They studied under Japanese jujutsu masters Yukio Tani and Sadakazu Uyenishi and later opened their own London dojo.

[1] They married the following year, and moved to London where William found work as a physical culture trainer for universities.

[5] While training at the Golden Square Dojo Garrud studied with the best instructors of the time including Taro Miyake, Mitsuyo Maeda,[b] Gunji Koizumi[c] and Akitaro Ohno.

[9] They continued performing jujutsu on stage in music hall exhibitions and public demonstrations, where William dressed as a policeman, they also offered private instruction for members of the organisations for women's suffrage.

[12] William and Edith continued to run the Golden Square dojo as owners and instructors until 1925 when they retired from teaching.