Tule Trenni..

..if you're in the Tallinn area and at a loose end or looking for a new way of working out physically, plus learning a bit about self-discipline not to mention some self defense skills thrown in  - don't go to the pub, set aside some time on a Teisipäev, Nelipäev evening (plus Sunday afternoon if you like) to come to Bujinkan training.

Bujinkan is a Japanese martial art based on 9 traditional schools as brought together by Soke Masaaki Hatsumi, a martial arts veteran, advisor to the movies and recipient of Papal Blessing no less.

Training includes both open hand and weapon styles, and self-defence techniques are taught.

It's quite physical; the author had done Aikido a little before which is difficult but not so knackering, and failing to drink enough fluids during the two hour training session led to quite bad dehydration sickness the next day (kind of like a bad hangover without the guilt)

It costs 700 EEK which isn't so cheap, but compare that to a month's worth of sitting in the pub talking about nothing to people you don't even like, it's quite reasonable.

Here's the website...