Testimonials

Hi Sean,

I just wanted to say how much REMOVED enjoys Jujitsu and how much confidence it has given him. REMOVED has had a really really tough year at school  and Jujitsu has always been a highlight of his week where you make such an effort to connect with him, encourage him and acknowledge his success. It means a lot to REMOVED and to us.  You are a great Sensei – thank you so much.

Many thanks

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Hi Sean

Tom had a great time tonight and thanks for cheering him up, it was just what he needed. See you next week.

Deborah Warren

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Hi Sean

Thanks for your e.mail. I think Tom would love to hear from you and we would like to buy you the new award as compensation and would love it if Tom got to show it at school as he never got to do this! He is such a great boy but as I say can be very hyper and aggressive on occasion and lacks greatly in confidence when on his own. Already we have seen a change in him since joining Ju Jitsu and think that it will do him the world of good so we are very grateful to have found you.

Have a very happy New Year.

Deborah

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hi sean

thanks for making it so fun for them last night as usual

he had a fab time and took his cert and belt to school today to show how happy he was with it will sort out signing when we return have crossed off last two weeks in aug

once again thanks for all your time and energy you donate to the class

well done

lynne

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Hi Sean

Just wanted to say many thanks for such a good self defence course over the past 5 weeks.  You created an environment in which everyone could feel comfortable and relaxed about a tricky subject.  I was particularly impressed by your sensitivity and awareness with regard to the teenagers in the group and to me as ‘mum’!

I wish you much success in the future with your new ventures, I’m sure you’ll do very well.

Best wishes

Karen

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Hello Sean,

thanks so much for all your efforts, I look forward to catching up with you soon. I really missed the session this Monday and I’ll miss the team/club spirit that I’ve enjoyed over the last few months. Speak soon and thanks again

Richard

Locations and Schedule

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Kings Langley

Kings Langley Primary School

Common Lane

Kings Langley

Herts

WD4 8DQ

Junior Ju-Jitsu Lessons

Every Monday 3.30pm to 4.30pm

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St Albans

Beaumont High School

Oakwood Drive

St Albans

AL4 0XA

Every Monday

Junior Lessons (Under 16’s) 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm

Adult Lessons (16 & over) 7.30 pm – 9.00 pm

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Letchworth Gardens City

Fearnhill Sports Centre

Icknield Way West,

Letchworth,

Herts, SG6 4BA

Children 6.30pm 7.30pm

Adults 7.30pm – 9.00pm

Every Wednesday

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Harpenden

Crabtree Junior School

Crabtree Lane

Harpenden, AL5 5PU

Every Thursday

Junior Lessons 6.30pm – 7.30pm

Adults Lessons 7.30pm — 8.30pm

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High Beeches School

Aldwickbury Crescent,

Harpenden, AL55 5SD

Juniors Lessons 6.00pm – 7.00pm

Seniors Lesson 7.00pm – 8.00pm

Tuesday Evenings

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Hertford

St Andrews Church of England Primary School

Calton Avenue,

Hertford, SG14 2EP

Juniors Lesson (from sep 2010) 6.00pm – 7.00pm

Seniors Lesson 7.00pm – 8.00pm

Monday Evenings

Richard Hale School

Hale road

Hertford, SG13 8EN

Juniors Lessons 6.30pm – 7.30pm

Seniors Lessons 7.30 – 8.30pm

Wednesday Evenings

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Little Samurai Warriors

Maulden Lower School

Church Road

MAULDEN

Beds

MK45 2AU

Every Tuesday

3.30pm – 4.15pm

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Crabtree Junior School

Crabtree Lane

Harpenden, AL5 5PU

Every Sunday Morning

9.30am – 10.15am

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St Helen’s Church of England Primary School

Brewhouse Hill

Wheathampstead,

St Albans,

Herts

AL4 8AN.

Every Tuesday

3.30pm – 4.15pm

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Lancot Lower School

Lancot Drive

Dunstable LU6 2AP

Every Wednesday

8.00am – 8.45am

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St Helen’s Church of England Primary School
Brewhouse Hill

Wheathampstead

St Albans
AL4 8AN.

3.30pm – 4.15pm

Every Wednesday

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Redborne Upper School

Flitwick Road

Ampthill, MK45 2NU

Junior Lessons 5.00pm -6.00pm

Every Tuesday

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Junior Ju Jitsu Classes

We run many Junior classes around Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.

Junior classes are for ages 16 and below.  Please see the locations page

Using his 35+ years of experience Sensei Connley has created a fun Ju Jitsu syllabus that also includes kicks and punches from kickboxing and Karate respectively.  This means as your child progress though the Ju Jitsu gradings, they will also be learning other skills creating a complete Martial Artist.  The classes are formal in structure but relaxed.  Your child won’t be expected to do mundane moves over and over!

However, Ju Jitsu is an incredibly effective martial art so concentration and respect are required at all times.

Typically each class last for an hour starting at 6.30pm.  Please see the calendar for any updates or changes to the schedule.  Each class looks at different aspects of Ju Jitsu.

If you are interested in joining Kaisho

Ju Jitsu Ryu or have any questions please contact us here.

