Club’s outreach connects with college staff

Staff at EKC’s Canterbury College campus have an open invitation to join Sochin Karate Club. The Canterbury club train at Kendall Hall in Nunnery Fields, which is just a few minutes walk from the EKC campus. Some styles of karate, such as mixed martial arts, suit those aspiring to...
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Georges’ features in national Karate magazine

This month Sochin Karate Club’s very own Georges Dussart appears in the world renown “Shotokan Karate Magazine” giving us an insight as to how consistent, dedicated karate training and the quality of our techniques can blend with our “Zen mind” to foster better understanding of ourselves. It’s an interesting...
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Grading and training session

Sensei Sam Birch, 6th Dan, from Shotokan Connect will deliver a training session and grading from 1pm on Saturday, 22 March, 2025. The session will be hosted by Sochin Karate Club in Canterbury and held at Kendall Hall, Nunnery Fields, Canterbury....
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Learn Karate – Discovery Session

Learn Karate – Discovery Session The New Year is a great time to get fit, improve your mental resilience, build strength, improve flexibility and boost your confidence. If you’re thinking of giving Karate a go, why not come to our free taster session in Canterbury on Monday, 13 January...
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Learn Karate

Learn Karate – beginners’ course The New Year is a great time to get fit, improve your mental resilience, build strength, improve flexibility and boost your confidence. Come and learn Karate basics with Sochin Karate Club and get yourself ready to take your first grading with us in March!...
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Club celebrates Summer Solstice

Members of Sochin Karate Club, Canterbury celebrated the Summer Solstice by training in the grounds of Kendall Hall, Nunnery Fields, Canterbury. The setting sun on the longest day provided the perfect backdrop for the session. The club welcomes all grade levels and has just had two members awarded their...
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Karate club featured in city’s media

Sochin Karate Club has been featured in the April edition of CommunityAd – the free magazine delivered through doors in Canterbury. To read the full article click this link to see the digital edition – our full page article is on page 48. For fun, fitness and friendship come...
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Honouring tradition, embracing innovation

A Canterbury karate club has fused the ancient with modern to promote techniques teaching physical abilities alongside mental and spiritual wellbeing.Sochin Karate Club Canterbury, based at Kendall Hall, Nunnery Fields, is led by experienced teacher and 5th Dan black belt Georges Dussart. The club is embracing the fusion of...
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Mid-Year Club Update

The club continues to train regularly and will be open through the summer months, twice a week on the usual Monday and Thursday evenings. Training will change to suit the weather, so during periods with higher temperatures, the sessions will be adjusted to ensure training can still take place...
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New Year, Fresh Start for 2023

The club is now training again after the Christmas holidays on our normal training schedule (Monday and Thursday nights, 7:00 – 8:30pm). This is a great time for people to start new things so if you’re reading this and haven’t done karate before, but are interested in trying it...
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