Martial Arts

Shukokai Karate is a traditional martial art that provides an exciting and challenging way to get fit, improve suppleness, co-ordination, agility, strength and all round aerobic fitness. Founded by Sensei Chijoru Tani who was taught by Sensei Kenwa Mabuni it has its foundations in the shitoryu system, one of the original karate schools in Okinawa.

Kyo Rei Shukokai Karate now has 800 members with direct links to senior instructors in Japan, Europe and the UK.

Shukokai Karate is a traditional martial art that provides an exciting and challenging way to get fit, improve suppleness, co-ordination, agility, strength and all round aerobic fitness. Founded by Sensei Chijoru Tani who was taught by Sensei Kenwa Mabuni it has its foundations in the shitoryu system, one of the original karate schools in Okinawa.

Kyo Rei Shukokai Karate now has 800 members with direct links to senior instructors in Japan, Europe and the UK.

Classes are taught to a broad spectrum of people, all you need to start is a pair of loose jogging bottoms and a t-shirt. Children’s classes are split into age groups with an emphasis on Good Manners, Respect for Elders and Discipline, with a structured syllabus and testing system.

Adult classes are mixed ability and are 2 hours long, all you need to start are a pair of loose jogging bottoms and a t-shirt.

"The ultimate aim of Karate is not in victory or defeat but in the perfection of the characters of its participants" Gichin Funakoshi