Bedford Jujitsu Club

27/11/2025

A Huge Congratulations to Our Instructors & New Black Belt!

What a proud moment for Bedford Ju Jitsu Club. Our team continues to grow in strength, skill and spirit — and today we celebrate some incredible achievements.

A massive well done to Sensei Paul Flack on achieving his 1st Dan Black Belt. Your dedication, resilience and commitment to the art have truly paid off.

We also wish to recognise our long-serving instructors for their continued contribution, leadership and loyalty to the club:

🥋 Sensei Kevin Franks – Awarded 4th Dan
🥋 Sensei Wayne – Awarded 4th Dan
🥋 Sensei Rob – Awarded 3rd Dan

Thank you all for your hard work, ongoing support, and for helping Bedford Ju Jitsu maintain high standards while staying friendly, welcoming and focused on excellence. Our club is stronger because of you.

Proud to be part of this journey together. 👊

— Bedford Ju Jitsu Club

01/08/2025

Why Choose Traditional Japanese Jujutsu?

While Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is excellent for ground fighting and sport competition, traditional Japanese jujutsu offers a broader, well-rounded approach to self-defence. It includes strikes, throws, joint locks, pressure points, and defence against weapons — not just ground grappling.

This makes it ideal for people who want to learn a martial art that covers a wide variety of real-world situations, not just what happens on the mat. Whether standing, clinched, or on the ground, you’ll develop the confidence and skills to protect yourself in any scenario.

Plus, with its deep roots in samurai tradition, Japanese jujutsu also promotes discipline, balance, and awareness, connecting physical techniques with mental growth.

Come train with us and experience the benefits of a complete martial art system — suitable for beginners, adults, and anyone looking to grow in skill and confidence.

We are based in Bedford and train both Monday and Wednesday every week.

02/01/2024

Bedford Jujitsu reopens on 8th Jan for the start of 2024!

For a friendly Martial Art Ju Jitsu Club we welcome everyone who is willing to train in the art. Newcomers welcome.

Whether or not you are in the best shape or the fittest you've been, upon joining you will find that our instructors have your welfare and safety at the top of the agenda.

You will feel the benefits in just a few weeks, building your strength, fitness & balance, developing discipline and mental strength, and all at the same time as learning a practical Self Defence Martial Art. Perhaps most importantly you will find and create new friendships.

Feel free to check out our web page for more information

Bedford Jujitsu runs martial arts and self defence classes twice a week in the Bedford area. The class is well suited for both male and female students. We have people travel from as far as St Neots, Milton Keynes and Bedford, as well as the surrounding villages (Biddenham, Bromham, Kempston etc.).

24/11/2023

Well, it's been a great year for Bedford Ju Jitsu, many new faces and frienships created this year. However 2023 is coming to an end!
We are four more weeks of training before we break for half term over the festive period.
Some of you will be working hard to achieve your next grade next month, the last of 2023.
I would like to thank all the students and instructors that have contributed to the continuous support within the club. It's going from strength to strength.

Keep up the good work and continue the hard determination to strive for improvement in your Art.

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09/06/2023

Another great week of Grading, Green belts gaining their Blue Belt and in truly Bedford Ju Jitsu Style! Top quality grade, well done everyone that graded or is about to grade in the next week or so, good luck!
Those of you that would like to take up a new controlled hobby feel free to come along to one of our sessions and see for yourself how enjoyable Ju Jitsu is. Check out our website for more info.

Bedford Jujitsu runs martial arts and self defence classes twice a week in the Bedford area. The class is well suited for both male and female students. We have people travel from as far as St Neots, Milton Keynes and Bedford, as well as the surrounding villages (Biddenham, Bromham, Kempston etc.).

23/10/2022

Bedford Ju Jitsu is unfortunately shut during the Oct half term school break, School closure for major works being carried out.
Return to normal training on Monday 31st where we will continue with Syllabus work ready for the next grade.
Enjoy the week off everyone!

29/09/2022

We have had a great turn out over the last few weeks with a full class, keep up the training, remember it's all about muscles memory. The more you train the more your body automatically will react in a situation.

Update for Monday 3rd Oct class, unfortunately we will be shut due to open evening at the school, class continues from Wednesday 5th Oct.

Look forward to seeing you on the Mat!

All new potential students feel free to check out our web page for more info

Bedford Jujitsu runs martial arts and self defence classes twice a week in the Bedford area. The class is well suited for both male and female students. We have people travel from as far as St Neots, Milton Keynes and Bedford, as well as the surrounding villages (Biddenham, Bromham, Kempston etc.).

26/07/2022

We had a grading this week and a few more students moving up the ranks! We'll done all those that graded, and good luck for those grading on this next session.

Feel free to like our page and share, we are always happy for new students. Check out our Web page and click to join, you won't regret it!

11/07/2022

With grading coming up at the end of the month we look forward to sharing our knowledge as instructors with all our students.
Last few sessions have been busy as you all want to gain your next grade, keep up the commitment and hard work and it will pay off all being well.

Remember the more you sweat on the mat the less you bleed on the street.

It's also great to see so many new students joining the club.

14/05/2022

Great start to the first quarter of the year with many new students training.
Ju jitsu is a martial art from Japan that focuses on using the attackers force and strength against themselves. Practitioners use throws and locks to defend themselves in the street, or to defeat an opponent in competition.

Studying ju jitsu provides students with physical and mental benefits. Some of these benefits are common to all martial arts, while others are specific to training in this style.

It is more rigorous than many other martial arts, owing to the intensely physical nature of grappling. A typical session includes cardiovascular training, stretching, breathing work and a resistance workout; the latter is derived from working with a resisting opponent approximately your size.

These sessions build your strength and endurance, and increase flexibility. Ju jitsu students learn to throw, sweep and of balance each other, during most classes. To make it through training without injury of course!

Beginning students learn how to fall down without getting hurt and over regularly training are able to progress until it becomes a natural instinct. This training translates easily into life outside the dojo.

I have known people who have tripped over accidentally and probably under normal situations the person would have hurt themselves but due to the training have managed to fall without any major injuries.

"You're unlikely to ever have to use self defense techniques on an assailant, but rest assured you will have built up natural responses in your life for everyday trip and falls.

Just one of the benefits of training in a martial art like ju jitsu.

If this is for you feel free to check out our web page for more information on joining.

Bedford Jujitsu runs martial arts and self defence classes twice a week in the Bedford area. The class is well suited for both male and female students. We have people travel from as far as St Neots, Milton Keynes and Bedford, as well as the surrounding villages (Biddenham, Bromham, Kempston etc.).

22/01/2022

Well it's been a fantastic start to the new year, with new students joining the group, it's not too late to in touch and come down and train with us.
All the information you will need is on our website where you can reserve your place in our shop section.
I am looking forward to making new friends and sharing our knowledge with anyone willing to learn.

Bedford Jujitsu runs martial arts and self defence classes twice a week in the Bedford area. The class is well suited for both male and female students. We have people travel from as far as St Neots, Milton Keynes and Bedford, as well as the surrounding villages (Biddenham, Bromham, Kempston etc.).