Our karate classes are located in London around Hampstead, Swiss Cottage, Primrose Hill, Belsize Park, Harrow on the Hill and Stanmore. Each dojo is within easy reach of public transport and has good connections between each venue.
A guide to our different sessions
Children’s karate classes
Karate classes for children only
Suitable for children age five upwards including beginners. Lessons last 45 minutes which is the ideal amount of time to ensure attention is maintained. Some older children may also be able to attend our mixed classes.
Bookings are by term.
Mixed karate classes
Mixed karate classes
Suitable for all grades. We welcome adults, teens and older children, from beginners to advanced. Lesson duration is approximately one hour.
Sundays and Wednesdays are open to some younger children for the first 45 minutes. These sessions are ideal to join as a family.
Available throughout the year.
Focused karate lessons
Focused karate lessons
These enable us to concentrate on the varying needs of the club at any given time eg. on the approach of a grading or competition, or to work through advanced techniques and katas as an extension to the regular class.
Outdoor karate training
Karate & Stretch
Suitable for all abilities, with or without experience.
Come and join us after you’ve finished the morning school run or before you start your day for a light exercise class.
Build strength, flexibility and coordination in a relaxed, friendly environment.
Parents with toddlers that are able to sit on their own while the class is in progress are welcome.
Bookings are by term.
Where to find us
Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre
Children’s karate classes
Mixed karate classes
Focused karate lessons
Saturdays 4pm
Thursdays 5pm
Studio 1, 1st Floor, Adelaide Road, London, NW3 3NF
Directions: From Swiss Cottage station, take exit 1 and turn left. The centre is adjacent to Swiss Cottage Library.
Tell reception you are there for karate. Walk through the gates, up the stairs and around to the left. Studio 1 on the right hand side.
Parking is available on the surrounding roads for free outside of restricted times.
O2 Centre, Finchley Road
Mixed karate classes
Focused karate lessons
Tuesdays 6.30pm
The Venue, 2nd Floor, 255 Finchley Road, London, NW3 6LU
Directions: It’s a 1-minute walk from Finchley Road tube station: turn left from the exit, and immediately left again. The O2 Centre is on the left hand side. Once inside, take the lift / escalator upstairs. Between Wagamama and Byron restaurants there is a corridor: walk to the end and turn left where you’ll find the training hall.
Free, 2 hours, parking is available when spending £10 or more in Sainsbury’s, and having them validate your ticket, while discounts are available by spending in stores.
Primrose Hill Community Centre
Karate & Stretch
Thursdays 9.30am
Hopkinson’s Place, Fitzroy Road, London, NW1 8TN
Directions: 7 minutes walk from Chalk Farm or 20 minutes from Swiss Cottage / St John’s Wood tube.
Metered parking available on the surrounding roads.
Belsize Community Library
Children’s karate classes
Saturdays 10.30am
Antrim Grove, Belsize Park, London, NW3 4XN
Directions: Just 5 minutes walk from Belsize Park Station. Turn left out of the station onto Haverstock Hill and right onto Antrim Grove. The Library is on the corner.
Metered parking available on the surrounding roads.
North London Collegiate School
Mixed karate classes
Focused karate lessons
Sundays 10am
Dalkeith Grove, Stanmore, HA7 4SQ. Access via Canons Sports Centre
Directions: Just 10 minutes walk from Stanmore Station. Turn left out of the station and take the first road on the left, Merrion Avenue.
Walk to the end and turn left onto Dalkeith Road. The school entrance is just over the humpback bridge on the right-hand side.
Reception at Canons Sports Centre will direct you to the upstairs studio.
Free parking available on-site.
Harrow School Sports Centre
Mixed karate classes
Focused karate lessons
Wednesdays 7pm
Harrow School, Garlands Lane, Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, HA1 3GF
Directions: A 10-minute walk from Harrow-on-the-Hill Underground station.
Pass through the ticket barriers and exit left onto Station Approach.
Walk straight ahead, cross Lowlands Road and turn left.
Continue along Lowlands Road to the traffic lights at the crossroads and turn right onto Peterborough Road.
Garlands Lane is the first turning on the left, leading down a steep incline towards the sports fields.
Turn right at the bottom – the sports centre is a short walk on the right-hand side.
Free parking available on-site.