Shi Kon Karate Tiverton

Childrens Classes

Children's classes are a permanent feature at our Dojo and they include warm up exercises,skill games suitable for their age, kicking and boxing to pads with simple patterns or Kata to help them remember the skills that they are learning.

Children are encouraged to exhibit good behaviour at home, at school and in the Dojo.

They are also encouraged to maintain a healthy diet, go to bed at the right time and help out at home and in the community.

Children receive a martial arts training program providing them with a broad yet solid base in the martial arts which can help them enjoy a life of health and skill whilst forging long lasting friendships.

Grades reached in these classes are carried on into the adult classes.  

Adult Classes (14 years +)

However, there is no age limit and we are lucky to have some students well into their fifties!

We also enjoy a good mix of male and female students in the adult classes.

The Karate taught is based on the system developed by Steve Rowe 8th Dan following four decades of study with top masters from around the world. The Tiverton instructor continues to study this system today and regularly attends classes at the Honbu Dojo with Steve. 

The syllabus starts with kicking and boxing using pads to develop basic fitness, power, guard plus techniques and principles for self defence.

We then move on to close quarter, using the elbows, knees, basic locks and grappling needed for close in striking, escaping and restraining when confrontation and dirty fighting is unavoidable.

As students progress skills are developed and refined focussing on those that make our body stronger, such as posture, breathing, mental intention, skill and technique. We also work on skills and techniques that will make an opponent weaker such as mental intimidation, vital point strikes, pressure points, joint manipulation, throwing, chokes and strangles.

This is all achieved through a sytem of remembering called Kata and the application of techniques during partner work.

Senior students will begin to focus on the traditional Wado Ryu style of Karate.

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