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Kyudokan Goju Ryu Karate Do
Kyudokan Goju Ryu Karate Do is an established karate school of many years standing and continues to study Goju Ryu karate under the direction of David Morris.
Since its beginning, in 1979, the Kyudokan has represented the traditional values of karate and is one of the very few in the UK still teaching authentic Japanese karate. David continues to study and at 65 his visits to Japan have afforded him a wealth of knowledge, which is evident in the Kyudokanโs teaching ethos: a great depth of tradition, sometimes lacking in the more modern โWesternisedโ schools.
Whether you are an experienced karateka or just beginning your journey; the Kyudokan will help you on your own martial arts path.
The Kyudokan has weekly training at Chamberlayne Leisure Centre, Bitterne Leisure Centre, Holly Hill Leisure Centre in Sarisbury Green, Places Leisure Centre in Eastleigh and outdoors at Hatch Grange Park in West End.
Classes cater for all ages, genders and abilities allowing adults and children and families to train separately or together depending on their preference.
The structured syllabus helps the student gain and develop confidence and fitness while learning the traditional ways of martial arts.
Everyone has the opportunity to progress through the grades from white belt to black belt and beyond with encouragement to undertake more in-depth study.
In addition to Karate, Kyudokan also offers:
- Weapons Training: to help co-ordination and dexterity
- Karate Camp: members can spend a few days a year in the New Forest enjoying camping, BBQ's, obstacle courses and of course Karate!
- Social Events: in addition to being a truly traditional karate club, the Kyudokan is a very friendly and family focussed organisation and we have an active social scene amongst our members.
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Kyudokan is a traditional Karate dojo with an Innovative approach
For grading kyudokan assess their students at every training session and communicates progress through the Kyudokan App.
This ensures that the standard needed for the next grade is practiced everyday and not just at a pre-arranged grading event.
This approach also helps many students who get nervous doing exams.
Students then receive their grade at their lesson.
Kyudokan Karate students never have to ask for their grade, they can track their progress at all times and be confident that they will receive it when they are ready.
Here are a few pictures of students that have recently graded using this process, well done to everyone that graded recently! if you have any pictures of you with your new belts from this weekend feel free to post and tag us in them, Look forward to seeing all your pictures!
๐ฅ๐ฅ Another Big Sunday session today, and it was Hot! ๐ฅต the ice cream was definitely needed to finish off the session! ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐ฅทEvery Sunday 11:45am Holly Hill leisure Centre! ๐ฅท
โก๏ธ Next Session - Tuesday 6pm Places Leisure Centre Eastliegh look forward to seeing you all there! โฌ
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Thank you for the ice cream, they were absolutely delighted with such a lovely treat. ๐๐ปโ๏ธ๐ง๐ป๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐
I love these sessions so much! Always come away with a massive smile on my face. ๐
๐ฅ๐ช Another Great Conditioning Saturday, great to see so many of you today! ๐ช๐ฅ
๐ฅทEvery Saturday 11:30am Hatch Grange Park ๐ฅท
โก๏ธNext Session- Sunday 11:45am Holly Hill- due to weather everyone will be outsideโฌ
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I'm not sure I should laugh quite as much in a lesson, but there you go!
๐ฅ๐ฅAnother Awesome session tonight, with our many Senseiโs we can split into groups and focus on Kata, Bunkai , Kihon and Kumite! ๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐ฅทEvery Thursday Chamberlayne Leisure Centre - 6pm Family session and 7pm Adults & Advanced Juniors๐ฅท
โก๏ธ Next session- Saturday 11:30am Hatch Grange Park, West End โฌ
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๐ฅ๐ฅ Another Great Sunday Session yesterday! Kata and pad work for juniors, Breathing techniques and learning the importance of your Kamae for seniors! ๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐ฅท Sundayโs 11:45am at Holly Hill leisure centre ๐ฅท
โก๏ธ Next Session - Tuesday 6pm Places Leisure Centre Eastliegh, Look forward to seeing you all there! โฌ
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Interesting session: chudan uke does not mean middle block, but middle receive. It also doesn't mean upper punch ๐ค๐คซ๐คฆ๐ปโ๏ธ
๐ฅ๐ฅAnother Awesome Conditioning Saturday, Great work out ๐ช ๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐ฅทEvery Saturday 11:30am Hatch Grange Park West End ๐ฅท
โก๏ธNext Session Today 11:45am Holly Hill Leisure Centre, look forward to seeing you all there! โฌ
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๐ฅ๐ฅHikite ๅผใๆ (Hiki =pulling, Te=hand) techniques and some Chudan Maywashi Geri (Chudan = middle Maywashi Geri= Roundhouse kick) in our session yesterday, awesome class and great standards throughout! ๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐ฅทTuesdays 6pm Places Leisure centre Eastliegh ๐ฅท
โก๏ธNext sessions Thursday Chamberlayne Leisure Centre Southampton, 6pm family session, 7pm Seniors and advanced Juniors โฌ
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๐ฅ๐ฅ Big Congratulations to Clarke aged 6 for successfully passing his orange belt yesterday! ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Well done Clarke, you are a model student. ๐ฅ
Dude!
