Classes

Where and when to find us to come along and train or watch


Notes about training

• General karate is open to all students and will be based on the 3k's of Shotokan enabling the students to progress through the grading syllabus.
• Advanced karate is open to adults of all grades and children of 3rd kyu (brown belt) and above and will be based on bunkai training. These classes will not work towards the grading syllabus as the focus will be indepth work on kata bunkai. We will take the Heian katas and break them down into sections to be practised as bunkai over many weeks.
• Personal training is for adults only (18+) and is to allow students to train in half of the hall whilst the Kobujutsu class is running. This class will not be taught, unless Kobujutsu is cancelled
• Kobujutsu is open to over 16s only. Although it is recommended for kobujutsu students to have done karate previously, it is not mandatory.
• Costs are per person and discounts apply to immediate family groups, where you only pay for 2 members of the family each session.
• If adults are staying for the advanced karate and their children have been training in the general karate, the children are welcome to stay and watch the session whilst the adults train. They must behave and not disrupt the class and are not permitted to join in from the sidelines as the training will be a bit more involved!
• Lesson costs are £2.50 per person (£5.00 for immediate family groups)
• Two lessons on the same night cost £4.00 (£8.00 for immediate family groups)

Courses and gradings:

Karate Gradings	13:00 to 15:00 At Preston Brook Village Hall, Preston Brook (WA7 3AW)
There are four gradings per year held at the start of March, June, September & December (see the calendar for dates. Students will not grade every three months as the skills required increase in difficulty through the higher coloured belt grades.
Kobujutsu Courses	12:00 to 16:00 At Preston Brook Village Hall, Preston Brook (WA7 3AW)
Sensei Phil Snewin (5th Dan) visits twice per year to provide us with a four hour courses to hone our kobujutsu training.

We welcome new students, whatever their level of prior experience; for Karate training is from ages 7 to 70.
Kobujutsu, however, is only open to students aged 16 years and above. Spectators are welcome providing they do not disrupt the classes.

A calendar of courses, gradings and open courses is available now under the Calendar section.

Venues

The locations we train at

Have clean solid wood floors with toilet facilties and are well lit. Dedicated parking is available at our venues for students. We open all classes 15 minutes before the class starts to allow students to get changed and ready for the lesson.