About us

Unique in its combining of hard martial arts and healing arts, Five Rings Training focuses on the cultivation and development of the individual.

To have the ability to feel safe, centred and well is essential to the individual in today's increasingly violent society. The stresses of work and modern living take away the focus from the self. Martial arts and defence system training are not simply for defending oneself but for overcoming one's own demons and achieving an inner sense of peace and wellbeing. The more you train in martial arts, ironically the less you need to fight and the greater the desire to heal. Five Rings writes programmes merging martial arts, defence, fitness and healing into one comprehensive system.

Who we are

Five Rings Training takes its name from the classic Samurai text The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi, commonly regarded as a manual on how to succeed in life.

Five Rings Training Academy is based in London, but works world-wide, and is staffed by a team of elite instructors - a community of top coaches across martial arts, defence, fitness, nutrition and healing. The Academy hosts Five Rings Defence, Five Rings Fight, Five Rings Fitness, Five Rings Healing and the unique Five Rings Fifth Element which writes programmes merging martial arts, defence, fitness and healing into one comprehensive system. Individually Five Rings Instructors & Practitioners are responsible for international competition level teams, hold world ranking, sport personal international achievements and wear an impressive list of qualifications. Collectively, they are Five Rings Training.