We Are Rapidly Approaching 2026!!!

⭐ So we are rapidly approaching 2026! ⭐

With Christmas just around the corner and New Years Eve on the horizon it won't be long until we are in 2026! 

This year marked a big change for us! After 10 years in Rugby we decided to bite the bullet and move back to my hometown of Portsmouth! 🇬🇧

I absolutely love being back in my hometown again after so long being away! Rugby will always hold special memories for me and O have friends and family there but it was just time for a new chapter and for a long time I wanted to do this as you don't know how much you value where you come from until you live fare enough away that you can't go there without numerous hours of travel and it's not the same even then. It's actually bloody hard work driving like a 6 hour round trip in a day to go back to your hometown 😂

We are going to officially launch the dojo in 2026 and have students waiting to train already which is always a good sign! We tried to launch in a few areas when we first got here but I made the same mistake I always make of rapid expansion straight away 😂 We are going to focus on Portsmouth first and get established in the city and then branch out from there.

We are also working with several companies in the area already and helping with marketing advice and graphics design.

We aren't trying to step on anyone's toes and are more than happy to collaborate with other martial arts schools in the area as we offer a unique perspective and experience being out of the area and training with some of the best instructors in the UK. 

However we will do what we do regardless as we want to do good in the area and we have some really cool stuff to teach that I know personally isn't on offer anywhere else in the area. 😉

2026 will be a year for growth and for us to truly build something awesome and start in a new city playing a bigger game than in Rugby. This year has definitely been challenging for various reasons both personally and professionally but trust me what's coming in 2026 is going to be awesome! 

More training, more arts, more services, more seminars and all with our unique outlook of traditional martial arts. I especially want the outcasts, people who are bullied or people who just want to make friends and expand their social group as it concerns me how isolated many people are these days. If you need a community come build one with us! 🙂

We will even give you special discounts as founding members of the Portsmouth Hombu Doio! 🥷

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at Jiku Budō Kyōkai 軸武術協会 (Axis Martial Arts)! ⛄🎄

Trust me 2026 is going to be awesome! 😎