There is no charge for a first “taster” session and thereafter the charge is currently £4 per session which usually lasts about 90 minutes.
We have an extensive amount of equipment for use by students.
We base our training on Shotokan Karate in honour of the many good Senseis that have taught us. However some of our instructors come from other martial arts, so they bring a blend of other skills including Kung Fu, other forms of Karate, Kick Boxing and Aikido.
We have several instructors, male and female, of different ages ranging from teenagers upwards. One of the things we pride ourselves on is our wish to share knowledge, and senior pupils willingly share their knowledge with fellow students. We coach senior students, in effect teaching them how to teach. This works for both the student and the senior grade – the student benefits from a different viewpoint (in many cases with younger students it comes from someone closer to their own age) and we also find this increases the self-confidence of the senior student.
We can tailor tuition to specific needs if required –women’s self-defence, for instance. We have also coached students through the GCSE Sports Studies syllabus, and provided appropriate certification and video to schools for onward transmission to Examination Boards.
However if you are looking to learn skills to help you to go looking for a fight, you should go elsewhere. The skills we teach are only to be used in defence of yourself and others – they are not to be used to initiate violence and you will be asked to sign to agree to this.
To encourage competition, we hold regular in house competitions across several disciplines for children, split according to age and grade. Medals and trophies are awarded.
We do not condone violence, but believe that it is acceptable to defend yourself when attacked. One adult member successfully defended himself against two violent men who attempted to mug him. Several children have used their skills to ward off school bullies.
You are welcome to come and just watch at first to see if it is for you. We won’t press you to commit, because we are not in this for the money and only want people to come our club who really want to be there. We are passionate about our sport, and want you to share our enthusiasm. You will receive one to one tuition when warranted.
