Ju-Jitsu Dojo of Columbia

"I now have confidence that I could defend myself."
"I learned to stay alert, consider potential threats,
take preventive action."
"Excellent Japanese ju-jitsu training."
"What I learned here has been indispensable to me
in my career as a public-safety official."
"It gives good exercise, it's also very fun."
(from a student in the youth class)
"Your guidance coupled with [our son's] home life
is what we wanted in rearing our family."

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Thank you for visiting.
Ju-Jitsu Dojo of Columbia is no longer offering scheduled classes.
However, we continue to schedule self defense seminars at your
convenience, talk to groups about self defense, and other things
of that nature. Contact us to schedule a seminar or talk, or to discuss
something else you have in mind that is in line with our focus and training.
Feel free to look around the site so that you know our background and
focus, and thus what we would address during a seminar or talk.
We're happy to answer any questions you have.

If you're interested in purchasing some of our inventory, please see here.

Are you looking for an established traditional martial arts school which offers practical self defense training, and is not interested in competition? You've come to the right place!

Since 1990, Ju-Jitsu Dojo of Columbia has provided Japanese ju-jitsu-based, practical self-defense training to men and women from all walks of life. Current and former students consistently remark that the type and quality of training we provide is very difficult to find.

If you want to learn how to:

avoid threatening situations

respond to lower-level threats

defend yourself against a wide variety of armed and unarmed attacks

come train with us. No prior experience is required. Individuals of all sizes and ages, including those with disabilities, train here - so can you!

In addition to learning to protect yourself, the way we train will increase your:

endurance

strength

coordination

cardiovascular fitness

We also offer youth classes, where our younger students develop situational awareness and learn the fundamentals of self-protection. Good values and character development are also an integral part of our training program.

info on our self-defense seminars