Training You In The Art Of Karate And Street Self Defence Since 1983
Hi All. With the lockdown restrictions easing on Monday 17th May the Buntingford Karate Club will be running its 5 week Beginners Course on and from Tuesday 18th May. If you are interested in joining our friendly club then call me on 01763 273123. If I am not there then leave a message. Unlike some people I review the phone […]
Read moreAs you know, as a result of a recent abduction of a woman walking home there has (quite rightly)been an outcry from women about their safety on our streets. I am not sure what the government (any government) can do to stop this, but I know what women could do to make themselves aware of stalkers and followers, and how […]
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Hi Folks. Last Thursday I got CJ to take a Jo training lesson for the Buntingford Karate Club. CJ can be seen at the back in the first picture shown below. The Jo is a four feet long staff about the same thickness as your average broom handle. The real ones are usually made of either red or white Japanese […]
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Hi Folks. In addition to my last Blog in which I advertise for new beginners, members of the Buntingford Karate Club are putting fliers through front doors. If you have received one of these fliers and you have even the faintest inkling that you might like to join what I consider to be the best Karate Club in Buntingford then […]
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Yes! WE WANT YOU! This long running and highly successful Buntingford Karate Club is in need of new members. Why not make that person YOU? Have a good look at this website and you will see that we are very sociable and NOT a group of macho bullies. As the Sensei in charge of the club I like to instil […]
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Hi All. Last Thursday (30th March) CJ took the class of the Buntingford Karate Club for instruction in how to use a Jo Staff. We started with some basic warm-ups without the sticks to get our hands, wrists, fingers, thumbs and arms ready for handling the Jo Staffs. A variety of “sticks” were in evidence ranging from what looked like […]
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Hi All. One of the things that we practice here at the Buntingford Karate Club is “stick work”. I am rather an adept at this but we have someone in our club who is very good at putting over a Jo lesson, and that’s my cousin CJ. CJ has shown his skills at both of our 2014 and 2016 Buntingford […]
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Hi All. One of the things that I do is teach one-off Self-Defence classes…but imagine my surprise when I was asked by Sarah Homan, the leader of the Buntingford Brownie pack, if I would give a talk and demonstration to the local Brownies. The Pack Leader explained that the girls were hoping to win their Japanese Badges and that some […]
Read moreAs our website explains, I also teach Self Defence courses. These are no more than 2 hours long and you do not have to be a fitness or exercise fanatic to be able to take part. They are for everyday defence against bare handed muggers and knife attacks. The course is simple but effective. Here is a picture of Ivy, a […]
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