As part of my integration into Swiss life I am hoping to join a good JiuJitsu club in Bern. I've found two clubs so far - Nippon JiuJitsu and Bern Jiu Jitsu & Judo Club. Would anyone here happen to be members? I myself am a brown belt JiuJitsu that has a traditional background with evolving modern techniques (defence against more modern day realistic attacks such as knives, muggings etc.) I've also found a passion for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (ground fighting style) and some Muay Thai kickboxing. Any thoughts about any of the local clubs here in Bern?
Hey All,
Don't know about Bern but here's a link to a good school in Neuchâtel.
Looks pretty good - very professional. Might be a bit far for me to go to regularly but I'll definitely visit the place, see what they've got - thanks
They train on Saturdays, if ever you're in the area do drop in. They're good and a nice bunch too.
Any good recommendations for the Zurich area?
Studied Ju Jitsu years ago and looking for a traditional no nonsense dojo.
traditional and "no nonsense" seems contradictory to me.
Just to be sure we are talking about the same: In German, there is typically a diffence between:
Jiu Jitsu: tradtional martial art
Ju Jutsu: Modern styles, no-nonsense
That is at least the way I learned it. However, the English wikipedia disagrees and calls it traditional jujutsu and goshin jujutsu.
Oh, look: German_Ju-Jutsu ! I really thought I practiced something Japanese...
my understanding that all "jutsu" schools are somewhat of pre-Restoration history arts. and then evolved into the multiple arts we have. Judo, BJJ etc. ̈
No, where I trained in Germany it was very straight forward self-defence and had no "spiritual" or cultural aspects attached (with the exception of a belt-system). I guess the closest would be Krav Maga or Systema.
The idea was pretty simply: Take all martial arts, have a look at them and decide which pieces work best for you. So we really practiced a stick defense from Eskrima in one session and Thai boxing knee attacks in the next...
ahh... that... we differ in no-nonsense concepts.
I meant pressure testing and live training, not spiritual chi-balls adoken stuff.
There seems to be a French "all-nonsense" Jiu-Jitsu as well. This guy seems to be a learned master. It's too bad he had his career peak in 1905.
(Offered without comment for all the French speakers among us)
In Australia no difference, just a preference for spelling between dojos.
I learned traditional japanese Ju Jitsu. Ju Jitsu as it was taught to me was the original form where karate, judo and aikido evolved from.
Traditional to me is no nonsense. I have been to some modern dojos here in Australia where the dojos are unkept, there is no discipine and traditional respect for the art is almost non existent. It has been converted into a tool for violence rather than as a self defence art, or has been watered down to the point that it is more playtime for the kids.
I long for traditional, japanese based artform that is entrenched in respect and structure.
I just long for pressure testing and noncompliance on martial arts. That is all. the rest for me is sorta LARPING. Not that respect and traditions are bad things, but those things should be kept in check in comparison with what the Martial Arts is.
Here is a good wiki link describing history and relationship between systems
Has anyone trained here before?
Just curious as to whether anyone has experienced this dojo.
I forgot to post this one but.. how can u have studied "original" ju jitsu? as there doesn't seem to be 1 school of it, but several.
Sorta like saying "grappling". I learn grappling but not the original one as there isn't an"original" grappling.
Yep can see why you would get hung up on that, not intentional on my part, my apologies for the ambiguity. Swap 'the original' with 'a traditional' and that makes more sense.
I train BJJ with Frota-Team they have a place in Bern as well
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