Port talbot Kyokushin Karate

Port talbot kyokushin is wales's newest club run by Senpai jarrad Thomas ( 1st Dan with over twenty years experience). We are a old fashioned club but with a modern take on our training. We work off a lesson plan so every lesson is structured to work on a certain element of training while we also do regular outdoor sessions and beach training on aberavon beach. Our lessons are

wuko fight night: this is point scoring karate training we pad up and fight non contact looking for point scoring techniques

stances: this is a lesson where we go through the stances of the syllabus and working on strength and core balance in certain stances

kata: this is a lesson specifically dedicated to kata work and kata correction

team building: this lesson is designed to build bonds and team spirit while also using the brain to help your team/partner

kumite techniques and bags: this is a hard hitting session. going through the techniques designed for knockdown and street standard fighting and looking to improve them as well as working on strength,technique strength and targeting as well as physically and mentally working you out

breaking: this lesson is purely designed for breaking practise on boards, tiles and thermalights for all abilities

weapons and self defence: this lesson is a split lesson. first half working on nunchaku technique and kata,bo/jo technique and kata and also sai and tonfa and the second half of the lesson is dedicated to self defence both bunkai from syllabus and urban street safe self defence

stretching: one for us oldies this lesson is designed to help flexibilty and stretching to help strengthen muscles and loosen limbs

circuit and beep test: this is a hard session starting with a beep test where your results are recorded and a circuit compromising of ropes,weights,skipping,elevated press ups,sit ups and more

punches and kicks: this lesson compromises of gong through the syllabus working through all the punches and kicks for all grades

fight night semi contact: this lesson is where we work on semi contact for juniors and full contact for seniors working on power fighting

dodgeball fitness: this lesson is a core lesson consisting of lots of press ups,sit ups,squats and knee jumps while also improving reflexes

first lesson is free then just £3 for juniors and £3.50 for seniors. we are a family friendly club with a great atmosphere for adults and children. all ages and abilities are welcome and can either join full time or just join for lessons that help you. full membership is £40 for juniors (under 16) and £45 for seniors which compromises your first year insurance then only £20 year after. for more information or help please contact senpai jarrad thomas on 07903 691686 or kyokushinchef@hotmail.com. we also work with other clubs and instructors from other organisations to help improve ourselves.

adapt,improvise,embrace and overcome. Osu