Sugoi - excellent
AWESOME well done from South Africa
Well done Clarke xxx
Great job! ๐
๐๐ฅAnother awesome session today with everyone outside due to weather! Good to see so many in their Kyudokan T-shirts!๐ฅ๐
๐ฅท Sundayโs 11:45am Holly Hill Leisure Centre, Normally everyone inside๐ฅท
โก๏ธ Next Session - Tuesday 6pm Places Leisure Centre Eastleigh look forward to seeing you all there!โฌ
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๐ฅGreat session again today, lovely weather, proving that there is never good weather for burpees ๐ฅต๐ฅต... #nomoreburpeesplease ๐ฅ
๐ฆพConditioning Saturdays, 11:30am at Hatch Grange Park West End - everyone outside โฐ๐ฆพ
โก๏ธ Next Session - Tommorow 11:45am Holly Hill leisure Centre , Due to the weather we will all train outside for this... no Gi needed, please wear your Kyudokan T-shirts! โฌ
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๐๐ Ps. We will have some of the new t-shirts in stock and bring along with us tommorow if you wish to purchase one! ๐๐
๐ฅ๐ฅAnother awesome couple of sessions tonight! More focus on Pinan Kata and bunkai/applications๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐ฅท๐ฅทThursdays at Chamberlayne Leisure Centre, 6pm family session, ๐ฅท๐ฅท7pm Adults and Advanced Juniors. ๐ฅท๐ฅท
โก๏ธ Next Session 11:30am Saturday Hatch Grange Park West End, look forward to seeing you all there!โฌ
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๐ฅ๐ฅAnother Great class today, focus on Pinan Kata and some combinations๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐ฅท Tuesdays 6pm at Places Leisure Centre, Eastleigh ๐ฅท
โก๏ธNext Sessions Thursday Chamberlayne Leisure Centre 6pm Family - for everyone 7pm Seniors and advanced Juniors โฌ
๏ธ look forward to seeing you all there! ๐ช
๐ฅ๐ฅAnother Big Sunday session, everyone back inside again! ๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐ฅท๐ฅทA focus on Kata and applications, with Sol showing us all how to get out of a wrist hold from Chief Instructor Dan๐ฅท๐ฅท
๐ฅSundayโs 11:45am Holly Hill Leisure Centre ๐ฅ
โก๏ธ Next Session : Tuesday 6pm Places Leisure Centre Eastleigh look forward to seeing you all there! โฌ
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Another fun session, even though I had a hangover ๐ป!
๐ช๐ฆพ Another great Saturday class, conditioning and elbow strikes ๐ฅท๐ฅท
๐ฅ๐ฅ Saturdays 11:30am at Hatch Grange park west end, everyone outside ๐ฅ๐ฅ
โก๏ธ Next session Sunday 11:45am Holly Hill leisure centre, Adults outside ๐ Juniors inside ๐ โฌ
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The bokken (ๆจๅฃ, bok(u), "wood", and ken, "sword"), practiced here by instructors Debbie and Simon, improves coordination, timing and distancing.
Nihon Goju Ryu Karate schools recognise the importance of weapons training as an essential discipline in martial arts.
This is so cool.
Coooooool!
๐ฅ๐ฅ Another awesome couple of classes tonight, great to see everyone inside and some quality sparring going on!!๐ฅ๐ฅ
Thursdays at Chamberlayne Leisure centre everyone inside ๐๐ 6pm family session -everyone welcome ๐ฅ 7pm Seniors and advanced juniors ๐ฅ
๐ฅ Next session Saturday at Hatch Grange park, everyone outside, 11:30am ๐ต๐ต look forward to seeing you all there! ๐ฅ
๐ฅAnother great session yesterday, Good to see adults finally back inside๐ฅ
๐ฅ๐ฅ6pm Tuesdays at Eastleigh places Leisure Centre ๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐ฅ Next sessions- Thursday Chamberlayne Leisure Centre - 6pm Family session (All welcome) -7pm seniors and Advanced Juniors ๐ฅ
๐ฅ Our Kenkyukai expert training and study group meets several times a weekโฆ this month the groups focus is the study of Kata Saifaโฆ David Morris Sensei teaches us.
