Makenki Karate Clubs

read moreIn line with government initiatives improving health and fitness, we offer specialised courses and activity days, for schools during or after hours. The courses are specifically designed to teach children important life skills in a fun and exciting manner. Teaching children through Martial Arts promotes the value of health and fitness, teamwork, good manners, basic motor and positive mental skills. In today's fast moving digital working environment, little attention is paid to the basics of human interaction.

read moreWhilst we don't teach children to be aggressive, Karate training helps to develop a child's confidence and self esteem giving them important motor and life skills, helping them to enter society with a confident and enthusiastic outlook. We often have parents telling us how much their child's confidence, attitude and concentration levels have improved as their training progresses which often has a positive effect on their academic work. We take children from the age of 6 years as once they have started school they understand school disciplines and better prepared to begin to learn karate.

read moreDave & Jacky Bolsover are a husband & wife team qualified as 5th Dan senior instructors to teach karate. Their passion for the art is total and they are are dedicated to the students training at the clubs, taking great pride and pleasure in seeing everyone progress and reach their goals. Makenki Karate began with Dave & Jackie opening the first club in September 2003. Since then Makenki has developed & grown into a respected karate organisation that has maintained its morals and personal connections with all of our members, and built up strong relationships with many outside links and organisations.

read morePeople starting Karate can often find the thought daunting and do not know what to expect. We are often asked questions such as "will I get hurt" "am I fit enough" etc. This is natural, we fully understand and the training is designed to be enjoyable, friendly and ego free. On your first visit, as soon as you walk through our door you will be immediately welcomed and made to feel at ease and very comfortable. Our teaching methods are effective but also safe and in our experience injuries are very rare.

read morePractising karate is not all about punching & kicking, it is more about improving & maintaining your well-being in every aspect both physicallly & mentally, with the added benefit of self defence. It is often a common misconception that karate is an egoistical aggressive and violent activity where the sole purpose is to learn to inflict harm to others. This is frequently portayed in TV, movies and video games and is a poor misrepresentation of the true art of karate. The correct fact is that Karate training is all about bringing mind and body together to help create a healthy lifestyle balance.

read moreAll classes are strictly controlled to minimise the risk of injury so that there is no more risk of injury from practicing karate than playing other sports. If you are in good health it should be possible to learn. If you have health problems, consult your doctor. Most people who join our club regard themselves as being unfit and join to get fit. Training is structured towards enjoyable learning at an easy pace giving progressive fitness development at your own personal level. Many of our students are in the 40-60 age range, and train successfully, it is a known fact that the flexibility and strength training that karate provides, improves circulation to joints, and can actually improve arthritic and muscular conditions.