So-kyokushin Bury St. Edmunds
We are the oldest established karate club in
Bury St. Edmunds
We practice Kyokushin karate, a style formed to bring back the truth to karate that has, over the years, been watered down, compromising it into a sport, or worse, to make money from awarding belts.
We are a “not for profit club”, the training fees pay for hall rent, licence fees, equipment and insurance. They do not go into the instructors’ pockets.
MIND
Train your mind
BODY
Become stronger through the art of karate
SPIRIT
Become more confident
“One must try, everyday, to expand one's limits.” -- Mas Oyama
Learn karate for health
Karate is a form of interval training, great for strength, flexibility and cardio fitness
Learn karate for confidence
Pushing yourself through training will relax you and build confidence through testing yourself
Learn karate for self defence
Kyokushin karate is a martial art whose purpose is to provide a method of self-defence- not a way of scoring points or showing off flashy kicks.
“Karate is Budo and if Budo is removed from Karate, it is nothing more than sport karate, show karate, or even fashion karate-the idea of training merely to be fashionable.” -- Mas Oyama
Why Us?
In New York in 2000 Shihan Mac won 3rd place for kata in the All America Open.
In January we travel to Wales to train under the Sgyd yr Eira waterfall in the Brecon Beacons