Burnley Wado Ryu Karate Club

Burnley Wado Ryu Karate Club
Based at St Peter's Leisure Centre (Church Street). Led by a Tony Glass 7th Dan chief instructor with over 50 years of experience. They host dedicated adult sessions on Mondays (8:00 PM – 9:30 PM) and split adult/junior classes on Thursdays (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM) for £5 per session

Free Self Defence Course
Stand Tall Burnley, in collaboration with Calico Homes, Valley Street Community Centre and Burnley Wado Ryu Karate Club.

Self defence and awareness course in Burnley

🥋 10 FREE weekly sessions
📅 Starting Tuesday 8th September
🕟 4:30pm – 5:30pm
📍 Valley Street Community Centre, Burnley
👥 Ages 10–15

Stand Tall has been created for young people who have experienced bullying, intimidation, peer-on-peer abuse, or who would benefit from building confidence and learning practical personal safety skills.

Participants will learn:
✅ Personal safety awareness
✅ Dynamic risk assessment
✅ Break-away and get-away techniques
✅ Confidence and resilience
✅ Positive decision-making

This isn’t about teaching young people to fight—it’s about giving them the confidence and skills to recognise risk, make safe choices, and get away from potentially dangerous situations.

If you know a young person who could benefit, or you’d like to register your child, we’d love to hear from you.

📧 [email protected]

Places are limited, so please get in touch to reserve a place.

We’re excited to launch Stand Tall this September and help young people across Burnley build confidence, resilience, and the skills to stay safe. 💙

WHY DO SOME STUDENTS QUIT KARATE?

Every year, thousands of students walk into a karate dojo filled with excitement, determination, and dreams of becoming strong martial artists. They imagine earning new belts, mastering powerful techniques, and gaining the confidence of a warrior. Yet many of them quit long before reaching their true potential.

Some students quit because they compare themselves to others. They see classmates who learn faster, move better, or earn promotions sooner. Instead of focusing on their own journey, they become discouraged. The truth is that karate is not a competition against others—it is a lifelong challenge to become a better version of yourself.

Fear of failure also causes many students to leave. Making mistakes, forgetting techniques, or struggling during training can feel embarrassing. However, every great martial artist has failed thousands of times. Failure is not the opposite of success; it is part of the path toward success.

For young students, distractions can become another obstacle. Video games, social media, school activities, and changing interests often compete for their attention. Karate requires commitment, and commitment becomes difficult when focus is divided among too many things.

Yet the students who stay discover something extraordinary. They learn that karate is about much more than punches and kicks. It teaches respect, self-control, perseverance, humility, and courage. It develops character as much as physical ability. Over time, these lessons become more valuable than any belt around the waist.

The difference between those who quit and those who continue is often simple: persistence. The students who succeed are not always the most talented. They are the ones who keep showing up. They train when they feel motivated, and they train when they do not. They understand that every class is another step forward, no matter how small.

Karate is a journey, not a destination. There will be challenges, setbacks, and moments of doubt. But those who refuse to quit eventually discover that the greatest victory is not defeating an opponent—it is overcoming the desire to give up.

Remember: A black belt is simply a white belt who never stopped training. Keep showing up, keep learning, and keep moving forward. The path of karate rewards those who stay the course.

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FREE SELF DEFENCE COURSE

Stand Tall Burnley, in collaboration with Calico Homes, Valley Street Community Centre and Burnley Wado Ryu Karate Club.

Self defence and awareness course in Burnley

🥋 10 FREE weekly sessions
📅 Starting Tuesday 8th September
🕟 4:30pm – 5:30pm
📍 Valley Street Community Centre, Burnley
👥 Ages 10–15

Stand Tall has been created for young people who have experienced bullying, intimidation, peer-on-peer abuse, or who would benefit from building confidence and learning practical personal safety skills.

