Matsuri Dojo Stevenage

We teach traditional Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo from Okinawa in a safe, friendly and respectful environment, we pride ourselves in having a truly in-depth knowledge of martial arts and modern teaching methods. We are committed to helping you reach black belt excellence, we will do everything in our power to assist and encourage you. Classes for Children (age 6 years +) and Adults. All our Instructors hold current; DBS checks, First Aid qualification, Insurance.

We pride ourselves in having a truly in-depth knowledge of both the martial arts and modern teaching methods. The teachers at the school are fully qualified and all of our black belts are registered with the Okinawa Karatedo Shorinryu Ryukyukan Karate Kobudo Federation, Okinawa, Japan. We are committed to helping you reach black belt excellence, we will do everything in our power to assist and encourage you if you too are committed.

The style of karate that we practice is Shorin-Ryu, which is a traditional style from Okinawa, the birthplace of Karate. Students are taught the self-protection skills of Karate in an atmosphere of mutual respect, discipline, and etiquette. We encourage our students to have an open mind to all martial arts and we provide training courses with world-class teachers from other martial arts such as, Ju-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Aikido, etc.

The Matsuri School continues to grow, mainly through the recommendation of our members. We have seen many of our students progress from child to adult, from beginner to teacher and in some cases an entire family to black belt.