Wicklow Kenpo Karate

30/08/2026

🥋 **IT’S NOT TOO LATE. IT’S YOUR TIME.**

You don’t have to be fit before you start karate.

**You start karate to become fitter.**

You don’t have to be flexible.

You don’t have to have trained before.

And you definitely don’t have to be 20!

Our new **Adult Kenpo Karate classes at Wicklow Kenpo Karate Academy in Rathnew** are starting this week, and complete beginners are very welcome.

Come along to get stronger, improve your fitness, learn practical self-defence, build confidence and do something that challenges both your body and your mind.

And unlike another hour at the gym, you’re not just exercising.

**You’re learning a skill. You’re progressing. And you might just surprise yourself with what you’re capable of.**

So if you’re in **Rathnew, Wicklow Town, Ashford or nearby** and you’ve thought about trying martial arts — whether for the first time or after years away — this is a great time to start.

📩 **Message us today with the word “START”** and we’ll send you the details.

**Wicklow Kenpo Karate Academy — Rathnew**

**More Than Karate. A Stronger You.**

30/08/2026

**They won't just learn karate.**

They'll learn what they're capable of. 🥋

Confidence grows when a child tries something difficult, gets it wrong, tries again... and eventually discovers:

**“I can do this.”**

Our new term at **Wicklow Kenpo Karate Academy in Rathnew starts tomorrow**, and we're still welcoming new students.

If you're in **Rathnew, Wicklow Town, Ashford or nearby** and you've been thinking about karate for your child, now is a great time to begin.

📩 **Message us today with “KARATE” + your child's age** and we'll send you the details.

**Creating Black Belts for Life.**

30/08/2026

🎒 **BACK TO SCHOOL. BACK TO KARATE.** 🥋

And just like that... September is just about here.

School uniforms are ready, bags are being packed and parents everywhere are starting to work out what the new weekly routine is going to look like.

So perhaps there's room in that routine for something that gives your child much more than another activity to attend.

At **Wicklow Kenpo Karate Academy**, we've spent over **30 years** watching what can happen when children step onto the karate mat.

They become fitter.

They learn to focus.

They develop discipline.

They make friends.

They learn respect.

They face challenges, get things wrong, try again... and gradually discover:

**“I CAN DO THIS.”**

And that growing belief in themselves can travel far beyond karate.

Into school.

Into friendships.

Into challenges.

And ultimately, into the person they become.

That's why, for us, karate has always been about much more than punches, kicks and belts.

It's about **confidence, discipline, respect, resilience, fitness and character.**

🥋 **OUR NEW SEPTEMBER TERM IS ABOUT TO BEGIN**

We're now making our final places available for new students.

✓ Beginners welcome
✓ Qualified Black Belt instructors
✓ Over 30 years teaching in Wicklow
✓ Structured progression
✓ Positive and supportive environment

If you've been thinking about karate for your child, **now is the time to make it part of their new September routine.**

📩 **MESSAGE US TODAY WITH “KARATE” + YOUR CHILD'S AGE**

We'll send you everything you want to know about joining.

**WICKLOW KENPO KARATE ACADEMY**

**More Than Karate. A Foundation for Life.**

🥋 **Creating Black Belts for Life.**

26/08/2026

🎒 **BACK TO SCHOOL. BACK TO KARATE!** 🥋

September is almost here...

New school year. New routines. New opportunities.

And perhaps a new challenge for your child.

At **Wicklow Kenpo Karate Academy**, we believe the lessons children learn on the karate mat can travel with them everywhere.

The confidence to believe in themselves.

The discipline to focus and keep going.

The respect to value themselves and others.

The fitness that comes from getting active, having fun and becoming stronger.

And perhaps most importantly, the experience of discovering...

**“I CAN DO THIS.”**

For over **30 years**, we've been teaching children in Wicklow and watching those lessons reach far beyond karate.

Because while belts, techniques and gradings matter, the person your child becomes along the way matters even more.

🥋 **SEPTEMBER ENROLMENTS ARE NOW OPEN**

If you've been thinking about introducing your child to martial arts, the beginning of the new school year is a wonderful time to start.

✓ Qualified Black Belt instruction
✓ Structured progression
✓ Positive and supportive environment
✓ Confidence, discipline, respect and fitness
✓ Beginners welcome

Places for our September intake are limited.

📩 **MESSAGE US TODAY WITH THE WORD “KARATE” AND YOUR CHILD'S AGE**

We'll send you the details about joining our September programme.

**WICKLOW KENPO KARATE ACADEMY**

**More Than Karate. A Foundation for Life.**

🥋 **Creating Black Belts for Life.**

24/08/2026

🥋 **HELP YOUR CHILD STAND TALLER IN LIFE.**

Confidence doesn't come from simply being told to be confident.

**It's built.**

Through trying something difficult.

Through learning to focus.

Through getting something wrong... and trying again.

Through discovering:

**“I CAN DO THIS.”**

At **Wicklow Kenpo Karate Academy**, we've spent over **30 years** helping young people develop much more than martial arts skills.

