The Club Instructor"Sensei Menik Glynn"
Sensei Menik Glynn, 5th Dan, is the club instructor of the Belfast Karate Club, affiliated to the Shotokan Karate Association (SKA) in England.
Menik has trained in the home of karate, Okinawa, Japan, under four grand masters:
Metatsu Yagi , Minoru Higa , Takashi Kinjo, Tetsuhiro Hokama and at the Kenshikai – Dojo: with Kakazu Sensei
Menik's Karate training began in West Africa with the Ghana Karate Federation, under several champion instructors.
On returning to England she joined SKA, teaching since third kyu (1st brown belt). She has now achieved her 5th black belt (5th Dan, Godan) with SKA.
Menik also practiced Tang Soo Do (a Korean martial art), where she won a European Championship (2003) in Cambridge in Hyuns (forms) and 3rd place in Bo (weapons).
Menik was the gold medalist at the Irish International Karate Championship at Ardee, Dublin (2009) in Kata (forms) category and silver medalist (Kata) at the Seiko Kai Cup National Karate Championship, Sri Lanka (2009).
Now Menik has moved to Northern Ireland and started her own club under SKA and continues to enjoy teaching, especially children.
Menik is also Chair of UK Charity Sevana and was a Red Cross Volunteer.
Belfast Karate Club is the first Shotokan Karate Association (SKA) club in Northern Ireland.
SKA was formed in 1985 to promote the teaching of traditional Shotokan Karate. The Chief Instructor is the esteemed Karate instructor and practitioner Sensei Greg Durant, 8th Dan.
Our classes are taught by professionally qualified Karate instructors who specialise in teaching Karate to all age groups and all levels of ability.
We are experienced in working with children, achieving high standards of attention and behaviour in the classes.
Karate is from two Japanese words, ‘Kara’ meaning empty and the word ‘Te’ meaning hand – combined to ‘Karate’, meaning ‘Empty Hand’. This is the basis for Karate, as the style does not use weapons. We use our arms and
legs to defend ourselves.
As ‘Karateka’ (students of Karate) we must always remember to avoid unnecessary conflict, thereby respecting the principles of the founder of Shotokan Karate, Gichin Funakoshi.
Sensei Funakoshi brought this traditional martial art from Okinawa, Japan to the wider world. This is the origin of the style that we learn today.
Shotokan karate is extremely good for children. Many parents and teachers remark on the improvements they see in a child’s behaviour through the practice of karate.
They find our traditional approach allows children to enjoy themselves in a structured and disciplined environment.
In addition, Shotokan karate promotes healthy physical development during the crucial growing years and karate is now accepted as part of the syllabus on GCSE and A level physical education courses.
Karate is from two Japanese words, ‘Kara’ meaning empty and the word ‘Te’ meaning hand – combined to ‘Karate’, meaning ‘Empty Hand’. This is the basis for Karate, as the style does not use weapons. We use our arms and
legs to defend ourselves.
As ‘Karateka’ (students of Karate) we must always remember to avoid unnecessary conflict, thereby respecting the principles of the founder of Shotokan Karate, Gichin Funakoshi.
Sensei Funakoshi brought this traditional martial art from Okinawa, Japan to the wider world. This is the origin of the style that we learn today.
Shotokan karate is extremely good for children. Many parents and teachers remark on the improvements they see in a child’s behaviour through the practice of karate.
They find our traditional approach allows children to enjoy themselves in a structured and disciplined environment.
In addition, Shotokan karate promotes healthy physical development during the crucial growing years and karate is now accepted as part of the syllabus on GCSE and A level physical education courses.
Karate is from two Japanese words, ‘Kara’ meaning empty and the word ‘Te’ meaning hand – combined to ‘Karate’, meaning ‘Empty Hand’. This is the basis for Karate, as the style does not use weapons. We use our arms and
legs to defend ourselves.
As ‘Karateka’ (students of Karate) we must always remember to avoid unnecessary conflict, thereby respecting the principles of the founder of Shotokan Karate, Gichin Funakoshi.
Sensei Funakoshi brought this traditional martial art from Okinawa, Japan to the wider world. This is the origin of the style that we learn today.
Shotokan karate is extremely good for children. Many parents and teachers remark on the improvements they see in a child’s behaviour through the practice of karate.
They find our traditional approach allows children to enjoy themselves in a structured and disciplined environment.
In addition, Shotokan karate promotes healthy physical development during the crucial growing years and karate is now accepted as part of the syllabus on GCSE and A level physical education courses.
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