DSKC Deeping Shotokan Karate Club

Deeping Shotokan Karate Club - Sensei Martin Gadd 4th Dan, Instructors: Andy Clarke 3rd Dan, David Wilson 2nd Dan, Scott Linfoot 2nd Dan

Sensei Gadd has been graded under Sensei Iain Abernethy 6th Dan and Sensei R.G. Reid 5th Dan and has over 25 years experience in karate instruction. He holds black belt licenses with both the British Combat Association (BCA) and the Amateur Martial Association (A.M.A.).

Instructors are encouraged to learn from all different martial arts styles to further develop their abilities and have attended training and courses along with welcoming visiting instructors from Judo, Escrima/Kali (stick fighting), Self Protection, Ju Jitsu, MMA, Taijutsu and Kenpo Karate to name a few. In Karate we have trained with Iain Abernethy 6th Dan, Geoff Thompson 8th Dan, Peter Consterdine 9th Dan, Kancho Hirokazu Kanazawa 10th Dan, Hanshi Shiro Asano 9th Dan, Kris Wilder 5th Dan Goju Ryu. In other disciplines we have trained with Senior Professor Andy Fitzgerald 6th Dan Kenpo Karate, Sensei Stuart Lawson 3rd Dan Issogai Taijutsu and British Olympic Judo Coach Mike Liptrot, amongst others.

Deeping Karate Club teaches karate self protection as per the original karate kata of Gichin Funakoshi, founder of Shotokan Karate.

The club has over 70 students training on Tuesdays and Thursdays, comprising adults and juniors. We currently have 12 black belts training at the club of which 3 are cadet (junior) dan grades. The remainder of the club students are at various grade levels, all progressing towards their black belt.

We hold regular gradings tests. All our instructors are over 18, CRB checked and fully insured. We have a child protection policy and full risk assessment under our membership of the A.M.A. (Amateur Martial Association). The Deeping Karate Club is a community enterprise and teaches effective self protection to all our students.

6.00-6.45pm Deeping Dragons (age 6+)
7pm - 8pm Deeping Juniors
8pm - 9pm Adults and senior grades

Tuesdays, Deeping St James Community Primary School
(note: Tuesday hours vary over the summer please enquire for details!)
Thursdays, Deeping Leisure Centre

info@deepingkarate.com

01778 338387


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