Jinenkan Ottawa Dojo- Plans for 2012

News and Information

December 25th, 2011 - Happy Holidays! We have changes and plans for 2012. Click here to read more.

August 20th, 2011 - Demonstration at the seventh annual Natsu Matsuri! Click here to read more.

August 3rd, 2011 - Bo Shuriken! Click here to read more.

June 6th, 2011 - Beginning Gyokko Ryu Kosshijutsu! Click here to read more.

May 24th, 2011 - Photos from the Tulip Festival demonstration! Click here to read more.

April 2nd, 2011 - Updates on the Military Combatives / Self-Defence workshop! Click here to read more.

January 3rd, 2011 - Happy New Year! Looking to start training and become more fit? Click here to read more.

Plans for 2012

Training and time away during the 2011-2012 Holiday season

Our only remaining class of 2011 will be Kenjutsu on Wednesday, December 28th. After that class, we are on hiatus until January 9th.

New class schedule

Classes in 2012 will begin on Monday, January 9th.

Starting in January, classes at the Jinenkan Ottawa Dojo operate as "programs" of the City of Ottawa. There will be two separate regular classes, each of which requires separate registration:

Monday evenings, from 7:30-9PM, are for Classical Jujutsu. The program will run for 10 weeks, from January 9th through March 12th. The cost is $79.50 (City of Ottawa barcode #697129);
Wednesday evenings, from 7:30-9PM, are reserved for Kenjutsu. The program will run for 10 weeks, from January 11th through March 14th. The cost is $79.50 (City of Ottawa barcode #697130).

Bojutsu classes are on hiatus for the time being, with the expectation that we will resume outdoor training when the weather allows.

For more information about the class schedule, please call 613-263-0441 or email andy@jinenkan-ottawa.com.

Self-Defence program

Starting on Tuesday, January 10th, Andy Keyworth will lead a Self-Defence program, offered through the City of Ottawa, at the Heron Road Community Centre. Previous experience in any martial art, or membership in the Jinenkan Ottawa Dojo, is not necessary. We will learn techniques to defend against an attack involving strikes, chokes, arm and clothing grabs, headlocks, and weapons. The goal is effective self-defense, offered for the widest range of students possible, based on instinctive, natural movements and gross-motor skills, while still keeping in mind legal and ethical concerns.

Tuesday evenings, from 7:30-9PM; the program will run for 10 weeks, from January 10th through March 13th. The cost is $79.50 (City of Ottawa barcode #673708).

For more information about this new self-defence program, please call 613-263-0441 or email andy@jinenkan-ottawa.com.

Military Combatives / Self-Defence workshop with Cris Anderson: Saturday, March 24th

Breaking from a chokehold using a wheeling attack The Jinenkan Ottawa Dojo will host a new workshop by returning Military Combatives instructor Cris Anderson. The workshop will be at the Heron Road Community Centre, from 9AM-1PM on Saturday, March 24th. This will be a City of Ottawa program: the cost of the workshop is $20. Registration begins on March 7th (City of Ottawa barcode #701170).

You can register online at www.ottawa.ca, or in person at any City of Ottawa recreation facility. Please call the Heron Road Community Centre at 613-247-4808 for more information about registration.

For more information about the workshop itself, please call 613-263-0441 or email andy@jinenkan-ottawa.com.

For this workshop, you will only need to dress in pants with no snaps, buttons or zipper, please. T-shirt or sweat shirt is fine. Cris Anderson would have you bring a mouth guard, and groin protection. Mr. Anderson will insist that everyone sign his waiver of liability. Bring your water bottle and notebook.