Shinkido Martial Arts

An amazing dojo with a friendly atmosphere and a real focus on the individual. I have been training here for over 5 years now and it has had a huge impact on my fitness, mental health and way of life. Sensei Bruce Payne and everyone at Shinkido are always welcoming and want to help you be the best version of yourself. Great martial arts, great philosophy and a great way to learn a traditional art. There is something for everyone from fitness and self defence to wellbeing and health. I wo...

If you are serious about wanting to learn and train, then Shinkido is for you. Shinkido martial arts is a full time dedicated dojo that offers several martial arts taught by exceptional instructors, that can be studied at your own pace and to fit around your life. Classes sizes are kept purposely small and focussed to help develop students to a very high calibre and each class will have senior grades to help beginners and lower grades understand and develop. Shinkido is not a school that g...

Sensei Bruce Payne is an excellent instructor, before we get to his core subject! Not everyone who can, can teach. Mr. Payne, however, excels in both. Whatever your age, ability or physical condition he will enable you to be the best YOU can be, so long as you commit to meeting him half way. I have studied martial arts for over 40 years, and have had the benefit of some wonderful instructors over the years (and one or two less so!), but Bruce takes you deeper into the ART, way past just the p...

Since training here I have gained alot of confidence and feel more able to defend myself if necessary. At Shinkido you are not just taught how to fight in a competition, but how to defend yourself in the street if you ever need to. Each session is enjoyable and is a good way to get out and do something different. Everyone who trains here is friendly and welcoming. When I first joined I was one of the youngest in the room, but did not feel intimidated as everyone is willing to help you under...

Being a smaller school, the instructors at Shinkido are able to coach you on a personal level, so rather than just being put through the syllabus as you would do in a larger academy, your training here will be more personalised to your individual needs. So if you have a particular technique you are struggling with, or an injury that needs looking after, then this will be taken into account during lessons. The lesson content is excellent, drawing on years of experience from the instructors in ...