Why Lineage Matters - The Search for Real Knowledge
Twenty years ago, I started asking questions that couldn't be answered. So I went looking for the source. The journey to authentic Oyata lineage changed everything.
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Posts and updates from Ryukenkan Dojo
When life "Life's" you...
2024 has been one insane year. We are all thrown challenges in our lives that call for us to step up and shoulder a burden that we may not have expected, or if we expected it, you can guarantee that ...
Read more →Learning to solve problems
People often think that learning Martial Arts is all about the physical, kicking, punching, throwing, getting kicked, punched and thrown...Or, they go to another end of the scale and think that there'...
Read more →We can make a difference
2024 is going to bring a whole new level of excellence to the Tauranga Martial Arts community. Ryukenkan Dojo will be offering classes on a donations basis.Anyone can learn martial arts and contribut...
Read more →2024 Students
As part of our changes in 2024, we require all students returning to 2024 classes to complete a student details form. This form is not a full membership form - all students will also be required to ...
Read more →We don't do "Insta-grat"...
If you attend every available class, and invest several hours of your personal time practicing, its possible that you'll earn a Black Belt in, or around, 5 years. If you add up all the class require...
Read more →20 years of Ryukenkan in Tauranga
In 1995, Marty Rickard returned to Tauranga and brought with him the first Ryukyu Kempo classes. Initially teaching from an old Navy building on the waterfront, the classes changed and grew over the...
Read more →Why Ryukyu Kempo?
There are over 50 martial arts groups in Tauranga. Why not choose Muay Thai, BJJ, MMA, Tae Kwon Do, Kung Fu, Karate, Judo, Boxing?What makes Ryukyu Kempo so different? Let us ask you these questions...
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We are so confident that you'll love Ryukyu Kempo,we will pay for your first 10 classes. All you have to do is commit to turn up and train. It’s that simple. Contact us to book your first class...
Read more →The Ryukyu Kempo difference.
What makes us different? Watching your child do better at school, be healthy and fit, develop a strong sense of community and learn skills for a successful life, all while learning traditional Lif...
Read more →Schedule a Class
BOOK YOUR FIRST CLASS TODAY Why book one class, when we'll give you 10 for free? It's hard to decide if a martial arts class really fits you if you only have one or two classes before you have to...
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