{"id":9,"date":"2020-09-20T12:51:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T11:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nihonjujitsu.co.uk\/wp_nihonjujitsu\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-08-02T10:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T09:07:28","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nihonjujitsu.co.uk\/index.php\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our first Black Belt grading!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thankyou to everyone that came and helped! Well done Richard!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nihonjujitsu.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20221119_154509700_iOS-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-9 wp-image-1790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nihonjujitsu.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20221119_154509700_iOS-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nihonjujitsu.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20221119_154509700_iOS-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nihonjujitsu.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20221119_154509700_iOS-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nihonjujitsu.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20221119_154509700_iOS-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nihonjujitsu.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20221119_154509700_iOS-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nihonjujitsu.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/haylie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-9 wp-image-1792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nihonjujitsu.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/haylie.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nihonjujitsu.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/haylie-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Haylie, who is 7th dan black belt in Ju Jitsu &amp; shodan in laido<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Meet Sensei Haylie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Haylie, who is currently 7th dan black belt, has been studying Ju Jitsu since the age of eight and been teaching for the past 25 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Haylie is also shodan in laido (black belt in sword)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Haylie is CRB checked and NVQ qualified to teach Ju Jitsu martial arts, self defence and anti-bullying techniques to both junior and adult students. Her enthusiasm, coupled with her passion to pass on her skills of \u2018The Gentle Art\u2019 to others is demonstrated through her fun and exciting teaching style, whilst maintaining the highest standard of training and safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The schools ethos is to help all students to develop, whether it be in confidence, discipline, fitness or to make new friends. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our first Black Belt grading! Thankyou to everyone that came and helped! Well done Richard! Meet Sensei Haylie Haylie, who is currently 7th dan black belt, has been studying Ju Jitsu since the age of eight and been teaching for the past 25 years. 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