Hauser PitFighting Dojo

Hauser PitFighting & Shootfighting Dojo
Size: Medium
Focus: Throwing & Groundwork (Based in Kosen Judo)
Location: London, England & Kyoto, Japan
Owner: Aldous Hauser
Trainers: Aldous Hauser, Arjen Van Den Oetelaar, Mark Javelin

Notes: A gym that has gone through some turmoil in the past little while because of issues with the local authorities has somehow managed to stay alive. The fighters tend to come from all over the place and many times people will come in just to visit. Although the gym focuses on Throwing & groundwork it tends to attract a lot of people (from varied backgrounds) because of its philosophy of quality over quantity with its fighters. The dojo has tryouts based on invitation only and one must display a minimum amount of proficiency in their martial arts skills to get in. The gym itself is much like you would expect from a high end Judo club, plenty of mat space and it even has a ring. The gym has all you need if you want to become a PitFighter or a shooter but sometimes strength and conditioning is done separately outside the gym. Inside it is very clean and formal looking with plenty of Japanese motifs. You can expect the same formality when the classes start. When you arrive here there is no time for chatting or fooling around it is all business. You can expect to see some serious fighting scenario drills and technique demonstrations. On the ground they prefer chokes and armlocks but they also have strong leg lock knowledge as well. From the clinch they have probably the best Judo throws and trips in PitFighting. In the striking department they lag behind other gyms but Aldous Hauser does have Savate experience and Oetelaar was a journeyman boxer and Muay Thai fighter years ago. Typically people who step in look for strong grappling training or learn enough striking to get by (for setting up grappling exchanges) The fighters are usually in fighting shape based on lots of sparring and working on relaxation/breathing.(through experience) Many times the fighters will travel to Japan and work with local university Kosen Judo teams. Currently the gym is mostly PitFighters that transitioned to Shootfighting but Ilias Kokliaris is known to train here.

Members

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Ilias Kokliaris

highly ranked as a junior in Judo in Greece and Bulgaria but later went into Pankration tournaments before making the switch to PitFighting

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Ed Lauzon

Experienced PitFighter who comes from a Daido Juku background

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Snowjay

Former police officer skilled in Shodokan Aikido, Gracie Combatives, and archery now a strong proponent of Aldous Hauser's Kosen Judo system