EFFECTIVE, ADAPTIVE, AND EVOLUTIONARY.

Bushin was created in 2009 by Sensei Cailey Barker and Sensei Ian Ferguson, drawing on over 30 years of their own martial arts experience.

Having studied numerous different martial arts between them they felt that many traditional styles had the discipline and structure but lacked the required practicality, functionality and flexibility to adapt to today’s world. Conversely, modern fighting styles lacked the discipline, precision and technical skill of the older more established arts often focusing on ring craft and sportive application over street readiness.

To address this they formulated a syllabus comprised of the combined best and most functional techniques from several martial arts, to form one holistic fighting system, that allowed them to dominate fights across a wide spectrum of scenarios, from the centre of a ring to back against a wall in a dark alleyway, from standing to being flat on your back, from striking to grappling and from one on one to multiple opponents.

Bushin is one of the only martial arts that understands that your opponents skills, strengths and behaviours can vary massively between individuals and works to provide the tools, knowledge and confidence to adapt to all of them.

This system has been pressured tested, and adapted, over the last 10 years to strip out the ineffective and replace it with new and even better techniques. A practice that continues to this day with the skills and experience of our black belts being harnessed and incorporated.

As a result, Bushin is continually evolving as a fighting system.

Come and be a part of the evolution!

Bushin Central London: Instructor

Sensei Stephen Robert Pencil

Background: Taekwondo, Jujitsu, Krav Maga, Defence lab, 4D Combat, Wrestling, No Gi Bjj

Before joining Bushin I had trained in Taekwondo, Jujitsu and Krav maga for several years but it always just felt like there was something missing. I was eager to find some way to combine the sportive styles that I had trained, such as Taekwondo, and the combative styles, like Krav maga, as they seemed worlds apart and, at the time, I had no idea how I could integrate them. Because of this I found myself either “doing” Taekwondo or “doing” Krav during sparring, literally jumping between stances, guards and styles mid action which felt forced and cumbersome.

Fortunately when close friend of mine first introduced me to Bushin I knew immediately that this was the answer I had been looking for.

Now, almost a decade later, I run my own Bushin class and have added several more martial arts to my repertoire, cross training in Defencelab, 4d combat, BJJ, Muay Thai and more, but always coming back to Bushin as the key framework to integrate the best aspects of these disparate arts into one cohesive and coherent fighting style.

Bushin HQ: Owner and Chief Instructor

Sensei Jason Man

Background: Shorinji Kempo, Combat Jujitsu, 4D Combat

A hard working instructor who is constantly learning and developing, Sensei Jason draws upon more than a decade of martial arts experience in his teaching.

One of the original students when Bushin launched in 2009, Jason has achieved a high level of proficiency in our system and also augments this with a background training in Shorinji Kempo, Combat Jujitsu, and Aikido, as well as significant experience in boxing, Muay Thai, weapons work, and groundwork. He now heads Bushin as the Chief Instructor following Sensei Cailey’s retirement in May 2019.

Sensei Jason’s philosophy is strength through humility and he practises this belief by now continuing to train regularly in other styles at the world famous Breen Legacy Academy. He attends seminars taught by some of the best martial artists in the world, such as Bob Breen and Phil Norman, to ensure that he is always tuned in to the latest developments in cutting edge, effective combative techniques to incorporate into his training and teaching.

Jason teaches at the the Essex class Bushin HQ check it out if you happen to be in or around Romford! www.bushin.co.uk