WE TEACH AND TRAIN AND LEARN KISSAKI KAI KARATE ________________________________________________________ We teach and train and learn Kissaki Kai Karate which incorporates striking, joint manipulation seizing grabbing, throwing, conflict avoidance, practical philosophy, kata bunkai themes / principles of conflicts / analysis / realistic application and realistic self-protection. We welcome anyone wanting to learn more about their own personal /potential Karate journey , and we will continue to contribute and work towards fostering a worldwide network of like-minded individuals. Our Dojo prefers to accept mature adult students although our students currently range from 10 years of age through to people in their 60s all with an appreciation for what original Karate has to offer. Our Dojo prefers to accept mature adult students. We will never water down our curriculum or lower our standards. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ________________________ We train and teach Classical karate in a modern way, that is what we believe, is how the "old school" Karate masters had always intended. Karate has the potential to be life changing, but it requires a long-term commitment and a mature attitude. We will never water down our curriculum or lower our standards to enable everyone to achieve. Everyone involved will understand that it will take consistent practice and dedication to become an actual Kissaki Kai karate exponent. It may not be easy, but it will be very much worth it. Our Dojo prefers to accept Mature Adult Students. Our Karate is NOT an activity to keep children occupied. - Not an alternative to after school hours childcare - Not "for children" - not for people who are fitness fanatics. - Not going to instantly improve manners and attention span - Not an alternative to therapy. Crucially - Please be advised that we do not teach "a sport".

Kissaki Kai Sunday Sessions 2023

Extra Dates ADDED Kissaki Kai Sunday Sessions - 2023 DATES Sundays 10am -12 noon,.... Training at: Falcarragh Karate Club, @Ionad Seirbhísí Mara, Machaire Rabhartaigh, Co, Donegal. 2023 dates --- ..22nd January -Open Session ..26th February -Open Session ..12th March -Open Session .................. *** Extra Added Date 2nd April ................................................ *** Extra Added Date 23rd April .............................................. ..7th May -Open Session ..28th May -Open Session ..11th June -Senior Kyu ____________________________________ .............___________.2nd July -Open Session ..................23rd July -Open Session .__________.THE ANNUAL KISSAKI KAI CAMP IN FRANCE IS ON THE The weekend of the 1st - 3rd of SEPTEMBER 2023 ______ ___________________ .. 24th September 0pen Session ..29th October -Open Session ..12th November -Open Session ..3rd December -Open Session .....All dates are subject to change (and additional events may be added). ..Open sessions = for anyone interested ..Senior Kyu = is for all Kissaki Members Regular classes: Tuesdays 7pm - 9pm, Wednesday 7 pm -9pm Contact: 086 - 1773901, e-mail; falcarraghkarate@gmail.com For more details, please check out: - facebook - instagram and - falcarraghkarateclub.blogspot.com

Kissaki Kai Seminar in France 2022

Social Events at Kissaki Kai Seminar in France 2022

Social events at Kissaki Kai Seminar France September 2022

Violence in society is pandemic.

Geoff Thompson wrote in 2010  

Violence in society is pandemic: punch ups, muggings and even fatalities are frighteningly common in a society that is bulging at the waist with unsolicited assaults. Due to astonishing growth-rate of violent crime in Britain, skills in self-defence are almost a pre-requisite if you want to get from the cinema to the Chinese and home again in one piece. 

But what is self-defense?
And does the martial art that you are taught in the dojo or gym and sold through the media, magazines etc. really work when the mat is concrete, uneven and your opponent does not know the rules?
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One of the many things I have learned in my forty years of martial arts training, from working with masters and from following the deity of my own experience hard won is that self defence and martial arts are not the same thing.

 Sport MA and self defence are not the same thing either. 

And recreational training – twice a week at the local sports hall – certainly does not constitute a serious investment in real self protection.
When people talk about  martial art they think that they are automatically talking self defence, but they are not. And when they talk self defence they believe that it is synonymous with martial art. Again, it is not. The two are very different, and they should be separated and taught as such.
There is nothing wrong with sport martial art, and recreational training, is better than no training at all. 

But if people are ever to survive a violent encounter on the pavement arena, it is imperative that they learn to distinguish between the two.

Falcarragh Karate Club Training for Adults

 Falcarragh Karate Club training sessions for adults 

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