Our Martial Arts

Traditional Karate

Karate is a highly recognised form of martial arts and has been taught for hundreds of years. S.M.A.A. are affiliates of higashi Karate Kai and our black belt instructors are students of sensei Peter Spanton one of the world’s leading exponents of wado ryu karate for the past couple of decades. Karate offers the student a very disciplined approach to training and is very technical in its application. It is striking based art and is a great form of self-defence offering the practitioner strong foundation and great awareness in an attack situation. Karate training tempers both the body and mind giving the practitioner a steely resolve when or if they need it. It also helps people focus on the challenges of everyday life and given the student a work hard ethic for as long as they train.

Ju-jitsu

Is a grappling art that has proven to be a highly effective form of self-defence and combative style of fighting. It is one of the main arts used today in the U.F.C. and it is based on submitting your opponent and making them give up or tap out and it is a proven art against a much larger attacker with its use of leveraged based techniques. S.M.A.A. are affiliates of Alliance Jui Jitsu who are recognised as the number one B.J.J. team on the planet. All of our bjj instructor have been awarded their belts by alliance world champs such as Michael Langhi and Bruno Malfacine. B.J.J. is also known as physical chess because it offers a never-ending range of techniques and application to each attack or defence. It also offers a great way of helping the student to focus and train hard and overcome different challenges both in and out of doJo.

Youth Club

At S.M.A.A. we pride ourselves on offering young people a safe and structured environment where they can learn and develop the skills of Karate and Brazilian Jiu jitsu. The important components of developing our youth club is to place an emphasis on fun while also promoting a hard working ethos. As you can see from our gallery we take part in many fun activities with our younger members including dodge ball and sumo suit wrestling. We teach all the young members of our club the importance of respecting each other and also encourage the formation of positive friendships. Martial arts training for young people has been proven to promote positive functioning of both the mind and body. So why not come on down and enrol today!

Our Class Times

Saturday's

The C.R.I.B. Youth Centre, Rockwood Parade, Sligo

1st Class

10:00am
Until
11:00am

Juniors

7 - 10

2nd Class

11:00am
Until
12:00pm

Intermediate

10 - 15

3rd Class

12:00pm
Until
01:30pm

Seniors

15 +

Tuesday's

Ransbro School Hall , Ransboro, co Sligo

1st Class

06:15pm
Until
07:15pm

Juniors

7 - 10

2nd Class

07:15pm
Until
08:15pm

Intermediate

10 - 15

Thursday

Skreen/Dromard Community Centre, co Sligo

Class

06:00pm
Until
07:00pm

Juniors / Intermediate

Sligo Martial Arts Academy News

To all students and parents

To all parents and students, we are now taking orders for our new training tops. The tops are made by O'Neills and are of excellent quality, they cost €40 and if you wish to place an order please contact Mike on Saturday at the desk.

To all students and parents

The Karate national championships take place in the national basketball arena on Sat 8th November. Any student wishing to compete in Kata,Kumite or both must let me know a.s.a.p as there is a lot to organise before we go. Remember all students must have gumshields,groinguards (male)and chest protectors(female)if you are competing in Kumite divisions.Try and get in as many classes as you can the next few weeks if your serious about competing!! There will be a Sunday squad session right up to the nationals if demand is there.Just let me know guys!!