York Jiu Jitsu Club

York Jiu Jitsu Club Shorinji Kan Jiu Jitsu Club, under The Jiu Jitsu Foundation The club offers training in the Japanese unarmed fighting style of the deadly Samurai warrior.

Jiu Jitsu translates to 'gentle' or 'yielding' way and is based upon the principles of using an aggressor's attack's against them. This makes it ideally suited to self defence scenarios and allows smaller opponents to subdue much larger opponents and anyone to scale the level of response to the attack (i.e. from simple grip releases through restraints and up to pressure points and disabling techniques). If you have any questions, please feel free to message us. However, please be aware that we already have our preferred suppliers of gi and equipment that are in line with our governing body and insurance. Therefore DO NOT message us to try and sell us equipment - your message will go straight into the spam folder and you will find yourself blocked.

We are going to the Junior Atemi Nationals! This is a fantastic chance to train with loads of other children and teenage...
23/09/2026

We are going to the Junior Atemi Nationals!
This is a fantastic chance to train with loads of other children and teenagers across the country, learn from instructors across the country and may be take home with a medal or two.
Parents can also get to know other parents and who knows you might have made some new friends down South, Edinburgh or Wales from the vast !

All grades are welcome so it's never too late to start. Save the date and let us know, we might be able to arrange group transport to relieve your parent-taxi stress.

Welcome back to TJJF Yorkshire Region ! Our first family regionals in the new school year. We had a good presentation fr...
13/09/2026

Welcome back to TJJF Yorkshire Region ! Our first family regionals in the new school year. We had a good presentation from Leeds Jiu Jitsu Club and Bradford Jiu Jitsu Club . Everyone trained hard and had fun. Thank you Sensei Rebecca and Sensei Tom for teaching. Can't wait for the next one!

Yes, Jiu Jitsu is not just for uni students / young people. Parents can enjoy too!

Not the first session back but definitely a great one for the first-of-the-school-year one! We all could do with some du...
11/09/2026

Not the first session back but definitely a great one for the first-of-the-school-year one! We all could do with some dusting off cobwebs. Great energy!

Hopefully will see you all this Sunday (13th) back here for the Welcome Back Family Regionals!

Hope you've had a great holiday, some chill time with yourselves and your loved ones. โ˜€๏ธWe are coming back in action thi...
24/08/2026

Hope you've had a great holiday, some chill time with yourselves and your loved ones. โ˜€๏ธ

We are coming back in action this Friday 28th, 7-9pm (7-8:30pm for young juniors) at The Mount School, Dalton Terrace, YO24 4DD! As always we welcome anyone from the age of 4. Complete beginners, long lost friends, families and students can all join in and start the amazing jitsu journey with the big family of The Jiu Jitsu Foundation . Don't forget your first session is FREE with no obligation.

See you there!

That's a wrap! Thank you all for your participation for the last academic year. It was eventful with 2 dojo moves! Yet y...
01/08/2026

That's a wrap! Thank you all for your participation for the last academic year. It was eventful with 2 dojo moves! Yet you rocked it and we are now stronger than ever.

This is everyone's summer holiday now and we will see you on 28th August. If you need an urgent jitsu fix, your nearest dojo is Meanwood Jiu Jitsu Club.

We welcome anyone from the age of 4. Complete beginners, long lost friends, families and students can all join in at any...
29/06/2026

We welcome anyone from the age of 4. Complete beginners, long lost friends, families and students can all join in at any session. Inbox us for more details today!

๐Ÿฅ‹ Empower Your Child with Junior Jiu-Jitsu!

๐Ÿ“ฃ Parents, are you looking for a fun way to help your child grow stronger, more confident, and disciplined?

Jiu-Jitsu is more than just a martial artโ€”itโ€™s a life skill! Through structured classes, your child will:

โœ… Build confidence and self-esteem
โœ… Learn respect, discipline, and focus
โœ… Develop strength, coordination, and flexibility
โœ… Gain essential self-defence skills in a safe environment

๐ŸŒŸ Plus, itโ€™s a great way to make friends and have fun!

Whether your child is bursting with energy or looking for a confidence boost, Jiu-Jitsu can provide a positive outlet and life-changing benefits.

๐ŸŽ‰ Come try it out and see how they shine on the mat.

๐Ÿ“Check out our website to find a club near you.

http://jitsufoundation.org

Happy Father's Day to all the Jitsu dads, Jitsuka supporting dads and father figures! ๐Ÿฆธ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿฅ‹
21/06/2026

Happy Father's Day to all the Jitsu dads, Jitsuka supporting dads and father figures! ๐Ÿฆธ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿฅ‹

We have our first senior Light Blues since forever! Massive well done to Top Light Blue Mark and runner-up GiGi passing ...
12/06/2026

We have our first senior Light Blues since forever! Massive well done to Top Light Blue Mark and runner-up GiGi passing their grading and promoted to the Senior grades. Joey and Jonny (unfortunately unavailable tonight) braved their first grading and became Yellow 2 and Yellow 1. Diane from University of York Jiu Jitsu Club smashed hers and upgraded to Green too!

Thank you the TJJF Yorkshire Region community for helping us train.
Thank you to the grading panel for the reasonable adjustments so we older folks can also shine.
Thank you all the families for supporting the jitsuka achieving their goals.
Grading with young people a third to half our age is less scary now. ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ

We did well! Let's bring on the real game!
31/05/2026

We did well! Let's bring on the real game!

Great showing at the pre-grading yesterday. Best of luck to all training this week and grading.

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June

Sunday 7th June, 12-4pm, Meanwood - GRADING

Events late June tbc depending on brown/dan training required.

Please share with your clubs.

Thank you everyone for a fantastic session tonight. We've had a record number of attendance! Everyone including the newc...
08/05/2026

Thank you everyone for a fantastic session tonight. We've had a record number of attendance! Everyone including the newcomers worked hard and hope they all enjoyed the session.

We haven't got any medals for a few years. Then all of a sudden we've had a surge of medals and in the last year we have won not just one but TWO Foundation shields. We can't do this without all your support. It is humbling to look at how you guys have grown, especially the juniors, in technique, discipline, maturity, friendships as a club committee and a parent.

Let's see what the future is going to bring us!

If you want to join us this happy gang, you can start your Jitsu journey any Friday 7-9pm (7-8:30pm for young juniors) at The Mount School, Dalton Terrace, YO24 4DD.. Anyone from the age of 4 is welcomed. Complete beginners, long lost friends, families and students can all join in at any session. First session is FREE with no obligation.

Address

Mount School, Dalton Terrace
York
YO244DD

Opening Hours

Wednesday 8pm - 10pm
Friday 7pm - 9pm
Sunday 12pm - 2pm

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