Welcome to Elite Fighting Arts - ERYRI DOJO. The ONLY place to practice Kyokushinkai and Kudo in North Wales. Eryri is the Welsh name for Snowdonia and is now the accepted name for the region. It used to be believed the word meant, place of the eagles. Academics now agree that the word Eryri derives from the word eryr, meaning ridge, upland, highlands or rise. It is related to the latin word, Oriri, meaning to rise & its plural form is Eryri.
KYOKUSHIN (meaning Ultimate Truth) or Kyokushinkai is a style of Karate known as the
strongest style and was developed in the 1950s by Masutatsu Oyama. At Elite Fighting Arts, our primary fighting style is Kyokushinkai &
Knockdown - Full contact
no glove fighting.
In addition, we incorporated a Muay Thai Kickboxing programme, sponsored by TUFF Camp, Thailand and introduced the
Japanese MMA style;
KUDO. Differing from Western MMA, in that a Gi or uniform is worn, with emphasis on striking, along with the use of head-butts & elbows making this a separate sport. We use a mix of full contact Knockdown bare knuckle fighting & Kickboxing, Jujutsu/Jiujitsu, Shima (Okinawa style Sumo in Gi) & Persian Koshti Wrestling, strength training & conditioning methods.
We do not consider ourselves a modern style MMA gym but focus on the Budo mixed fighting striking & grappling methods with modern concepts, our foundation rooted in Kyokushinkai.
We offer training in the following disciplines; some of the worlds toughest standup fighting systems:
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Kyokushin Academy
Knockdown full contact karate & muay Thai
Felen Rhyd Fawr
Maentwrog
Blaenau-Ffestiniog.
LL41 4HY
07830 262709
info@kyokuacademy.co.uk