Master Deedigan Martial Arts Academy is one of the best Martial Arts schools in Wiltshire…read more Master Deedigan is a brilliant instructor for both adults and children. Taekwondo in Swindon and Kickboxing in Chippenham are just two of the schools.

Really great, welcoming martial arts class with a really experienced teacher. As well as learning a…read moretraditional martial art you get really fit !!

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I have been training at Somerset Wing Chun for a number of years now and still look forward to…read moregoing to every session.The club is very welcoming and the instructors are very knowledgeable.l would highly recommend to anyone looking to get into martial arts.

A friendly and relaxed atmosphere the instructors and students are friendly and always help you to…read morelearn and progress.

My son, Spencer, has been attending this club for almost two years, and what an impact this sport…read moreand the instructors have had on him! He was diagnosed young with knee and mobility issues not long after starting. I expressed this to Master Gus, and he was instantly understanding at what would help benefit him. Two years in and Spencer's mobility issues have massively improved, with day to day incidences becoming few and far between. I received a video today of a session Master Gus and Spencer had together, and I couldn't believe what my son was capable of. Not only in his skill set, but his confidence is incredible. And it's all thanks to the dedication and passion of Master Gus, Sbn Julie and the rest of the black belts.

Life changing. Challenging and structured, extremely family friendly classes where you come to…read morelearn that maybe martial arts isn't all about fighting. Very eye opening, one of the best choices I have made.

This is a great club and an amazing style. It has striking and grappling techniques balanced with…read moreShaolin philosophy, meditation and Shiatsu style healing. A fun way to get fit and learn self defence. A really great club! 10/10

I've been training with Rich for nearly a year now. The methods taught are very effective and fun…read moreto learn and every class is enjoyable. Highly reccomended.

From the owner: The Defence Lab is the new and exciting worldwide self defence programme that is taking Hollywood…read moreby storm and empowering their students with the confidence to defend themselves while getting fit, healthy and happy!

As authentic as it gets, the Grandmaster Loukas has a passion for Wing Chun, that exudes in his…read moreguidance and diverse training. His background is extensive, with direct links to Yip Man, Wong Shun-Leung, Nino Bernardo (Basement London) and Bruce Lee. Training is in Wing Chun and Kali, and he has been delivering this for 30-years, that's more real-life training experience than most of the clubs in the county etc together! I looked for many schools, and was very lucky to find this authentic school. To put this into perspective I travel more than an hour each way to get to this training school, passing others along the way, and I've been doing this for quite a while...... Training, what you put in, is what you get out. It is real training, not a PPT, not Pilates but martial arts skills that is delivered efficiently and very 'hands-on' as practical training There is so much nonsense and rubbish about these days, that have lost the real concept of Wing Chun, and the lineage through Ip Man, Nino Bernardo and Wong Shun-Leung is truly special. If you are looking for Wing Chun, then go to Loukas, as this lineage is the best I've seen... Look no further, seriously go here if you want the 'good stuff'. Everyone gets a warm welcome from everyone there.... PS 'the secret techniques are not available online - but developed through authentic guidance and skills'

For El D…read more... Interesting mixture of stories and claims. There are plenty of them for each of us all the way back through Nino and Basement to Wong. I don't think anyone would look entirely golden if we took a complete view. You'd never get one in any case, there are things I've heard or seen both positive and negative that will stay with just me out of respect for those involved be they senior or junior. Others are the same. "I'm 50% good, 50% bad, take the good" - you may know where that comes from but that isn't what you're doing here for whatever reason. Completing the system with Nino varied a bit on a per student basis, there are traditions to respect for example. The forms themselves have always been somewhat malleable - compare Wong, Guy, Mark, Lemmy, Franco, Nino and Loukas. You know them perhaps? Who has "the" form? The answer is in their hands and in spite of variance, they were/are all pretty good ;) But if we're talking Loukas specifically, there's a letter from Nino that contains the truth. I was there (maybe you too?) when it was presented openly at the Basement. I guess you might've seen it later, though we don't much shout about that stuff, act of ego. Punching students to make a point? Sure but what point? Are you over-confident, arrogant, too aggressive not paying attention to your centre line, not taking it seriously, maybe even vicious because you've gotten angry? Teaching is done both verbally and physically and you'd see similar play throughout our family tree. We're honest about what it takes "for real". Ask Nino about his wrist. What would he say of Wong do you think? Every student is different, no single method of teaching is effective but a teacher must try regardless to figure out what works and doesn't. When they look in the mirror they aren't entirely happy with how they went about their task at all times. How could they be? If you've tried it, you'll know if you're honest with yourself. You judge a school by its students not the teacher and if you looked around the schools in their current generation, I think you'd see more good than bad. Only way to know though is to see it for yourself. When did you attend last? With what level of experience would you be judging? "If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by." "Retribution" the originating email address translates to. You have an axe to grind it would appear. To what end? No real name, so an eye cannot be cast over your history. How would it look? Why hide? I probably spent time with you, I'm not going to judge, it doesn't matter that much in the grand scheme of things. We've all surely got better things to do, right? My scoring simply balances yours. I'd always mark 3 or so out of 5 because nothing is perfect ever.

This karate club has been running since 1991 and I've been training there since day 1…read more It's really helped me out massively in a lot of ways. I'm now a senior instructor and can't sing the praises of this club enough. Karate is a sport that caters for all ages and abilities. Whether you just want to get fit or take it further and start competing So if you live in the area and it's something that you've been considering, come check us out.