South Wales Goju Ryu Karate-Do

06/11/2022

Class will be on a hiatus for a while, so keep an eye on this space for updates. For further information, feel free to contact us 👊🏻

26/01/2022

Class is up and running from Thursday 27th, 7-9pm 👊🏻

13/01/2022

Class is on hiatus while the Covid situation is still a worry for our members, so in the meantime we'll be arranging Online Zoom sessions, which we'll contact members about when arranged. We'll be back though soon!

13/12/2021

We're wrapped up for Christmas now, so we'll be back in the new year. Have a lovely Holiday and happy new year from all of us here at South Wales Goju Ryu, and we'll see you in the new year!

22/11/2021

We had a fantastic weekend's training at the GKI Wessex Winter Gasshuku.

Over the weekend we were able to meet and train with some wonderful Sensei's and Students from across the country.

Each day was action packed and we came Home with so much to inform and develop our practice and training.

A massive thanks to all the Sensei's and Students for welcoming us, and another massive thanks to Sensei Pete and Wessex Karate Academy for having us!

We look forward to seeing you all again!

18/11/2021

Fantastic class today! We started with some strength and conditioning drills, followed by some basic blocking and striking, leading into a few variations that could be used in a combat scenario.

Next we looked at partnered drills, in particular being aware of an opponents movement and momentum, and using that to your own advantage.

Finally we practiced a few open hand striking techniques, and how simple, effective movement can produce a devastating effect.

Well done to everyone training tonight, and a warm welcome and well done to our newest attendees Ian and Rob, who jumped right in and gave it their all!

A varied and lively class tonight, great effort all round. We'll be back next week, so drop us a line if you fancy trying out this one of a kind Martial Art; see you next time 👊🏻 🥋

11/11/2021

Great session tonight! We started with a warm up and stretching, interspersed with various striking and footwork drills; several of which Sensei Yanto demonstrated how these might be used in a combat scenario.

Next we practiced our basic blocking and striking techniques, and in particular looked at how these techniques can flow into each other.

We then worked on partnered drills, focusing on techniques found within Kata Gekisai Dai Ichi.

Finally we trained Hojo Undo, which is the conditioning and strength training side to Goju Ryu; all testing out various traditional pieces of equipment brought in by Sensei Yanto; a great way to end a jam packed session!

Well done to everyone training tonight, great energy and effort from all involved!

We'll be back next week, so get in touch if you fancy trying something new or getting back into some training and Martial Arts; We'll see you next time 👊🏻🥋

05/11/2021

A couple of shots from this week's Class; well done Mark for dodging Sensei's strikes! And Mike getting folded like a pretzel! Just a few examples of techniques found in Goju Ryu 👊🏻

04/11/2021

Great session tonight! We began with a warm up, and then practiced various footwork drills, the focus being on maintaining balance while evading an attack. We then took this exercise a little further, and practiced countering an attack with evasive movement.

The second half of the class was devoted to Kata, where we focused on Kata Gekisai Dai Ichi and Kata Gekisai dai Ni, and explored the Bunkai, or applications, of the techniques within the Kata.

Great effort from everyone tonight, a real scrappy first half followed by a focused, concentrated second half, well done all.

We'll be back next week, so if you fancy a little bit of history, a little bit of banter, and a big helping of serious Martial Arts, get in touch!

See you next time 👊🏻🥋

28/10/2021

Great class tonight! We started off with a traditional warm up and stretching, and then moved on to some kick and knee strike drills.

We then practiced footwork drills, and focused on how these maneuvers translate into a combat scenario.

Next we practiced our fundamental blocking techniques, and worked with a few variations of these, including defending against multiple strikes single handedly.

Finally we worked on a selection of open handed techniques, and studied how simple and targeted strikes can have a devastating effect on an attacker.

Great effort from everyone tonight, and a massive well done to our newest member Zakia, who gave our strike pads some real welly! Great work everyone!

We'll be back next Thursday; get in touch if you want to up your fitness game, learn some self defense, and hear some of my excellent jokes (Those are free of charge). See you next week 👊🏻🥋

24/10/2021

Very cool video, some great examples of the potential techniques found within Kata and their possible application 👊🏻🥋

Kata (traditional forms) are just movements of the human body. They are muscle-memory building tools used to get your body coordinated and at the same time ...