THE TŌUKON ACADEMY®

BJJ IN HUNTINGDON

a different kind

of jiu jitsu

The home of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Huntingdon.

The Tōukon Academy® Huntingdon is a brand new, state of the art industrial unit that covers 150 square metres including 90 square metres of professional XPE foam training mats; as well as a changing area and WC. The 5m high ceiling creates a feeling of openness and glass frontage projects natural daylight into the space.

competence. culture. community.

Start your journey today

DM to book your free trial class or try our four-week introductory course and receive a free BJJ gi and belt.

The word “jiu jitsu” derives from the Japanese “Jū” meaning “gentle” and “Jutsu” meaning “art”; essentially, jiu jitsu is the “gentle art”. The word “tōukon” derives from the Japanese “Tōu” meaning “fight” and “Kon” meaning “spirit”. The term is used in martial arts to describe a natural fighter, and more broadly, it can represent a person’s inner will to persevere through life’s challenges.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a predominantly ground-based martial art, using the principals of leverage, angles, pressure and timing, as well as knowledge of the human anatomy, in order to achieve a non-violent submission of one’s opponent. Unlike other martial arts that focus on strikes and/or kicks, jiu jitsu focuses on close-contact “grappling” holds and techniques, and the application of chokes and joint-manipulations.