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Samurai Confidence
Making friends and bringing communities together through karate is the main focus of Samurai Martial Arts (SMA). This year the club celebrates 22 years of teaching karate to the communities of Gloucester, Cheltenham and surrounding areas. By combining Japanese etiquette and discipline with the British sense of fair play SMA has helped many of its members achieve their personal goals.
In June 2001, SMA founder Brian Jarvis opened clubs in Gloucester and Cheltenham, more recently expanding to clubs in Kingsway and Quedgeley, Gloucester, Tewkesbury and Ross on Wye.
During this time, the club has taught thousands of students of all ages at clubs throughout the county. Many have achieved black belt and beyond, attending national and international competitions and securing English and British titles.
The school has sent teams to Mexico, Canada and Japan, securing medals and creating life-long friendships all over the world.
The club provides age-appropriate classes to children of all ages, teens and adults. Through long term practice it sees shy pupils grow in self-confidence as their technical ability improves. Class members learn to understand their own strengths and weaknesses through regular training and healthy competition , and are better able to handle nerves both in and outside the dojo, or training hall. Free trial classes are available at all SMA venues.
FFI: Samurai Martial Arts T: 07971 584901 W: www.samurai-martialarts.co.uk