Kata (meaning โformโ), whilst very important, must not just simply be โperformedโ - this leads to hollow or empty techniques and applications. Kata is _not_ an instruction manual; rather a book of hints designed to inspire conversation and practical study - enabling the dedicated karateka to uncover its truths.
At the kenkyukai we are constantly striving to live by our name: Kyudokan, or in English, โto search for the wayโ.๐ฅ
First lesson back inside for seniors 6pm Eastleigh places Leisure centre , remember to wear Giโs ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐ฅAnother big Sunday session yesterday, shame about the weather for seniors!๐ฅ
Sundayโs 11:45am Holly Hill Leisure Centre, Adults outside โฐ juniors Inside ๐
๐ฅ๐ฅ Next session, Tuesday 6pm Palces Leisure Centre Eastleigh ๐ฅ๐ฅ
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people or changed who can see it, or it's been deleted.๐ฅ๐ฅ Conditioning Saturday! Another awesome session, lets hope for a dry ground next week...#nomoreburpeespls ๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐ตEvery Saturday Hatch Grange Park, West End 11:30am Everyone outside ๐ต
Next Session : Tomorrow at Holly Hill 11:45am Seniors outside โฐ Juniors Inside ๐
Training Still on today 11:30 am at Hatch Grange west end , no Giโs, please wear weather appropriate clothing! ๐งโ๏ธ
Did anyone happen to pick up a navy/orange waterproof after class? Jacob lost his
Hard work but great session ๐ช๐๐ช
Kyudokan Goju Ryu Karate Do updated their address.
๐๐ฅ Massive well done to Luca, Sarika, Luke, Isaac, Jacob, Aiden, Austin, Phoebe and Charlotte for passing their grades yesterday! ๐ฅ๐
If anyone is wondering what the certificate says......
.... and well done all ๐๐ฅ
๐ฅ Training sessions for the next 5 weeks are now available to book inside and out for Seniors and Juniors. ๐ฅ
When Sensei Dave vised South Africa can bring me a Red Gi with ๐
๐ฅ๐ฅAnother excellent session yesterday, Kata is our form and an essential part of learning how to fight and defend yourself๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐ Every Thursday 6pm at Chamberlayne Leisure Centre ๐
๐ชดNext session, Saturday Hatch Grange Park West End 11:30am Everyone outside, look forward to seeing you all there! ๐ชด
Awesome from South Africa
Was really looking forward to coming along tomorrow but have a terrible cold! ๐ท๐ Hopefully it’ll be gone by Sunday ๐ช๐ฅ
๐ฅ๐ฅAnother great session yesterday, working on Kata and Kumite ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Every Tuesday 6pm at Places Leisure Centre Eastleigh. Adults Outside (for now) ๐ณ Juniors inside ๐
Next session Thursday 6pm Chamberlayne Leisure Centre , Adults Outside ๐ด Juniors Inside ๐ look forward to seeing you all there! ๐๐ฅ
Why choose Kyudokan?
'Kyudokan' means to search for the way. Here are six reasons why we believe your search begins here.
Quality, individually focussed teaching: Our classes are split into small groups, where typically 5 - 7 students, of the same level of experience, are assigned their own sensei (teacher), this ratio ensures highly efficient progression.
Traditional: Kyudokan practices Goju-Ryu (Hard - Soft) Karate - a style for life that is highly practical for all ages, fitness levels and strength. It is signified by combining soft flowing movement with powerful strikes and throws.
Support: Kyudokan has a strong admin team that ensures our members are up-to-date on all club information. We have a free app ( and ) featuring class timetables and booking, club message board and progress tracking.
Karate for real life: Students start with very light contact and progress to full contact as they become more proficient at Kumite (sparring) and controlling their technique. This syllabus helps prepare our students for the real world.
Value: An affordable monthly fee that gives members access to up to 8 hours of training per week. Excellent family discounts are available, as well as a range of additional courses such as weapons training and study groups.
Belonging: A club with a family atmosphere that has been running for over 40 years. Annual events include a xmas party for students and families, camping trips, birthday parties and even school holiday clubs!
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