TJK Cheltenham is a part of the Taijutsu Kai association. These dates include the association event dates for 2025 and all TJK Cheltenham students are welcome and encouraged to attend these events. Sunday 2nd of February 2025 Instructor Training 09:00 – 12:00 – St Johns Sports Centre, 13 Malvern Rd, Worcester, WR2 4LE Sunday 9th […]

TJK Cheltenham is a part of the Taijutsu Kai association. These dates include the association event dates for 2024 and all TJK Cheltenham students are welcome and encouraged to attend these events. Sunday 10th of March 2024 White and Yellow w/s belt grading – Charlton Kings, Cheltenham Saturday 16th of March 2024 Yellow to Blue […]

Sunday 23rd of April 2023 Worcester Grading – St Johns Sports Centre, 13 Malvern Rd, Worcester, WR2 4LE Sunday 30th of April 2023 Sport JJ Kumite – Cheltenham Ladies’ College, Bayshill Rd, Cheltenham GL50 3EP Sunday 21st of May 2023 Seminar – Cheltenham Ladies’ College, Bayshill Rd, Cheltenham GL50 3EP Sunday 11th of June 2023 […]

TJK Syllabus Seminar Masterclass with National Coach Tasshi Ross lannoccaro, assisted by Senior TJK coaches. 8th of May 2022. Learning how to defend against weapons is essential for self-defence. The TJK syllabus has many practical and effective skills that can be used against all types of weapon attacks. This workshop will address all areas of […]

TJK Cheltenham is a part of the Taijutsu Kai association. These dates include the association event dates for 2022 and all TJK Cheltenham students are welcome to attend any of these events. TJK Cheltenham also has smaller events for our local students which are marked with red. Saturday 12th of March 2022 White Yw/s Grading […]

We are very happy to announce our COVID-compliant children’s Jujutsu classes are now back on following the latest UK government guidelines. Covid Safe Classes. It is important that we follow government guidelines to give our members the confidence that we are taking social distancing measures seriously. Therefore there will be restrictions and changes in the […]

Five self-defence techniques every girl should know. At TJK we often hear “Will that work for me?”, “Can a smaller person really defend themselves against someone who is bigger and stronger?” and “Can a girl realistically defend themselves against a man?” There are a few questions at play here, but it comes down to this […]

What is Total Fitness? Total Fitness, Total Force Fitness and Dimensions of Wellness are models used by fitness, wellness, and health experts to help guide individuals and groups towards maximising their overall health and wellness. “Wellness is an active process through which people become aware of, and make choices toward, a more successful existence.” – […]

‘Our Jujutsu classes will support your children in becoming confident and resilient young people. Your child/children will develop the skills to detect danger in their surroundings and defuse situations that may spiral out of control. If a situation turns physical your child will be able to access the very best skills that will move them […]

Don’t just take our word for it! We have taught 1000’s of happy and successful students over the past 22 years here at TJK Cheltenham. Taijutsu Kai schools of Jujutsu are also highly regarded across the UK and has influenced and taught many professional martial artists over its 40-year span. Including Police officers who protect […]

It’s Valentine’s day and what better way to celebrate than to write a quick article about what it’s like to train Jujutsu as a couple! It’s not often we have couples training together, but when we do they can be a force to be reckoned with and we think more couples should come together and […]

At TJK Cheltenham we regularly meet with the head of Taijutsu Kai and the other TJK Instructors from across the Midlands to keep all our techniques up to date and to the highest standards. With over 20 instructors and high-level black belts with countless years of experience coming together to share knowledge and experience. Instructors […]

Nearly every martial art uses the term self-defence when describing the benefits of that art, whether it’s Taekwondo, Karate, Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, JuJutsu or any other martial art. At Taijutsu Kai, self-defence is a core aspect of our art and is the framework of our syllabus. We use the term “reality-based self-defence”, but what exactly does […]

TJK Cheltenham is a part of the Taijutsu Kai association. These dates include the association event dates for 2020 and all TJK Cheltenham students are welcome to attend any of these events. TJK Cheltenham also has smaller events for our local students which are marked with red. We are now running Phase 1 and restarting […]