the discretion of the instructor. Requests are sent to the Hombu Dojo in Japan and if the student desires, a certificate is issued to them.
