Northstar Ju jitsu Archives - Martial Arts Sydney Inner West

This may well be the most important blog post that I have written.

By Andy Dickinson | November 9, 2023 |

I must say first up that I am not a doctor and do not give you any advise on what you should do. One thing that I have learned is we are all totally unique and none I repeat none of us are the same. So what is good for one person may be different…

Drawing your sword?

By Andy Dickinson | October 31, 2023 |

How do we use the timeless wisdom of the samurai warrior in our everyday life and how can their violent ways be of use to us hundreds of years after they lived? As martial artists, we can easily become detached from the lessons of the samurai if we do not practise them and integrate them…

To kill or not to kill.

By Andy Dickinson | May 13, 2023

It is interesting to watch the USA media as the law agencies arrest a 24 your old ex marine for choking and killing a homeless man on the New York subway. He has been charged with second degree manslaughter. The marine claims it was self defence but just how far should we go? I was…

Martial Arts near me.

By Andy Dickinson | March 20, 2021

For quite some time I have wondered how I am going to write a blog post on martial arts near me. When I get the google analytics each month for the Northstar website, by far “martial arts near me” is hands down the most used search term in looking for martial arts schools. I have…

But you can’t learn Ju Jitsu on the internet.

By Andy Dickinson | January 12, 2021

Learning just about anything online has been around for years. Now is the time to act. Why should martial arts be so different? Since Taebo swept the world with Taebo educational DVD’s, and now the myriad of yoga, meditation and Pilates studios now teaching online. This is nothing new for me. I first offered an…

The good samaritan and the milk crate.

By Andy Dickinson | August 26, 2019

The Good Samaritan. In Sydney last week, we all had a bird’s eye view of a man blatantly wielding a long knife as he stalked people on the street. The scene unfolded in what could have easily been a scene from a movie shoot. The attacker appeared onto the street after he killed a woman…

Is my child learning enough?

By Andy Dickinson | April 3, 2019

Is my child learning enough? From time to time we get enquiries from recently joined members that are concerned that their child is not getting their technique corrected as much as they think is necessary. In order to address those concerns, I have written the following blog post. We have a system that I like…

Getting a Black Belt

By Andy Dickinson | November 20, 2018

Before I commenced my current dojo; Northstar, I was employed full time and also ran a dojo called Fight Club, and you probably guessed right as it seemed to attract only fit men between the ages of 17 and 25. It was a fighting dojo and reflected the stage that I was at with my…

Martial Arts in Sydney

By Andy Dickinson | June 30, 2018

Martial arts in Sydney I was in the US a couple of weeks ago and I was invited to attend one of the premier American Martial Arts competitions, The Battle of Atlanta. This was an honour as it was the 50th anniversary of the event, so it was attended by American Martial Arts so called…