Sensei Paula was recently awarded her Yondan Black Belt in Goju-Ryu following her successful grading at the GKI International Summer 2025 Gasshuku in Spain.
Many hours of dedicated training and intense gasshuku sessions paid off and being able to share grading successes with long-standing GKI friends, as well as make some new ones, all added to the celebrations!
Practice makes progress...!
Our recent RAID Self-Defence 6-week Course was a great success!
Participants learnt invaluable life skills and skills for life, read their feedback below...
To book your place on our next course please click here, complete the short form and we'll be in touch: https://cheshirekarateacademy.co.uk/self-defence
Hope to see you soon!
Sensei Paula
"Expert tuition from an expert instructor. The self-defence course was excellent in preparing me to deal with many different types of situations. Also I now feel much more confident when out and about day-to-day. Sensei Paula is very approachable and answers any questions. Thank-you, I've really enjoyed it" Fay
"A very informative and easy-to-follow course: 10/10" Levi
"I feel like I've gained lots of new skills and concepts. Exploring new ways of situational thinking has not only been helpful but also eye-opening" Alice
"The course was delivered in a fun and engaging way. The course developed my understanding of how to manage conflict and gave me ideas for strategies for de-escalation in different situations" Natalie
"I enjoyed the course and learned lots about self-defence" Grace
"The self-defence course has taught me to be more aware of probable dangers and I feel I have the tools to diffuse potentially aggressive situations. I also feel much more confident to defend myself against conflicts using the new skills we practised. Thank you Sensei Paula" Claire
October 2024 marks the beginning of the third year of Cheshire Karate Academy, welcoming students from 6 - 90+ :-)
We first opened our local doors to students in 2022 at Astbury Village Hall and the Wesley Centre in Sandbach, and in the last year have added two new venues... Congleton High School and Sandbach Boys School.
Offering age/grade-tailored classes ensures that all are welcome and can achieve great progress through the GoJu-Ryu art.
Some of our teen and adult students have also undertaken special self-defence short courses run by Sensei Paula, which have proved very beneficial and enjoyable... providing skills for life as well as lifelong skills.
Our students have gone from strength-to-strength with grading successes as well as in national competitions!
Come and celebrate with us and enjoy your free karate trial class (and cakes!)...
> Monday October 14th at 6pm, Astbury Village Hall
> Tuesday October 15th at 6:30pm, Congleton High School Gymnasium
> Wednesday October 16th at 4pm, Sandbach Wesley Centre and 5:30pm at Sandbach Boys School Drama Studio
Cheshire Karate Academy has been working with Sport England to obtain the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts Trustmark... and has successfully renewed its accreditation status following the Annual Health Check.
This confirms our commitment to ensuring a good standard of safeguarding and provides peace of mind for parents.
GKI Portugal Gasshuku in Porto, July 2023
Senior Instructor Sensei Moreira presents Sensei Paula with commemorative plate as a memento of the Gasshuku.
We practise traditional Okinawan Goju Ryu, which focuses on effective close-quarters fighting. We enjoy tournaments, but believe that the true heart of karate is self defence.
