Thornbury Guests Martial Arts

🥋 Martial Arts & Self Defence for Teens – Thornbury

🌟 About Our Teen Programmes

We know the teenage years are a crucial time for building confidence, resilience, and self-defence skills. That’s why our Junior Adults (11–14 years) and Young Adults (15–17 years) programmes are designed specifically for teens, with a strong focus on real-life self defence rather than sports-based martial arts.

Unlike tournament training, our classes prepare students for practical situations. For example, while many sports martial arts don’t train head protection, our self-defence lessons emphasise realistic techniques to keep teens safe in everyday scenarios.

✨ What We Teach

- Partnered Training – Teens practise against real-life situations, such as defending against grabs or strikes, rather than just rehearsing moves in the air.

- Weapons Training

★ Junior Adults (11–15): Basic knife defence, Hanbo (3-foot staff), and Bo (6-foot staff).

★ Young Adults (15–17): Full adult weapons curriculum, including advanced knife defence.

- Character Development – Classes build discipline, respect, and confidence, helping teens grow into responsible young adults.

💡 Why This Matters

Knife defence training is a critical part of our curriculum. Statistics show that young people are disproportionately affected by robberies involving knives, yet most martial arts schools don’t teach structured knife defence. At Thornbury Martial Arts, we take this seriously—our Japanese Jujutsu roots provide centuries of proven techniques against bladed weapons.

💖 Why Families Love Us

Parents appreciate that our teen programmes are safe, structured, and motivating. Teens love the challenge, the fun of weapons training, and the friendships they build outside of school. Families see their children grow more confident, active, and socially connected, with a strong sense of belonging in our dojo community.

✨ Thornbury Martial Arts – Helping teens build confidence, resilience, and real-world self defence skills!