Welcome to the Cranleigh Wado-ryu Karate Club |
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The Cranleigh Hakutsuru Wadoryu Karate Club (Est.1976)
A Proud & Dedicated Member of British Wadokai!
Cranleigh Karate Club. The Hakutsuru of British Wadokai. Established in 1976 - Cranleigh's Oldest Karate Club!
The Cranleigh Karate Club started life in a small church hall (St Nicholas Church Rooms) in 1976. It was one of the first karate clubs to be established in the area and it's creator, Gary Swift 8th Dan, has done much over the years to promote martial arts and self-defence techniques.
Hakutsuru; White Crane (named after the symbol of Cranleigh).
The Club has been 'home' to many students who have progressed from beginner through to black belt grades.
Our longest serving student, Ian Hunter, has been with us over 40 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 than other styles of Karate.
Hakutsuru; White Crane (named after the symbol of Cranleigh).
The Club has been 'home' to many students who have progressed from beginner through to black belt grades.
Our longest serving student, Ian Hunter, has been with us over 40 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 than other styles of Karate.