Bushido Martial Arts Stockport

Well for the few who turned up to train today it was a very intense and productive lesson.
Strangely it was a lesson with no frills, no big demanding Jiu Jitsu throws , no long Freestyle combinations and no complex Kata. What it was was a return to the most basic training with full explanation and detailed break down. Was it fast?? No, but it still left everyone soaked in sweat because it demanded as much mental work as it did physical effort. Today everyone worked exceptionally hard to get everything right and to improve the little things that make getting the big things right a whole lot easier.
Well Done to Everyone and Thank You for a great lesson.
Master John 🥋🥋🥋

A fantastic days training today at Bushido that focused on QUALITY as opposed to QUANTITY.
The lesson content was kept to a few techniques that students drilled until they became second nature.
This was the format for Jiu Jitsu and Freestyle with all students taking part in one discipline in each half of the day.
Each technique was explained in detail and errors ironed out. The hardest session was the Karate lesson that left the Jiu Jitsu students exhausted.
So many gains were made today and so many students left feeling very pleased with their efforts.
Excellent lessons with Excellent efforts.
Huge Thanks to Sensei Paul and Sensei Owen for their impressive Instruction and support.
Enjoy your weekend.
Master John 🥋🥋🥋

Huge Congratulations to Sensei Jack Atherton who graduated from Durham University yesterday. Jack received an Honours Master Degree at the ceremony attended by his Mum Leanne and Dad Paul.
Jack is one of Bushido’s Black Belt Multi World Champions who last trained with us at Welkin Mill where his Mum also passed her Black Belt. His Dad gained his Black Belt in Mitsubyashi Karate in Bristol recently.
Yesterday was Jacks special day and I am sure all his Bushido Family send its heartfelt Congratulations on a wonderful achievement.
Well Done Sensei Jack Atherton ❤️🎉🍾🥂🎉❤️

A very Happy Birthday to Chief Instructor Sensei Paul Powell.
Have a brilliant day Sensei , birthday bumps on Saturday 😂😂
All our love and warmest wishes, Liz, John and All your Bushido Family.

These memories are so special, but it hardly seems 11 years ago that Sensei Dylan Taylor rocked his 2nd Dan Black Belt.
Even stranger is I recall his Dad Paul coming up to speak to me at a demo Bushido put on in Torkington Park about enrolling his very young son Dylan.
Dylan joined Bushido and was soon joined by his Sister Emily who also enjoyed a very productive time with Bushido.
Give it a few years and they will be bringing their Children to join us too. 🤣🤣🤣 I bet Paul and Emma both nearly fainted reading this 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

I never knew Sensei John McManus had a side line managing South Africa 😂😂😂

Well... what can be said about the Bushido team that were up at the crack of dawn, travelled 2 and a half hours in the blistering heat and absolutely cleaned up at the BCKA nationals tournament!

Although it wasn't quite as busy as we'd hoped the pressure was still on. The months of preparation all came down to today. The questions were asked and answered in style!

Here are the results;

Traditional Kata

Sensei Ethan - Gold 🥇
Sensei Paul - Gold🥇
Sensei Owen - Silver 🥈
Sensei John Mc - Silver 🥈

Weapons Kata

Charlie - Gold 🥇
Sensei Ethan - Silver 🥈
Sensei Greg - Bronze 🥉
Sensei John Mc - Gold 🥇

Team weapons Kata

Sensei Greg and Charlie - Gold 🥇

An absolutely fantastic result for each individual and Bushido as a whole! Huge congratulations to everyone on your success. I hope this makes you all hungry for more and also inspires others to follow in your footsteps.

Thank you to everyone that made today possible and a special thanks to David for being our designated photographer/ chauffeur 💪🏻

I'm sure Sensei John will be posting about today's class at the dojo later on so keep an eye out for it.

Many congratulations again to all that competed today. We're really building a great foundation for future competition success and it's all down to you.

Have an excellent rest of your day, cheer on England later and I'll see you at the dojo on Thursday evening.

Sensei Paul
OSS 🥋

A very hot and humid night tonight which seems to have brought out people's silly side.

A gentle reminder that this is a martial arts academy where you come to train, build confidence and become a stronger, more capable human being. Being forever the optimist I'll chalk it down to the weather but on Saturday there will be a black belt grading on the freestyle mat so best behaviour all round.

Tonight the freestyle students practiced punches, kicks, stance and blocks while the Jujitsu students worked on throws. They then spent the last hour practicing weapons Kata for the upcoming tournament which is a week on Saturday.

There is no fitness class this weekend, as mentioned above there is a black belt grading on the freestyle mats. I encourage everyone to come and train as normal as there will still be plenty for both styles to learn. Also I will be giving out the certificates to the students who have recently passed their grading.

If it's as hot and humid as tonight please bring plenty of water or alternatively we have some in the tuck shop for you to purchase.

See you on Saturday!

Sensei Paul
OSS 🥋

Well Junes Grading most definitely did not disappoint as it had everything you expect from a grading. The “ MAGNIFICENT SEVEN” taking part most definitely brought their A game.
Sensei Paul put the Freestyle candidates through a very searching and intense grading. Everything from basic stance, kicks , strikes and combinations and Kata were fully explored.
Over on the Jiu Jitsu mats I ensured no stone was left unturned with the two candidates I had. Following similar path as the Freestyle with basics , the heat was then turned up and full on Jiu Jitsu became an exceptional days offering.
Stand out Student of the two Grading sessions was Charlie who smashed his grading with an outstanding 98%. Such was his excellent demonstration of skill, ability and understanding of technique he was also awarded 3rd Kyu Jiu Jitsu. Huge Congratulations Charlie on well deserved promotion.
Congratulations also go to
Jerome 8th Kyu Freestyle
Janna. 8th Kyu Freestyle
Darius. 6th Kyu Freestyle
Philip. 4th Kyu Freestyle
Damian. 3rd Kyu Freestyle
Rachel. 6th Kyu Jiu Jitsu
Charlie.4th Kyu Jiu Jitsu Distinction
Charlie. 3rd Kyu Jiu Jitsu Promotion
Again Huge Thank You to everyone who gave their time to be Ukes. Your selflessness and loyalty to your fellow students is greatly appreciated.
Now the work towards Septembers grading begins in earnest for some of you. For those taking higher grades December is your target.
Thank you All for a great grading day, you should be very proud of your achievement.
Sensei John