Zen Shin Do Truro Karate Academy

Karate is not about aggression or fighting. It is a pathway of self-improvement leading toward confidence, physical fitness and mental discipline. Learning to defend yourself is just an inevitable part of that journey. ~ Sensei Daniel Griffiths

Welcome

Zen Shin Do is based on the Goju system of Karate incorporating the fluidity of Kung Fu, it was founded by Sensei Jon Alexander during the 1970s. Sensei Jon has trained for many years in Japan and studied various martial arts including Goju Ryu and Wado Ryu Karate, he has extracted key elements from each style that form the cornerstone for which the Zen Shin Do style of Karate is based.

At one stage there were over 50 clubs that practised our style in the UK, one of these being the Truro Karate Academy. During September of 1982 another style called Shotokan also opened a Club in Truro, eventually the two clubs merged in 1985 with the Dojo (training hall) becoming the Truro City Boys Club, this has been its venue ever since, some 25 years now.

The Zen Shin Do Truro Karate Academy is continually growing and developing, we currently have a mixture of male and female instructors comprising of two 5^th Dan Black Belts, one 4^th Dan Black Belt, three 2^nd Dan Black Belts and three 1^st Dan Black Belts teaching at our club, a wealth of experience that very few clubs can rival.

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