West London Sulkido

Brilliant instruction and a really great martial art that covers everything: kicks, striking, blocks, locks/holds/throws, breathing, plus more gymnastic elements too. People are always friendly and you will always feel looked after in classes whilst being encouraged to push yourself. Sulkido has a down to earth ethos and can really make a difference to your daily life, with Martin being a fantastic person to learn from.

Great place! I've just left the UK and now live in the US, and greatly miss Sulkido and the West London club. I've yet to find another martial art so complete and focused on self-improvement. Kicks, punches, throws, locks, breakfalls (even weapons later on) - it has it all, so I've never felt like I'm missing out on some part of my martial arts education. The flip side of this is that it will take a while to get good - this just means that there is always something to improve and learn! The c...

The West London Sulkido truly is a fantastic club. I am very new to martial arts as I previously tried several clubs (Kung Fu, Karate) but could never get motivated enough on the long run. This club however has it all : kicks and punches, breakfalls, hand techniques, breathing techniques, sparring, forms, etc - and a wonderful philosophy. The breaking of a wooden plank at each grading assures us that our kick is technically good and would work in a self-defence situation - it also gives a gre...

This is a great club with very committed instructors. My son has been going for years and he has slowly worked his way through the belts. The syllabus is challenging but he loves it and goes twice a week. He is the youngest but it very much feels like an extended family to him.

One of the three locations in the world where Sulkido is taught, and I wish there were more. I have practiced martial arts for 11 years in various countries (taekwondo,ju-jitsu,aikido, mostly) and I have never come across a MA so complete (everything except ground wrestling is taught, from all kicks imaginable and punching to 250+ self-defence hand techniques up to black belt), challenging (based on the level of the grading [usually from the board break], without competition), and yet where t...