We help children build:

🥋 **CONFIDENCE** — believing in themselves

🥋 **DISCIPLINE** — developing focus and commitment

🥋 **RESPECT** — for themselves and others

🥋 **FITNESS** — building stronger bodies and healthier habits

🥋 **RESILIENCE** — learning to keep going when something is difficult

🥋 **CHARACTER** — developing skills that reach far beyond the karate mat

This September, we're welcoming a limited number of new students into **Wicklow Kenpo Karate Academy**.

Our children's programme offers:

✓ Qualified Black Belt instruction
✓ Over 30 years' teaching experience in Wicklow
✓ Structured progression
✓ A positive and supportive environment
✓ Training designed to develop the whole child — not simply their karate

📅 **NEW SEPTEMBER INTAKE**

Places will be limited.

If you've been thinking about martial arts for your child, this could be the perfect time to begin.

📩 **MESSAGE US TODAY WITH THE WORD “KARATE” AND YOUR CHILD'S AGE**

We'll send you the information about our September programme and how your child can join us.

**WICKLOW KENPO KARATE ACADEMY**

**More Than Karate. A Foundation for Life.**

🥋 **Creating Black Belts for Life.**

23/08/2026

23/08/2026

🌟 **A NEW TERM. A NEW CHAPTER. A STRONGER YOU.** 🥋

We’re excited to announce that our **NEW TERM is starting soon!**

At **Wicklow Kenpo Karate Academy**, we’ve been teaching in Wicklow for over **30 years**, helping children, teens and adults build confidence, get fit, learn practical self-defence and develop skills that can benefit them in every area of life.

Whether you’re 6 or 60, it’s never too early — and never too late — to start. 💪

🔴 **CHILDREN’S CLASSES**

Our children’s classes are about much more than learning karate. We want to help build strong foundations for life:

⭐ Confidence & self-esteem
⭐ Discipline & focus
⭐ Fitness & coordination
⭐ Respect for themselves & others
⭐ Self-defence & personal awareness
⭐ And, most importantly, believing in themselves!

⚫ **ADULT CLASSES – STARTING SOON!**

Maybe you’ve always wanted to try martial arts. Maybe you trained years ago and would love to come back. Or perhaps you’re simply looking for a new way to get fitter, reduce stress and challenge yourself.

Our adult classes will offer:

⭐ Improved fitness, strength & flexibility
⭐ Practical self-defence skills
⭐ Greater confidence & focus
⭐ Classes suitable for beginners through to experienced martial artists
⭐ A positive, supportive training environment

Classes are led by **Alan Ellis, Professor of the Arts**, with over 30 years’ teaching experience in Wicklow and a long history of developing high-calibre martial artists while helping students of all ages realise their potential.

📅 **NEW TERM COMMENCING SOON – LIMITED PLACES**

👉 Enrolments are now open for **children and adults**.

📩 **Message us here on Facebook today** to enquire about joining Wicklow Kenpo Karate Academy and securing your place for the new term.

🥋 **MORE THAN KARATE. A FOUNDATION FOR LIFE.**

**CREATING BLACK BELTS FOR LIFE.**

19/08/2026

🥋 **A NEW CHAPTER IS ABOUT TO BEGIN…**

After more than **30 years teaching martial arts in Wicklow**, we're incredibly proud to open the next chapter of our journey.

**WICKLOW KENPO KARATE ACADEMY**

For over three decades, we've had the privilege of teaching generations of students — from children taking their very first steps onto the mats to accomplished Black Belts who have gone on to achieve remarkable things both inside and outside martial arts.

But for us, karate has never simply been about learning how to punch, kick or earn another belt.

It's about what happens to the person along the way.

**Confidence. Discipline. Fitness. Respect. Resilience. Character.**

It's watching a shy child begin to believe in themselves.

It's seeing someone who wanted to give up discover that they can keep going.

It's helping students become fitter, stronger and more capable.

And it's watching the lessons learned on the mats begin to show up in school, at home, at work and in life.

That's what we mean when we say:

**Creating Black Belts for Life.**

Our new term will be commencing shortly and **September enrolments are now open**, with limited places available.

🥋 **Children's Classes**
Structured, positive martial arts training designed to develop confidence, fitness, discipline, respect and character.

🥋 **NEW Adult Classes — Starting Soon**
Whether you've trained before or have never stepped inside a martial arts school, you're welcome. You don't have to be fit to start — that's one of the reasons to start.

Classes are led by **Alan Ellis, Professor of the Arts**, with over 30 years' teaching experience in Wicklow, alongside our team of fully qualified Black Belt instructors.

We're tremendously proud of the many high-calibre martial artists we've produced over the years.

But we're equally proud of the people whose lives have been positively influenced simply because they walked through our doors and decided to begin.

**The next generation starts here.**

📩 **ENROLMENTS NOW OPEN**

Places for the new term will be limited, so message our page today to enquire about children's or adult membership and secure your place.

🥋 **WICKLOW KENPO KARATE ACADEMY**

**More Than Karate. A Foundation for Life.**

**Creating Black Belts for Life.**