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We don’t do “InstaGrat”…

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 requirements and attend minimal classes with next to no additional practice, and you’re blessed with a strong mind and body, it’s possible that you’ll earn your Black Belt in 7 years.

Why does it take so long? Why is it possible in other martial arts to earn rank in under 3 years?

Ryukenkan Ryukyu Kempo has been around a long time. Along the way, we’ve made our mistakes and we admit that we have issued rank to people who didn’t deserve it. We have also seen how that damages the reputation of our classes and how that, in turn, hurts our students.

Because of those past mistakes, we said “no more”.

  • No more easy gradings
  • No more “participation medals”
  • No more gradings that make people “feel better”
  • No more gradings that make parents feel better

When we issue rank to a student, that rank must have meaning. For the rank to have meaning, it must be earned.

Each belt level has a number of items that are prescribed. Each item must be demonstrated to a set level. If you ask yourself honestly, “Do I want lower quality now, or higher quality later?”, only a fool takes the easy option.

We’re not here to give people handouts. We’re here to build strong people who have successful, strong lives.

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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:

  • Are you looking for an established class?
  • Do you want highly experienced instructors?
  • Do you want to learn from people who are successful in many areas of life?
  • Do your children need good role models?

Ryukenkan Dojo has been operating in Tauranga since 1995 and Marty Rickard (Head Instructor/Founder) has been training in Tauranga since 1982. We’ve seen it all come and go, we’ve continued to teach our classes no matter what the latest trend and fad has been.T

To become an instructor with Ryukenkan, adults students must have a solid career, lead a good family life. They must contribute to society in a positive way. These people will be interacting with you and your family, you need to be able to trust us, and we place the highest level of importance on that trust.

Looking at todays world, it can be hard to find a good role model for children.

Too many high profile people look solid on the outside, but end up in the news pages for something that we’d rather they didn’t do.

In a world where social media is creating mental health issues, people (yes, all people) need to be grounded in the world of everyday life, not a world which isn’t real, or causes anxiety.

There’s a lot to be said for a bit of “old school family values”, respect, resilience, hard work, focus, self discipline – these are the traits that make people successful in life.

Ryukyu Kempo teaches these character traits through the medium of traditional Martial Arts. We place an emphasis on safety, hard work, and earning your place in the world.

Why not join us and find out how we make this happen?

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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 Life Protection and Martial Arts skills is what we do.

Wouldn’t you want to be a part of the Ryukenkan Ryukyu Kempo journey?

In 40 years of martial arts study, Ryukyu Kempo is simply the most complete Martial Art I have ever seen.
Marty Rickard – Head Instructor

Imagine how your family’s life could change when they attain the following benefits:

  • Developing the respect and self discipline that open the doors of opportunity throughout life.
  • Knowing that concentration, focus and perseverance lead to success – because they have experienced it in their every day life.
  • A drive to understand, improve, achieve, succeed and help build strong families and communities.
  • Being stronger, more able and confident.
  • Develop an attitude that promotes and delivers success in all areas of life.
  • Learning skills that link thinking and movement that help them feel positive, protect them and energize them
  • Having proven that effort and investment is enjoyable and over time delivers results.
  • Demonstrating personal responsibility engagement in all parts of life, every day.

And, what if we said we offer all this for only what your family can afford?

Tauranga has some of New Zealand’s highest costs of living.
We’re here to offer something that will benefit your family, without causing financial distress.

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