Jun 2, 2021
We’re excited to announce two new Adult Karate Classes for Beginners at 6.00 AM on Wednesday mornings – a women’s only class, with Sensei Kim Prytz and a mixed-gender class, with Sensei Rob Acton. Come and train in a relaxed, non-threatening,...
May 23, 2021
Our first kata tournament back in the dojo [due to the pan-you-know-what] strived for the balance of form and functional intensity. In each round, referees were tasked with awarding the flag to the competitor who best represented these fundamentals, as well as being...
May 14, 2021
“A kata is not fixed or immovable. Like water, it is ever changing and fits itself to the shape of the vessel containing it. However, kata are not some kind of beautiful, competitive dance, but a grand martial art of self-defense – which determines life and...
May 7, 2021
On the bucket list of every karateka who has scaled the dizzy heights of beginner on the ladder of learning, is to attend a World Chief Instructors Course, held annually in Europe and the USA respectively. If there has been a silver lining to the cloud that is a...
Apr 30, 2021
About 18 months ago I was told “As you get older, it becomes extremely difficult to transform your body, so all you can do is maintain the body you have”. That did not sit well with me. I’ve never been one to set limitations on myself, so when I heard that, I decided...
