Learn knife defence strategies and techniques to survive on the streets in the 21st century

All of us in the martial arts study many skills from the past (sword, long staff etc)
However knife defence is as relevant today as it was in ancient times

The course will cover Knife defence and counter attack

Teacher for the day is Chief Instructor of the BBD Brian McCarthy. Brian will be passing on his wealth of knowledge to all students attending.

Everyone will benefit from the days course from the new guy getting his first exposure to Ninjutsu or the experienced black belt looking to broaden his understanding of the art

What To Bring
Not trained with the BBD before? just bring suitable clothing and a smile we will take of the rest.

Part of the BBD then bring a few wooden tanto, and bring any other training weapons you may have. Who knows where a course like this may bring us by the end of the day.

Cost £30 a head
Time 10am to 10.30 am registration
Finish 4 to 4.30 pm
Date  Sunday November 20th

Location
Priory School Specialists Sports College,Fawcett Rd, Fratton, PO4 0DL,
02392 86 30 35    08454 758 302

If you are travelling from up north some where and need accommodation email me. You can sleep on my floor for free. Just bring a sleeping bag and a pillow

Email info at warriorcrafts dot com

Below directions and maps

Centre as viewed from main road

Entrance to Fawcett Rd

Local map for course here

There are 2 car parks at the centre but once full you will have to find street parking and walk back to the centre which is easy to do

See you all soon

A brief review of the Way of the Blade (sword work) course below.

Following a very early morning start (there’s a 5 in the morning too?)  a few members of the Portsmouth Dojo of the BBD piled into cars and travelled up to Newark for the Way of the Blade course, taught by Brian McCarthy.

As the token white belt from the dojo I was a little nervous about what I was letting myself into, however thoroughly looking forward to a solid day of training ahead.

Fast forward 4 hours driving and we arrived at the Newark Dojo.

Before the training started, most people spent a bit of time getting to know the other members of the BBD – with an organisation as spread as ours, it’s fantastic to be able to get together, renew old friendships and share new stories.

Then the fun began. After a longer than expected work out from one of the Irish black belts, we were all ready to begin some solid learning and refine our techniques.

The focus for the course was The Way of the Blade, rather than focusing entirely on technique, we focused on using the blade as a tool, and strategies to use them effectively, rather than focusing entirely on new technique. Brian is a fantastic teacher, blending humour with knowledge and skill in a way that kept everyone interested throughout the day, no matter how tired or aching we were and passing over masses of knowledge at the same time.

The course itself was extremely interesting, covering techniques with Shuriken, Tanto, Katana, Kama and Kusari, we never focused too long on the one thing and were kept constantly on our toes.

I learnt loads throughout the day, started some hopefully long lasting friendships, I can’t wait for the next course!

Joe Honey

White Belt, Portsmouth Dojo, BBD