Arkley Hall
Thursdays
7 to 12-year-olds – 7pm-8pm
Teens & Adults – 7pm-8.30pm
Address
Arkley Village Hall
Brickfield Lane
Arkley
Herts EN5 3LD
Enter from Brick Lane, opposite The Gate Pub. The nearest tube is High Barnet Tube station.
Hitchin (1)
Sundays
Teens & Adults – 11.00am – 12.30 pm
Kids 7 – 12 yrs – 10.00-11.00 am
Address
Pix Brook Academy
Stotfold Road,
Arlesey, Hitchin,
Hertfordshire
SG5 4HB
Hitchin (2)
Tuedays
Juniors 7-12 yrs – 6.30-7.30 pm
Teens & Adults – 7.30-9.00 pm
Address
The Sun Hotel
Sun Street
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG5 1AF
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World Renowned 9th Dan Belt Black Jiu Jitsu Instructor. First let me welcome you to our website and I hope you enjoy it whether you are a martial artist or novice interested in learning self-defence. I have held a Senior black belt grade in the Mother Art since 1983 and in that time I have been fortunate enough to have…
2nd Dan Belt Black In Jujitsu. I was born in 1964, I currently live in Southgate and work as a black cab driver in central London. I’ve always trained in some form of martial arts and was quite handy back in the day at Chinese Kickboxing at Swiss Cottage Sports Centre. I started training in Total Self Defence Ju-Jitsu in…
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ITV at Total Self Defence Ltd ITV London News popped into our North London Dojo to interview Sensei Ibush, 5th Dan Japanese Jujitsu master, training with his two daughters, Bleta and Londrita. The daughters were spearheading the ThisGirlCan advertising campaign by Sport England aimed at getting more and more women to take up sports Very well done to Sensei Ibush…
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