Cranleigh Karate Club started life in a small church hall just under
3 decades ago. It was one of the first karate clubs to be established
in the area and it's creator, Gary Swift has done much over the years
to promote martial arts and self defence techniques.
The Club has been 'home' to many students who have progressed from beginner
through to black belt grades. Our longest serving student has been with
us over 25 years and is now our chief training instructor!
Beginners are always welcome and are treated with respect and care. Safety
in training is intrinsic throughout all our activities and a priority
of all our instructors. Your progress and the development of your abilities
will be at a pace designed to safely bring out the best in you.
For the more experienced martial artist, we offer advanced application
techniques. We specialise in free fighting training with use of punch
bags and specialist pad work.
Self Defence is another core element in our training programme. This includes
basic escape techniques, defence against armed assailants and much more.
As we offer a comprehensive programme we do have a mimimum training age
of 9. Parents are welcome to come along and watch a training session and
direct any of their questions to our experienced instructors.
Wado-Ryu
We teach Wado-Ryu which is a style of Karate favouring the principle of
speed and evasion. As such it is a style which is suitable for most people.
More emphasis is placed on avoiding a strong attack with a simultaneous
counter defence then other styles of Karate.
Location
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contact us.
Tuesday's 7.30-9.30pm
Winn Hall, Dunsfold Common Road, Dunsfold
Friday's 7.00-9.00pm
Snox Hall, (Cranleigh Youth Centre) Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
AIWA
We are members of AIWA, an organisation founded by Gary Swift, designed
to unify Wado groups in order to retain and promote the 'purity' of the
system established by Ohtsuka-Hironori-Meijin.
AI-WA='Harmony and peace'. The initials also stand for the '(A)lliance
of (I)nternational (WA)do-ryu'.
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