Grove Martial Arts - Oxford Goju Ryu Karate club

Welcome to the official Grove Martial Arts website
Grove martial arts is a traditional club not a school or an academy. There are NO contracts to hold you. You will stay because you want to! We teach traditional Goju Ryu Karate, a close in fighting style. We also add effective techniques from other western and eastern martial arts. Training is not restricted to stand up fighting and great emphasis is placed on ground fighting. You don't have to be super fit or super strong to be a martial artist. We don't do competitions or point scoring, all training is geared to the street and tailored to the individual. If you would like more information on the type of training we offer, or would like to leave us a comment feel free to use our "Wall" or contact us via email in the "Contact Information" section. Grove Martial Arts; Train hard, fight easy!

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News


	06/05/2012 Iain Abernethy Sparring course (GMA students 6th Kyu and above) in Swindon. Cost is £25, see the forum for more details. 09/04/2012 The following students were badged on completion of the club Warriors Cadre: Lee Blackford (Top student), Clare Elliot and Andy Baxter. Well done all! 24/03/2012 GMA will be hosting Kris Wilder (6th Dan Goju) on Thursday 14th, Friday 15th, Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th June 2012. Friday and Saturday are open to all grades, styles and clubs. If you would like more information please email us. grovemartialarts@googlemail.com 01/01/2012 GMA KRIS WILDER SEMINARS. GMA is hosting one of the all time Karate greats over a four day period 14th to 17th June 2012. These seminars are open to any style and organisation, this will be an event not to be missed! For more information please email us: grovemartialarts@googlemail.com 30/10/2011 A massive thank you to Sensei Simon O'Brien (6th Dan Wado) and Dan Lewis (6th Dan Goju) and to all the Imperial and DKK students for making us so welcome at the practical Karate Seminar, Bristol. 14/09/2011 Sensei Chris would like to say thank you to Trevor, Frank and all the other members of the Gibraltar Shotokai Karate club who made me so welcome at their training session on Thursday. See their club website in our "links" section. 08/07/2011 Congratulations to Dan Thomas, 6th Kyu, on becoming a police special constable with Thames Valley Police. 01/07/2011 Lewis Stead, 3rd Kyu, raised £435.00 for Leukaemia research after cycling 52 miles through London. Well done Sempai, and thank you to all of you who supported him. 05/05/2011 The following students were badged on completion of the Warriors cadre: Pete Mort, Joe Bayliss and Chris Mort with Pete taking the cadre senior spot. Also badged for continual service to the running of the club and length of training, is Becky Webb. Well done all. 26/02/2011 UKMMA league results: James, loss due to referee stoppage. Ash, Draw. 08/04/2010 GMA would like to say a big thank you to Wokingham Karate Academy for a fantastic session! 01/12/2009 All new students will be required to earn the club badge.(awaded after passing the 8th Kyu grading) 03/07/2009 GMA would like to thank Sensei Dave Lowe 5th Dan for the Sanchin kata seminar on Thursday! 09/04/2009 GMA would like once again to thank Sensei David Mienie for the Basics course (16/07/09)

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Grove Martial Arts Members


	1st dan, Chris Webb 1st dan, Pete Lord 3rd dan, Ivan Webb Andy Baxter - 9th Kyu Ash Nicholls (DM) - 1st Dan Becky Webb - 4th Kyu Brandon Edwards - 7th Kyu Calum Cook - 8th Kyu Chris Mort - 5th Kyu Clare Elliot - 9th Kyu Dan Thomas - 5th Kyu Daniel West - 2nd Kyu Jack Fletcher (DM) - 8th Kyu James Beetham - 10th Kyu James Fell - 7th Kyu Jethro Sheppard - 5th Kyu Jim Howard (RA) - 10th Kyu Joe Bayliss - 3rd Kyu Laura Cairns - 8th Kyu Lee Blackford - 10th Kyu Lewis Stead (Sempai) - 2nd Kyu Max Hunt (DM) - 9th Kyu Nathan Criddle - 10th Kyu Pete Mort - 7th Kyu Rich Higgs - 10th Kyu Rob Henson - 8th Kyu Tom Ayre - 9th Kyu Tom Newcomb - 6th Kyu Trevor Houghton (DM) - 5th Kyu