Sanjuro (martial art)

Sanjuro classes are taught in mixed ability groups, both formal grading and uniform optional.

[citation needed] Sanjuro Martial Arts training is employed in teaching children and adults with a range of special educational needs and disabilities,[1] including partial sight and blindness, autism, and a variety of other physical and learning difficulties.

[2][3] In the BBC Two programme, My Life: Karate Kids, three disabled students of Sanjuro are featured learning the martial art as a technique to gain better control of their bodies.

In September 2013, Jackie Chan's charity, The Dragon's Heart Foundation, funded a 12-month programme in Tottenham, London,[4] citing Sanjuro's emphasis on encouraging confidence and safety above violence.

Sanjuro is practiced by a number of actors and other professionals in the creative sector including:[citation needed]