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Thames Dojo

Location

Thames High School
Address
Thames, New Zealand
Phone
Email

Class Times

Juniors

8-11 years
  • Tue, Thu
    5:30 pm
  • Duration
    60 min

Seniors

12+ years
  • Tue, Thu
    6:30 pm
  • Duration
    90 min

Thames Dojo currently has over 90 students training and is looking forward to a future where KRMA can make a major difference in continuing to help others to gain the confidence to lead their very best lives.

Our first Thames Karate classes were established by Hanshi Lance Strong and Kyoshi Ava Strong in 1983. In 1990 these classes became Kiaido Ryu Martial Arts. Over many years all the remaining KRMA schools evolved from the Thames base as many of the original senior Instructors moved to establish Dojo in other centres.

To support these schools Hanshi and Kyoshi, travelled with a car-load of senior ranks each week, for over a twenty years, to support and teach these classes four nights a week and on many weekends.

Thames Instructors

Lance Strong

Grandmaster Lance Strong

9th Degree Black Belt (Hanshi) KRMA Masters Board

Classes:

  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Self Defence
  • Warriors Wisdom
Ava Strong

Grandmaster Ava Strong

8th Degree Black Belt (Kyoshi) KRMA Masters Board

Classes:

  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Self Defence
  • Warriors Wisdom
Chris Poad

Renshi Chris Poad

4th Degree Black Belt (Renshi)

Classes:

  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Self Defence

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