Participants will learn:
✅ Personal safety awareness
✅ Dynamic risk assessment
✅ Break-away and get-away techniques
✅ Confidence and resilience
✅ Positive decision-making

This isn’t about teaching young people to fight—it’s about giving them the confidence and skills to recognise risk, make safe choices, and get away from potentially dangerous situations.

If you know a young person who could benefit, or you’d like to register your child, we’d love to hear from you.

📧 [email protected]

Places are limited, so please get in touch to reserve a place.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. We’re excited to launch Stand Tall this September and help young people across Burnley build confidence, resilience, and the skills to stay safe. 💙

Stand Tall, in collaboration with Calico Homes and Valley Street Community Centre and Burnley Wado Ryu Karate Club.

Self defence and awareness course in Burnley

🥋 10 FREE weekly sessions
📅 Starting Tuesday 8th September
🕟 4:30pm – 5:30pm
📍 Valley Street Community Centre, Burnley
👥 Ages 10–15

Stand Tall has been created for young people who have experienced bullying, intimidation, peer-on-peer abuse, or who would benefit from building confidence and learning practical personal safety skills.

Participants will learn:
✅ Personal safety awareness
✅ Dynamic risk assessment
✅ Break-away and get-away techniques
✅ Confidence and resilience
✅ Positive decision-making

This isn’t about teaching young people to fight—it’s about giving them the confidence and skills to recognise risk, make safe choices, and get away from potentially dangerous situations.

If you know a young person who could benefit, or you’d like to register your child, we’d love to hear from you.

📧 [email protected]

Places are limited, so please get in touch to reserve a place.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. We’re excited to launch Stand Tall this September and help young people across Burnley build confidence, resilience, and the skills to stay safe. 💙

When you are training towards “self defence” the attacker is unlikely to be a professional fighter and they will not attack in the same way you would in a gym environment. The goal in self defence isn’t to “win” the fight but to get home safe.

Parents making the right choices with their children.

No parent can be everywhere, all the time. Life demands work, responsibility, and sacrifice, and no matter how present we try to be, there are moments when our children must navigate the world without us. That reality makes one thing absolutely clear.... what we instill at home matters far more than what we try to control from the outside.

Morals are the foundation, they are the quiet voice that guides a child when no one is watching. Teaching something as simple as sharing at a young age is not just about manners, it is the beginning of understanding others. Over time, that simple act evolves into consideration, empathy, and respect. It becomes part of who they are.

In many ways this mirrors the core of Japanese culture, where awareness of others and social harmony are deeply ingrained. It is not enforced moment by moment, it is lived, naturally, because it has been taught consistently from the beginning.

The truth is we cannot control who our children become friends with. We cannot monitor every conversation, every influence, or every situation they encounter. But we can equip them, we can guide them, and we can shape the lens through which they see the world.

A child who is grounded in strong values, and who lives a full, active life, through sport, discipline, and community, has direction. They are less likely to drift, less likely to seek validation in the wrong places, and more likely to contribute positively wherever they go.

Parenting is not about control. It is about preparation. Make the right choices early. Because those early choices become their decisions later.

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Karate in Burnley
Instructor, Tony Glass Sensei 7th Dan
Beginners Welcome
Monday 8 - 9.30pm Adults
Thursday 7 - 8pm Adults and Juniors

Burnley Wado Ryu Karate Club
St Peters Centre Burnley
Church Street
Burnley
Lancashire BB11 2DL

Contact Admin:
Phone: 07445 241364
Email: [email protected]

Karate in Burnley

Remember a bully wants a victim not a fight.

Instructor, Tony Glass Sensei 7th Dan
Beginners Welcome
Monday 8 - 9.30pm Adults
Thursday 7 - 8pm Adults and Juniors

Burnley Wado Ryu Karate Club
St Peters Centre Burnley
Church Street
Burnley
Lancashire BB11 2DL

Contact Admin:
Phone: 07445 241364
Email: [email protected]