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Bristol Women's Karate creates a safe, empowering space for women to come together and learn effective self defence through a traditional martial art.

25/12/2025

Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas 🎅🎄🌟

09/12/2025

Hi everyone, just a quick reminder for your diary of class dates over Christmas 🎄🎅

If you are thinking of joining us in the New Year, please get in touch to book asap. We only have 3 spaces available in our Monday evening class and 4 in our Friday morning class 🥋

If you have any questions about the classes just drop us a message, we're always happy to chat 😊

02/12/2025

Last night we kicked things off with kihon, sharpening up the fundamentals and building strong technique from the ground up.

From there we moved into paired drills, this time keeping them free flowing rather than prescriptive. This approach encourages everyone to play to their strengths, adapt to the targets and opportunities that appear, and understand that there isn’t always a single “right” response to an attack. The focus is on awareness, timing, and confident decision making.

We wrapped up the session with kata, with small groups working together to support each other.

26/11/2025

A Week at Bristol Women’s Karate 🥋✨

It’s been a full and inspiring week on the mats!

On Saturday I coached the first session of a 6 week self-protection course for a local community group. An amazing group of women who have sadly faced racial abuse. We focused on building confidence, awareness and a strong mindset, alongside practical skills in stance, attack and defence. Their courage and energy were incredible.

Monday brought a kickboxing session for UWE students, working power generation through padwork and sharper, stronger punches. Straight after was my women’s karate class, where we honed precision in our fundamental techniques and brought that to life in both padwork and kata.

Next up is our Friday morning women’s karate session, where we’ve been exploring breakfalls, close-quarters work including throwing techniques, and how to stay effective when the fight goes to the ground.

Add in the behind the scenes admin — replying to enquiries, making course bookings, keeping records up to date. Plus my own PT time and ongoing CPD, and that wraps up a pretty typical week here at Bristol Women’s Karate.

Empowering women. Building skills. Growing confidence. Every single week. 💪🥋✨

17/11/2025

Consistency is where confidence is built.
Every time you step into class or practice at home, you’re sharpening your technique, your power, and your mindset. Our women’s karate classes are all about showing up for yourself, again and again, that’s where the real progress happens. 👊✨💜

27/10/2025

Four more belts earned this weekend! 🥋👏
Huge well done to these inspiring women, all your dedication and hard work has paid off! 💪✨

21/10/2025

We’ve been putting in some serious work lately to prepare for the next grading this Saturday! There’s been a big focus on getting the fundamentals right, when your technical skills are solid, speed and power naturally follow.

But learning the movements is only part of the journey. It’s just as important to understand them, the principles that make each technique effective. That’s why our classes are more than just a workout; they’re a study group. The process helps you tune in to your own body and discover how it really moves.

06/10/2025

We all have that inner critic whispering “you’re not fit enough,” “you’ll look silly,” “you can’t do that.”

Spoiler: you can 💥

Karate for women — beginners, busy lives, zero experience needed.

Come and prove your inner critic wrong 😉

📍 Bristol South Aikido Dojo | Mondays 6.30–7.30pm | Fridays 10.00 - 11.00am
📩 Message to try a free class!

18/09/2025

Hate being the new person? 👀
You’re not alone — 3 women are trying their very first class this Monday!
Come along and join them — message me to save your free spot. 🥋✨

04/09/2025

✨ FRIDAYS ARE BACK! ✨
😁👊🥋 Women’s Karate in Hengrove

We took a break over the summer, but Friday morning classes are back – and we’d love to see you there!

⏰ 10–11am
📍 Hengrove
🙋‍♀️ Adults only, beginners welcome

No experience needed – just come along, move your body, de-stress, and have some fun. 💪
It’s the perfect way to kick-start your weekend, take time for yourself, and meet some amazing women. 🌸✨

Got questions? Drop me a message – I’m Lindsey, I run the classes, and I’d love to help. 💬

08/08/2025

COME AND JOIN US ☺️

🥋 It's never too late to start learning something new!
🙌 You don't need to be young, fit or sporty!
🙋‍♀️Classes are fun and friendly.

Classes held @ Bristol South Aikido Dojo, BS14 9NX on:
Mondays 6.30 - 7.30pm
Fridays 10 - 11am

Drop us an email for more info or to register for September classes ... bristolwomenskarate@gmail.com

20/07/2025

This photo just came up on my Facebook memories from 14 years ago, how things have changed for me!

This was taken on a professional photoshoot day which I was asked to do by an advertising company. What I'd expected to be an hour of striking poses turned into 4 hours of hitting bags, flying kicks, weapons work, having water thrown in my face because I wasn't sweaty enough and hearing the words "great, just one more time" on repeat 😆.

Back then I was a full time coach and international competitor, running a full time dojo with hundreds of students of all ages.

14 years on and my skills, knowledge and ability have continued to grow and my coaching has specialised and become much more niche. 18 months ago, when I set up Bristol Women's Karate, I did it with the sole objective of making martial arts more accessible to women by making classes specifically for them.

I've coached for over 30 years, and I'm well aware walking into a dojo can be an intimidating experience for women, but it is really important to me that women feel safe, encouraged and welcome, so they can come and learn the invaluable self protection skills that martial arts can offer.

With this in mind, my classes are kept small (maximum of 8), so I can personalise tuition. Class members can wear what they want so they feel comfortable. Classes are relaxed, friendly and informal, with the focus being on students learning at their own pace. I have women come along who haven't done any group exercise or sport for decades, women going through menopause or managing health conditions, women who want to learn but don't want to do any sparring, women who lack confidence.

I love the transition in my own coaching and martial arts journey. I've had the pleasure of meeting and working with some fantastic women and love the opportunity to remove the barriers that stop women from participating in martial arts.

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