Sensei Sean Connley

Sensei Sean Connley’s Profile

I have been in the martial arts for over 35 years firstly learning Karate (style – Okinawan Goju-Ryu), where I obtained 1^st Dan Black Belt, followed by Kickboxing, also obtaining 1^st Dan Black Belt and won number of kickboxing title, and finally self defence and Ju-Jitsu. On the 23^rd October 2011 I have been given my 5^th Dan by Cobra Martial Arts. 
I have worked in Security night club industry for 5 years and competed in tournaments around the UK. I have trained with some experienced instructors such as Lean Jay, Phil Brown, Alan Sailly and most recently Elliott Freeman (who is one of Steven Segal’s top students). For many years, I have been invited to teach at seminars throughout the country and in December 2004, I was privileged to receive an award in the Black Belt Hall of Fame for my services to the Martial Arts.
The skills which I have learnt within the martial arts have proved invaluable to me over the years and I am pleased to be able to pass some of this knowledge onto you.

What is Ju Jitsu?

Ju-Jitsu

Ju-jitsu is an open handed fighting art of the Japanese Samurai. It was designed to enable the disarmed soldier overcome opponents and is considered as the predecessor of all Japanese martial arts. (Although it is thought to have originally gone by the names Aiki Jujitsu, tai-jutsu, yawara or hakuda and to have been introduced from China).

Ju-jitsu tends toward grappling, using more techniques such as throws, joint locks, chokes, and holds. However, all forms of Ju-jitsu incorporate a fair amount of striking techniques using kicks, punches, knees, and elbows. Originally only used by the Samurai (Knights), it was soon adopted by the Ninja (assassins) and then common soldiers and bandits. This didn’t do wonders for its image. More recently (1914 to be precise) a Japanese Ju-Jitsu master named Mitsuyo Maeda, alias “Count of Combat”, went to Brazil and taught a bright young lad named Carlos Gracie. Carlos tested and refined the system through constant matches, open to all comers. At one point, he even advertised in newspapers for people to fight.

He fought anyone and everyone who was willing, regardless of size, weight or fighting style. Even though he was a mere 135 pounds, his style was so effective that Carlos Gracie was never defeated and became a legend inBrazil. Thus giving rise to Brazilian or Gracie Ju-Jitsu. Because martial artists tend to make poor spellers Jiu-Jitsu can be written as Jijitsu, jijutsu, jiujitsu, jiujutsu, jujitsu, jujutsu or jiu-jutsu.

Karate (known as “Empty Hand” because weapons are not used)

In 1470 the Japanese invaded the island of Okinawa (about half way between China and Japan) which at that time belonged to China who had invaded previously. In order to keep the peace a law was passed saying that anyone found carrying a weapon was to be put to death.

In order to protect themselves from the marauding bandits and their new masters, both of whom tended not to bother with any laws, the locals with the help of some friendly Zen Buddhist monks created a fighting system that turned the hands and feet of the practitioner into very effective weapons. This empty hand system was called te (hand) and then went on to become t’ang (China hand) because of the influence of Chinese martial arts that crept in. For a few centuries t’ang spread throughout Okinawa and also picked up the name Okinawa-te (Okinawa hand). In 1917 a Mr. Gichin Funakoshi, the grandfather of modern karate, took t’ang to mainland Japan where it has gone on to become one of the most popular martial arts in the world.

Of course he decided to change the name to Karate first. For the purists out there he actually took Karate-Jutsu to Japan and then renamed it Karate-Do. After a while the Do part was dropped although all three names still exist today the Do and Jutsu variants are far less common and all three are more or less the same anyway.

Kick Boxing

Kickboxing started in the US during the 1970′s when American karate practitioners became frustrated with strict controls on martial arts competitions. Eastern martial arts were still relatively new in the West and were still being taught in a very traditional manner. Sparring matches would take place under very controlled and artificial conditions. For instance each time someone scored a point by hitting the opponent with a “proper” technique both competitors would go back to their starting positions.

Also competition sparring didn’t allow full contact kicks and punches (knockdown karate did exist but was a bit rough). The emphasis was on how a technique was performed rather than would it have hurt. So in an attempt to bring more reality to competition opponents were basically let loose on each other in an attempt to knock out their opponent using only punching and kicking techniques. Many questions were raised when the sport began about the high risk of injury. As a result, safety rules were improved and protective clothing was added. Competitors fight with boxing gloves, foot pads, head guards and gum shields.

The sport has undergone changes and been refined during the last two decades. There are now full-contact and semi-contact versions. The full-contact version does have professional and amateur status.

Training

Training

We teach a mixed style of Martial Arts. The firm basis of this is Ju Jitsu mixed with Karate and Kick Boxing. This produces a Martial Artist with a broad understanding of all aspects of Martial Arts from Locks, Throws, Holds, Kicking and Punching.

Students work towards achieving levels of proficiency in Ju Jitsu. The Kyu Grades

 

The Kyu Grades

Every student starts with a white belt (9th Kyu) and then progresses through the various belts as follows:

 

Red Belt            8^th Kyu                      

 

Yellow Belt        7^th Kyu          

 

Orange Belt       6^th Kyu        

 

Green Belt         5^th Kyu

 

Blue Belt           4^th Kyu

 

 

Purple Belt        3^rd Kyu

 

 

Brown 1^st Tag    2^nd Kyu 

 

 

Brown 2^nd Tag   1^st Kyu

 

Black Belt         1^st Dan

 

 

Should a student achieve the necessary skills to be graded every 3 months, black belt standard could be obtained within 2½ to 3 years.

Adult Classes