Daito-ryu Aiki Jujutsu Ballarat Dojo

Daito-ryu Aiki Jujutsu Australia

The Ballarat dojo [training hall] commenced in the year 2000, under the authority of Kawabe Sensei [Osaka, Japan]
The club has maintained its links with Japan through the international visits from Kawabe sensel and return tuition from Ballarat dojo members to Japan. This has maintained the quality and purity of the style as all students are graded via the Japanese system.
The dojo's aim is to maintain the Japanese influence on all aspects of training, and etiquette to enable all club members gain an insight into this unique Japanese system of martial art.
Instruction in training consists of participant's learning basic etiquette, falling techniques [ukemi] and different attack-defense techniques [waza].

The techniques or waza are arranged in four different modes:
1: Tachi [standing defense against standing attack]
2: Idori [kneeling defense against kneeling attack]
3: Ushiro [standing defense against rear attack]
4: Hanzahan dachi [kneeling defense against a standing attack]

 

The progression through the system is reliant on dedication and work.
The aiki component is the infinite component of the style that allows participants to explore feeling states during the application of techniques.
This is a difficult aspect of the style to verbalize and is learnt by participating in the techniques not in discussion of the philosophy the topic.
The Ballarat dojo is one of two Daito-Ryu Aiki Jujutsu Takumakai dojo in Australia.
All enquires are welcome and interested prospective students can contact us by phoning 0419 110 619