In Martial Arts Colchester Karate Academy leads the field in fun and fitness in Colchester.
Welcome to Colchester Karate Academy, the award winning full time academy in the heart of Colchester and the only karate club in Essex with Club SX Gold Accreditation and OFSTED approval.
The Academy's Chief Instructor Landé Fourie is a 3rd Dan Black Belt in Shotokan Karate (UKTKF) and a 4th Dan Black Belt in Freestyle Karate (BNMAA). Impressively she is also the current 'FSKA Kata World Champion' (amongst other world titles). Furthermore, recently Landé was crowned 'Essex Sport Personality of the Year 2009' during a prestigious sports presentation event on the 11th of November 2009.
Colchester Karate Academy runs Traditional Shotokan Karate classes for those aged 3 years and upwards. These classes also include the Colchester Karate Academy 'Character Building with Life and Safety Skills Programmes' (3-14 years of age). Children's classes including Lil'Dragons are aged 3-5½ years, Punching Pandas (5½ - 7 years) and Nifty Ninjas being the 7-14 year olds as well as adult classes.
In 2009 the Colchester Karate Academy Tournament Squad of 18 students attended local, regional, national and international tournaments. In total they collected a massive 97 medals, of which 45 were gold, 25 were silver and 27 were bronze.
Colchester Karate Academy was awarded the 'Martial Arts Academy of the Year' accolade at the 'Black Belt International Martial Arts Awards and Training' weekend in November 2009. Two of the Academy's students received 'International Student of the Year' awards (Kieran Scott aged 12, and Georgia Clewley aged 11). In addition to these successes Landé Fourie received an Honorary 4th Dan in Freestyle Karate, an 'International Instructors Award' as well as an award for '25 Years Dedication to Martial Arts'.
As well as teaching Traditional Shotokan Karate we also run corporate and generic training courses including specialised and bespoke programmes upon request. These courses are either conducted at our professional full time Academy or delivered in-house. We offer the following:
Karate Related Events
Karate Kids Birthday Parties
Multi-sport Holiday Clubs
Success Camps (Leadership Skills)
Kata Camps
Bully Buster Camps
Squad Training Sessions
Annual Punch-a-Kick-a-Thon
Karate Kids Spring Camp and Summer Camp for Beginners
Non-Karate Related Events
Circuit Fitness Classes open to the public
FIT-Defence(Ladies daytime fitness class)
Teen Murdery Mystery Birthday Parties
Murder Mystery Events
Fund Raising for Various Charities
Specialist and Bespoke Training in Personal Safety and First Aid (Run by Elite Response Training):
Teen Murdery Mystery Birthday Parties
Murder Mystery Events
Fund Raising for Various Charities
Specialist and Bespoke Training in Personal Safety and First Aid (Run by Elite Response Training):
Generic Personal Safety Training
Physical Intervention (Restraint)
Lone Worker Personal Safety
Mixed Gender Self-Defence
Under 18's Personal Safety
Women's Self-Defence
Knives and Edged Weapons Awareness (including a unique under 18s programme)
Basic Weapons Awareness and Recognition (Skills for Security accredited)
First Aid Training (HSE & OFSTED approved courses)
Colchester Karate Academy
Unit E2
Cowdray Centre
Cowdray Avenue
Colchester
Essex CO1 1BP
Telephone 07753 627 204