Bruce Lee’s 70th Birthday Celebration was an extraordinary event held on November 27th 2010 in the city of his birth, San Francisco, at the Empress of China, Grant Street in…
Year: 2010
Northeast Academy of Martial Arts Seminar
Wednesday 3rd November saw Northeast Academy of Martial Arts in New Jersey host a fantastic Small Circle Jujitsu seminar. The event was a great demonstration of our fundamental techniques and…
Small Circle Ju-jitsu – A Story of Continuing Evolution
Interview with Leon Jay, 2nd Generation Headmaster. – Part 2 Small Circle Jujitsu’s success – says Leon – lies in its simplicity and its effectiveness. “Small Circle cuts to the…
North of Scotland SCJ Seminar with Professor Leon Jay
Sat 20th February saw the town of Nairn, in the Scottish Highlands host a Small Circle Jujitsu seminar taken by Professor Leon Jay, Grandmaster of Small circle Jujitsu and son…
Small Circle Ju-jitsu – A Classic American Art-form
Interview with Leon Jay, 2nd Generation Headmaster. – Part 1 It’s never easy taking over from a legend, so when martial arts giant, Professor Wally Jay handed on control of…
Small Circle Concepts – The Idea Behind the Training Method
I met Professor Wally Jay in the mid-1980’s – and from the moment that I met him he became a seminal and continuing influence upon me. I had been working…
In Memory of Peter Aldridge
It is with great sadness I must inform you that Peter Aldridge, a serving British soldier, died whilst on active duty on Friday 22nd January 2010. He was just 19 years of…
"Practise makes Perfect"
Leon Jay and the continuing development of the Small Circle Concept At the beginning of the 21st century many martial artists are questioning their abilities to apply their chosen arts,…
Professor Wally Jay and the Scientific Application of Small Circle Jujitsu
As with many of the articles John Mellon has written on Profs. Wally and Leon and the Small Circle Jujitsu system, this was prompted by one of Prof. Wally’s visits…
Leon Jay - just another scion of a famous house?
This article, published first in Traditional Karate (June 2000), was part of establishing Prof. Leon Jay’s extensive martial arts background for a wider UK audience, his inheritance of his father’s mantle, and why it…