Bristol Women's Karate

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Took part in my first aikido class last night and loved it. Progressively got slower all evening at getting back up off the floor 😆 Bristol South Aikido Dojo

Having a great day today celebrating Pride 💜 Have fun if you're out and about!

Thank you for the lovely review! 😊🥋💜

Pizza night last night .... because it can't always be about karate 😆

We had our first class in the new dojo this week and loved it 😁 Come and join us on Mondays at 6.30pm at Bristol South Aikido Dojo, Fortfield Road.

Looking forward to being in the Dojo
😁🥋💜 Open to all women over 18, no experience or minimum fitness level required

Bristol Womens Karate Bristol Women's Karate provides top quality Karate and self-defence classes to Women and non-binary people in Bristol

A room full of strong women is a powerful force! 💪👊 Love it 🥋💜

Just spent a lovely afternoon at Japanese Garden Bristol. Thoroughly recommend a visit if you haven't already discovered this gem 💜

WHY KARATE?

Karate is the perfect martial art for women. It delivers practical self defence skills and strategies by teaching us how to move effectively to generate powerful strikes. It helps us to develop both physical strength as well as the ability to be focused and assertive in difficult situations.

💪Feel empowered

👊Learn a valuable skill

🏆Take on a new challenge

WHY BRISTOL WOMEN'S KARATE?

🥋 Taught by 5th Dan black belt, 4 time world karate champion, female coach with over 30 years experience

😊 Friendly and welcoming small classes so you get as much support as you need

👛 No membership fees. Pay as you go or buy a bundle classes

👩‍🏫Private lessons available if you prefer 1:1 tuition

😁 It's your choice whether you want to wear a karate suit or take part in gradings (belt tests). The focus is on you learning the skills

👏 Classes are suitable for any age (over 18), any fitness level and any experience level

💜 Interested? Contact us today to arrange a FREE class

Great to be back in class last night after a couple of weeks off 😁

We got our 80's groove on to warm up, with some simple martial arts moves set to music.

Next we slowed things down a little to learn about 'Taisabaki' or body movement. Working on moving with the right timing, distance and angle to evade a strike whilst setting up your own counter strike. It gets the brain working as well as the body!

We finished off the class with some kata work (a sequence of moves practised individually), followed by a mad rush to put the mats away because we were having fun and lost track of the time 🤣

New members always welcome, drop me a message if you'd like to give it a try, Lindsey 👋😊

Looking forward to seeing everyone back in class tonight. Two weeks off, feels like it has been ages! 😄🥋👊

When you can't get to the dojo, bring the dojo to you! Loving the view from the balcony, but couldn't possibly just sit and enjoy it 😆💜

A big thank you to everyone who attended our free self defence workshop on Sunday, such a lovely group of people to work with! 😃

We covered a lot of skills during the 2 hour session including punching, kicking and throwing an opponent alongside discussion points around personal safety.

Your kind donations have raised £60 for Womankind - Bristol Women's Therapy Centre 💛

Follow the page to stay up to date on our regular classes, workshops and events 😊

Class is on tonight, then I'm on holiday for the next 2 weeks, so come along tonight if you can 😁

If you haven't been before and fancy giving it a go then drop me a message and I'll book you in for a FREE CLASS!

Only 5 places left for our upcoming self defence workshop!

Bristol Womens Karate Bristol Women's Karate provides top quality Karate and self-defence classes to Women and non-binary people in Bristol

Throwback Thursday - the shiny things that live in a box in the attic 😄

People often ask if I miss competition and the answer is a resounding NO! I'm proud of what I achieved but I don't miss the pressure or the stress. It taught me so much about what I'm capable of though, I travelled the World and met some incredible people so I will always enjoy the memories 😊

The framed medals are my World Championship Golds 🥇 the last of which I won in 2016 at which point I retired from competing. The glass trophies are Sportsperson or Coach of the year awards for Hampshire and the loose medals are from National and International events.

One of my favourites .... The black one at the back on the right was from the first competition I entered back in 1993 🥋👊

Limited spaces available. Please book via the link in the comments 🙂

Congratulations to Harri, Polly and Sharron who all passed their first grading today 🥋💪👊😁

New belt to match my club colours ... Don't mind if I do 😄🥋💜

Walking the dog was a good test of my balance this morning! Happy to report no breakfalls required 😆

Last night we worked on fitness and agility, maintaining strength and stability when turning, worked through kata keeping the focus on the turns, a circuit including pad work, kick shields and boxing sticks and even a little breakfall training.

Mondays can be fun 😄🥋👊💪 If you would like to join this fun and friendly beginners group just drop me a message or head to the website (bristolwomenskarate.co.uk) for more info!

Lindsey

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Agility drills, punching combinations and smashing the kick shields for Valentine's Day with the UWE student class last night 😁👊💪