Brussels · European district
The self-defense system of the Japanese police.
Taiho Jutsu is the system Japanese police officers actually train in: strikes, throws, joint locks and ground control, all taught with one goal in mind, which is to stop a fight without seriously hurting anyone. There is no competition and no ego on the mat.
No booking, no paperwork, nothing to pay. Beginners are welcome. Most of us started with zero experience.
Your first class
- When Wednesday, 20:30 – 22:00
- Where Dojo du Cinquantenaire
9 rue Abbé Cuypers, 1040 Brussels - Getting thereMetro Mérode, 2 min walk
- Cost Free, no commitment
- Bring Sportswear and water
- Minimum age 15 years
Turn up ten minutes early
Find us on the mat, say hello, and we will walk you through how the class works. We train barefoot. For a first class you do not need a kimono, a licence, a medical certificate or any prior martial arts experience.
Classes are taught in English, French and Spanish, depending on who is in the room.
Prefer to ask a question first? WhatsApp +32 492 73 10 06 or info@taihojutsu.be.
Where we train
Dojo du Cinquantenaire
9 rue Abbé Cuypers
1040 Brussels, Belgium
The dojo is a few minutes from the Cinquantenaire park, in the European district. It is easily reachable from Mérode station (metro 1 and 5, train), as well as by bus (lines 20, 61, 80 and 22) and tram (81 and 82).
What you will learn
Techniques that work
Karate strikes, judo throws, aikido joint locks and ju-jitsu ground control, combined into one coherent system by the Tokyo police. The system is revised whenever real interventions show that a technique does not hold up.
Control, not damage
The goal is to stop someone without injuring them. That requirement is the reason Taiho Jutsu exists in the first place, and it is what makes it usable within the limits of self-defense law.
The part before the fight
Reading a situation, managing your own stress, and defusing a confrontation with words. A fight avoided is a fight won, and we train that as seriously as the physical techniques.
Who teaches
Classes are run by Giordano and Julien, both certified instructors and students of Sensei Jean-Michel Roncero (9th Dan Taiho Jutsu), founder of the French school and our technical director.
The Belgian club is affiliated with the French school, whose lineage goes back to Sensei Brian Eustace, the man who brought Taiho Jutsu from Japan to Europe.
We are also students of Sensei Daniel Aviñon (5th Dan Goshin Jutsu, Goshin Jutsu Valladolid), whose teaching has deeply influenced our school.
We are a small club, so you get personal attention from your very first class.
Membership
Your first class is free. If you want to continue, membership runs for the season and covers every class. There is no fee per session.
- Full year, insurance included240€
- Per quarter 80€
- Students, per year 170€
Payable in cash or by transfer to the club account BE74 0004 3125 3007. We train all year round.
On the mat
See you Wednesday
Wednesday, 20:30 – 22:00, at the Dojo du Cinquantenaire. The first class is free. Nothing to book, nothing to pay.