How To Join Us

We want to WELCOME you to our Master Classes if you are thinking of joining us and we hope that you do.

PLEASE NOTE – We ONLY take people who are aged 16 years old and upwards and who hold Purple Belt (5th Kyu) or above.

We are not a club for bullies and macho men (or women), if you just want to fight, pose and strut around, go somewhere else. We base our ethic on Respect, Honour, Discipline, Hard Work and Practice.

Please note that Bill and Sue Hooper, the owners of the Buntingford Karate Club and Keith Edwards, our Assistant Instructor, have all been Police checked and cleared for teaching teenagers. They also hold current First Aid Certificates.

What we want you to do before you join our club is to call us and arrange to come and visit us on one of our club nights (Tuesday or Thursday 7.30pm to 9.30pm) and sit and watch a WHOLE lesson.

People often have preconceived ideas as to what happens in a Karate club and you may find that what you thought we do and how we do it is totally wrong – we are not training Ninja Assassins here! On the other hand some people have trained at Karate before and they often get an Eye Opener when they join the Buntingford Karate Club because we are not purist Karate. We use ideas and moves from a variety of Martial Arts disciplines including, Judo, Aikido, Kung Fu and Ju-Jitsu, At the end of the session that you watch (and please watch ALL of it) you will know what we do and have some idea of how we do it. You can then make up your mind as to whether or not you want to join us. If you decide to visit us please call Sensei Bill FIRST on Landline 01763 273 123 or Mobile 07890 656 398, or email bunthoop@hotmail.com to ask permission to attend as this is only good manners.

If you are aged below 18 years of age we will need you to attend the viewing lesson with your parent or guardian.

If you sit through a lesson and decide that you want to join Sensei Bill will explain how we run and how the fees work. He will explain to you as much as you need to know and feel free to ask your own questions.

For further information, and to get a “feel” about what we hope is a friendly club, please check through the rest of this website and in particular the “About Us” tag and membership rules.

Thank you.