Escrima Kids the way of stick fighting is now live online with a two regular training sessions in the week. Tuesday at 7pm and Wednesday at 5pm. Only children from purple belt and above can attend, if this is something you would like to study and develop please contact your instructor for more details or[…]

Centre Line The centreline is the shortest straight line drawn from the centre of the exponent’s body to the centre of their opponent’s body. … Centreline theory allows the exponent to maximise their force by ensuring also through correct body mechanics that centre of mass is behind every attack and defence. Sixteen principles of the[…]

Karate live online training has resumed, all of our online training is live not pre-recorded and all sessions are personally taken by the Chief Instructor. Training sessions are structured as according to colour belt as all students are the same grade in each session leading to the best training experience possible.  We have a beginner’s[…]

New online weapons’ training session begins on Friday 13th 8pm stick and knife. Training will focus on the Balintawak stick forms, Full control form, Power form and Sparring form.  The student will learn footwork with corresponding body positions, torque and release, dynamics and flow. Balintawak Knife form will be taught both with the standard blade[…]

Once again the country has been put into another lockdown with closers of all leisure centres gyms and venues, with theses measures in place we are unable to operate our group of clubs until restrictions are lifted and we get the go ahead to reopen. We therefore have resumed our online training until such times[…]

A new weekly beginner’s children class has been set up at Cygnet Leisure Centre on Thursday evening at 5pm. Already we have thirteen new students attending weekly, I’m partially pleased as the new intake is vitally important with new growth and  children been exposed to the benefits of karate  training.

Excellent three hour Balintawak B3 course on Sunday 30th August with Richard and Bill covering level one and associated training. Full control form and full power, knife also covered and the boxing footwork to match. Concepts and principles inherent in all martial arts study of body mechanics power lines and mind-set.   

The reopening of Adult Karate Training Sessions Saturday from the 1st August  2pm Istead Rise Community Centre Worcester Close, Istead Rise, Gravesend DA13 9LB Spaces are limited to 20 students on a bookable system to enable the training area ready for the student to attend. Please have a hygiene kit in your sport bag, hand[…]

The Real Mr Miyagi – Founder of Goju Ryu Everybody of a certain age remembers the character Mr Miyagi from the hit 1980s movie The Karate Kid. However what many people do not realise is the wise old karate teacher was in fact based on a real life master from Okinawa who founded one of[…]