Arashikage Martial Arts Academy

About Us

Located in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, Arashikage Martial Arts Academy provides a dynamic Martial Arts system with its foundations deep in Karate, Self Defence, Kickboxing, Taekwondo and Weaponry.

Chief Instructor Richard Blackburn started training in Karate at the age of 16. For the next 18 years he went on to study several different styles including Japanese, Korean, traditional and freestyle systems.

Arashikage Martial Arts Academy has taken the aspects from these systems which work, and discarded the aspects that don't.

There are no egos at Arashikage Martial Arts Academy. We train hard, but have fun too.

There are plenty of schools out there that will happily build false confidence in their students, by taking their money and grading them to black belt before they are ready.

We are proud not to fall into that group. If you are not ready to grade then we will tell you, but we will help you to get there!!!

What We Offer

Many Martial arts schools boast "Increase your fitness" and "Lose weight" as part of their package, but how many of them are actually qualified to make these claims and aren't just using generic Martial Arts Marketing?

As well as holding several black belts in different styles of Martial Arts, Chief Instructor Richard Blackburn is also a Qualified Personal Trainer, which means that each class is tailored towards

Increased Self Confidence
Increased Cardiovascular and Muscular Fitness
Core Stability
Increased Flexibility
Fat Loss
Increased Speed, Agility and Strength

In addition, each new member will receive the following

Arashikage Martial Arts Academy Uniform
Syllabus Book
A home "Body Conditioning & Flexibility" programme
Reduced rate 1-2-1 Personal Training for all adult Academy Members

Arashikage Martial Arts Academy's syllabus includes

Self Defence
Sparring
Competition Forms/Katas
Bo Staff
Performance Katana
Nunchucks (Nunchaku)