ABOUT US

Japanese Martial Arts Centre is based in the Royal Oak, Bagnelstown, Co.Carlow.  With over 300 sq metres of tatami area to train on, we cater for children 6 years old to adulthood.

 

We provide notably a safe space for all to train in but also durable, safe and top of the range  equipment to train with.

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Our Classes are divided into four styles - 

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Karate & Jiujitsu:

While our karate and jiujitsu classes are and can be physical, our classes can be tailored to everyones abilities or fitness levels or indeed learning abilities.

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All strike shields, headgear and gloves are available for beginners to train. And, our jujutsu mats are thicker so safer for specific throws.

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Kenjutsu & Kyujutsu:

Kenjutsu “Japanese Sword Class” and our Kyujutsu “Japanese Archery” can be a more relaxed class, not as physically demanding while still learn a beautiful Japanese Art form.

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Safety is paramount on our 35m archery range, which is one of the largest in Ireland. We supply our students with a range of 8 bows and 60 arrows for training, and we also boast an arrow station where students are taught to fix/ repair broken & damaged arrows and take care of equipment, bows and the waxing of strings.

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As with Kyujutsu, safety is paramount and the use of live samurai swords is not permitted on our mats.

Training is done using 'shinai', a Japanese sword made from bamboo, which is specifically used in training practice. Also, hard wood swords are used in training and development of strikes.

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We take into account the history of all our martial arts styles regarding knowledge and theory.