Instructor Jonathan Thomson

I started practising Jujitsu in 1988 at the young age of 5. In 2000 I was promoted to Shodan through the South African Ju-Jitsu Federation (SAJJF), where I started assisting Sensei Jeanetta at Amateur Ju-Jitsu Club. In 2002 I received my Nidan and Shihan Tommy Thomson passed his Club, Gojukan Jujitsu, over to me.

I have represented the South African Provincial and National Team on numerous occasions. I was also selected as the South African Team Assistant Coach in 2006 for the preparation of the Team who participated in the 15th Annual International United Nations of Ju-Jitsu Championships. In 2014 I was selected as the South African Team Coach to prepare the Team who participated in the 22nd Annual International United Nations of Ju-Jitsu Championships.

In 2007 I travelled to the UK and trained a few different styles of Jujitsu which included: Jikishin Jujitsu, Jitsu Foundation and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.

I arrived back in sunny South Africa at the end of 2008 and started teaching again, helping out where I can in the organisations. Gojukan Jujitsu Dojo opened in Johannesburg in 2010. In 2015 I moved to Cape Town and opened a branch of Gojukan Jujitsu in Westlake.

I am currently a 6th Dan (Rokudan) in Japanese Kawaishi Jujitsu.


Jonathan Thomson
Sensei

Gojukan Dojo
info@gojukandojo.com
0797640066
Date Achievement
1998 Team Sparring - Bronze
Sparring - Gold
2000 Self Defence - Gold
Sparring - Silver
2001 Sparring - Gold
2002 Team Sparring - Silver
2003 Team Sparring - Silver
Self Defence - Bronze
Sparring - Silver
Demonstration - Gold
2004 Sparring - Bronze
2006 Grappling - Gold
2006 Open Weight Grappling - Bronze
2007 Open Weight Grappling - Silver
2013 SA Team Coach
2014 Self Defence - Gold
Grappling - Gold
2015 Grappling - Gold
2019 Black Belt Sparring - Silver
2019 Black Belt Sparring - Gold
Instructor: Jonathan Thomson
Mobile: 0797640066
Email: info@gojukandojo.com

Gojukan Dojo was passed on from Shihan Tommy Thomson to Sensei Jonathan Thomson in 2002.

We were first situated in Pretoria, but moved to Johannesburg in May 2010.

In 2015 Sensei Jonathan Thomson moved to Cape Town to open a Dojo there. The Cape Town Dojo will officially open November 2015.

Training sessions are during the week evenings, with occasional weekend training sessions.

  1. During the week we train Japanese Kawaishi Jujitsu and Sport Jujitsu
  2. Tuesday evenings:
    1. Juniors (7yrs - 15yrs): 17:00 - 17:45
    2. Seniors (16 yrs+): 18:00 - 19:00
  3. Thursday evenings:
    1. Juniors (7yrs - 15yrs):17:00 - 17:45
    2. Seniors (16 yrs+): 18:00 - 19:00
  4. Occasional Saturday training/social

Japanese Kawaishi Jujitsu

Our Japanese Kawaishi Jujitsu training sessions consist of Kawaishi Jujitsu techniques, Self-Defence from an unarmed attacker as well as an armed attacker. These are divided into 4 phases which consist of:

  1. Getting out of the way (closing the distance)
  2. Controlling the attacker
  3. Disarming the attacker
  4. Disabling the attacker

Sport Jujitsu

Our Sport Jujitsu training sessions consist of Competition Self-Defence, Kumite and Grappling

  1. Self-Defence - Set competition attacks where you will learn how to defend yourself
  2. Kumite / Standup Fighting / Sparring - Controlled sparring with safety gear which are divided into 3 phases: Punching and Kicking, Takedowns / Throws and Grappling
  3. Grappling / Ground Fighting - Controlled grappling with gi divided into 3 phases: Gaining position, Escaping and Submissions

Style:
Kawaishi Jujitsu

Address:
Mashie Street, Lakeside, Cape Town, 7945