Kancho Kanazawa 10th Dan - Supreme Instructor of SKIF International (Right), Ohigashi Sensei 7th Dan (Left) Chief Instructor of Nara Prefecture in Japan and Sensei Aaron Kenneally 4th Dan (Center) Instructor of Bushido Karate Club.

Welcome to the Bushido Karate Club website. The name "Bushido" is a very important and ancient Japanese way of life which translates "The way of the Warrior". We are opening in January 2011 and we want to create the next generation of Bushido Karate-Do Warriors. Karate-Do is a Martial Art that teaches a student respect, honour, discipline, self defence, fitness and will develop and improve their character.

I am Sensei Aaron Kenneally (4th Dan Black Belt SKIF) and I started training in Karate-Do 24 years ago in Mayfield Renshukan. Over the years I have represented my country SKIF Ireland at European and World Championships and I am privileged to have trained and graded my whole life under Kancho Kanazawa (10th Dan) who is one of the greatest Karate-Do masters. He is considered to be a Living Legend and is world renowned.

I am starting my new program called "Karate Kids" which is a specific class focused on the development, encouragement, guidance of Karate Kids aged 4-7. This class is a non-contact class so your kids will not be injured and they will learn all the values that I have learned over the years such as respect, disclipline, ettiquite, and Karate-Do in a safe and fun environment. Bushido Karate Club is all about making students feel like they are part of a worldwide Karate-Do family.

At Bushido Karate Club we have a very high standard of Karate-Do.  All the instructors have trained directly under Kancho Kanazawa 10th Dan and the main instructors of SKIF GHQ when they visit Ireland twice yearly.  Over the years many martial arts have become more and more a sport rather than a traditional martial art and have lost the traditional side to their training.  Although we have a sport side to Karate-Do,  Bushido Karate Club instructors have always embraced the traditional aspect to Karate-Do training, etiquette, and discipline and have kept our training exactly to what Kancho Kanazawa has taught.  All instructors at Bushido Karate Club are highly qualified and have graded under SKIF Worldwide which ensures that your child will receive the best Karate-Do training possible.