Hoku Shin Ko Ryu

Jujutsu is a soft and effective form of self-defense. But more than this, it’s a fun and wholesome way of training your body, getting exercise, and increasing your flexibility through movement. It is very well suited for adults as well as children. While training jujutsu you learn to better control your body, improve your balance and coordination, defend yourself, and work gently and considerately with your training partners. You will learn to fall without hurting yourself. But you will also learn to respect one another and to meet each other with humility. Jujutsu (which is actually spelled jûjutsu) is Japanese, and means “soft technique”. In jujutsu the soft technique is taught in order to defeat raw power and force. In jujutsu we do not compete against each other. Instead, we learn to “compete” with ourselves as well as against ourselves.      

We also offer training for children!

The Swedish Jujutsu school even provides children with the opportunity to learn jujutsu in a fun way. Since jujutsu actually utilizes flexibility and suppleness instead of strength, it is extremely well suited for children. Movement, coordination, and balance training are all key ingredients in what children will get out of learning jujutsu, and we always strive to engage children in a playful and positive way!! Children need to play and physically move around much more than adults, and jujutsu is an excellent way for kids to get the exercise they need – it’s also a great way for them to shake off that extra energy they may have after sitting still all day. Other children may need to reinforce their sense of self-esteem and jujutsu can be of great help in this regard.

We divide the children up into two age groups. Younger children (who are usually 3-5 years of age) train on Thursdays. All other children have the opportunity to train Tuesdays and Thursdays. Parents are welcome to watch, or if you want you can even bring your child and let them try jujutsu, without any cost, for an hour!