Marshall Street Dojo

I was a young 20 year old when I joined Marshall Street Dojo back in 1974-2003, training 3 nights a week, before doing the lunchtime sessions. Over that period I estimate I must of done just under 4,000 lessons. I joined as a beginner and left as a 3rd Dan, I only ever trained here under the late Sensei Enoeda 9th Dan and Sensei Tomita & Sensei Ohta. I met and trained with many fantastic students, who are still friends today. The training was hard, no stopping for water breaks or rests. All the KYU gradings were held here and the Dan gradings were held at Crystal Palace. In my time at the Dojo I became the Club Secretary as I was asked to become by Sensei Enoeda, I was also responsible for his London Underground poster campaign alongside having the posters produced for the Crystal Palace courses.

The other interesting thing about the Marshall Street Dojo is we would have students arrive from all over the World, so apart from the few core students, you never knew who you would be training with.

In those days apart from training in the Dojo I would be out at least 3 nights a week jogging and running half marathons in 1hr 25m and on a Sunday I would go over to Sensei Jim Doyles garage and do circuit training, we were very fit in those days. I just wanted to share a few memories with you of my time at The Marshall Street Dojo, I have many more 🙂