Combat sports and martial arts Paris

As much as you can, if you want to enrol your child in Krav Maga's course at Kamag, you will have to take a long time to do so, long in advance. This sport has the wind on the ground, and the small ones are very much in favour. Unfortunately, there are not many places, so think about the timing. What is Krav Maga? A technique of self defense Israel. Accessible from the age of 6, this course, Kamag put on a global approach in the form of games and small exercises, the aim being to promote balance and move into space.

The kick boxing is probably one of the most exciting combat sports in recent years. Thus, the Kick Boxing section of the shogun center, founded three years ago, welcomes more and more followers every year. Almost 70 licensees gather thus in Djamel Hammoudi (4 th degree), pupil of Richard Gods who is no other than the former coach of the team of France. Courses, which are made in music! , last one hour and gather around licensees all levels combined. After heating, in the form of relaxation and stretching, place the work to two and then to work the Pao (big cube in foam) finally end the implementation in the form of combat. Please note that courses are available for up to 15 years. In addition, internships are organized during the year, on average 3 or 4 per year. As an example, last year Lionel Gillette, Thai Boxing World Champion came to distil his valuable advice, sign of openness on other disciplines, in particular, and on the world, in general…

What is more reassuring when one enters a karate club than has a former world champion of discipline? This is the case in Ki Ken Taï Karate where Jacques De, the boss of the scene, took in 1986 in Sydney the individual gold medal, a semi-heavy category. Thus, the dojo's reputation is no longer to be done. Since 2009, members have been up to follow the teachings of the master, and few are disappointed. It's one of the most beautiful dojos in the capital, with a truly pleasant Nippon air. The master considers his art intrinsically linked to Japanese philosophy. Practitioners at any level can come from the yellow belt to the black belt. One of the best addresses of this kind.

A few steps from the Marais in the 2nd district, the Sanchiro is a small, hospitable, hospitable club. Thirty members gather at the dojo to enjoy the club's forty years of experience. The founder and teacher is only Patrick Benezi, 7 ^th dan, a pledge of excellence in the transmission of knowledge. Here all levels are represented, the courses take place in the Jean Dame gymnasium and bring together groups of 15-20 participants. 1 hour 30 to review the basic techniques of aikido and always a place to address the philosophy of this non-violent art. Internships are at last organised, every weekend, week or summer. History of further progress…

This association offers the traditional Angolan capoiera courses. This form of expression inherited from a struggle expressed by African slaves emphasizes a game of malice, punctuated by instruments of percussion. Once a month, a round is organised on Sunday, a participatory time where the gains are highlighted. The practice of the capoeira goes hand in hand with the discovery of traditional instruments such as the berimbau (wood musical arc), the pandero (small tambourines) or the agogo (bells). Without age restrictions, the capoeira combines the physical maintenance in the sense of choreography and rhythm, while aware that the initial problems raised by this expression are still alive in some countries.

Judo is the other side of the Kodokan Paris 15… and may be as famous as the aikido section. Bruno Louis has a double hat of president and teacher (black belt 6 ^th dan). 130 members are taking part in its courses to follow a classical lesson, that recognised by the French Judo Federation (F.F.J.) but which has the particularity of remaining open to other methods, always in éveil. In this sense, whether it's to practice traditional judo, leisure judo or competition, everything has been studied so that every member finds shoe in his feet. As part of the competition, the club participates in all those set by the League of Paris and the French Championship. The training, for its part, leaves an important place for the randoris, because nothing is worth the practice! Internships are also organized during the year. If you add to this a real atmosphere, this club certainly deserves a detour.

This club, one of the oldest in the capital, is based on nearly 40 years of experience since its takeover by Claude Beschu (7 ^th dan). Reassuring about the quality of courses. Today, it brings together nearly 190 members. Five teachers, including Bruno Louis, 6 th dan and club chairman, plan the courses. They comprise an average of 20 people per session according to levels. The method taught here is entirely traditional and follows the guidelines of the French Judo Federation (F.F.J.). Children are accepted from the age of 4. Thus, all levels are prepared for the passage from the beginner belt to the black belt. The ASVO, which remains faithful to its convictions of openness to other styles, will soon propose a section of Ju Jistu Brazilian. In the meantime, themes are organized all year round to deepen a technique or discover a new one.

Founded in 1969 by Alain End, this family aikido club of about members is one of the oldest in the capital; it brings together conviviality and experience. Three teachers (5 ^th, 4 ^th and 2nd dan) are passionate about this whole world. Affiliated with FFAAA, he proposes a traditional method of teaching aikido, recognized by the Tokyo Aïkikai, the institution that governs this martial art in the world. Courses are at all levels, from beginners to highest grade, and last 1 hour on average. They're focused on movement, which makes them quite physical. Work with weapons is not forgotten and plays an important role in the course of learning. Finally, the members, 35 on average (2/3 men and 1/3 women) are several times in the year invited to courses where several masters or Sensei convey their knowledge. A rare chance in Paris.

Located right in the middle of the 20th arrondissement of Paris, Song Long Paris 20 is one of the rare club Viet Vo Dao to practice method that gave it its name, i.e. Long Song method. Its particularity is that it is halfway between outdoor martial art (facing the combat) and internal martial art (facing the meditation). Founded in 2007 by Maya Byhan, black belt 3rd dan and unique teacher, the club has 50 members all ages confused, making it a friendly club and endearing. The classes take place in the dojo of the gym Louis Lumière which proudly displays its green carpet of protection on the walls and floors. Groups, mixed all levels, hold 15 people on average. The course is always the same long and follows the Song meticulously method. They start with a heating and continue with the work of the different techniques and then by the kuyens (equivalent of the katas in karate) followed by exercises hardening and flexibility. They end in the sessions fighting, history to put all the assets into practice. If you want to go further, the club also offers sessions that approach those found in Tai Chi Chuan, i.e. based on breathing and meditation. Finally, courses to work the techniques of crosse, sword and sword are held throughout the year.

By pushing the door of this small neighborhood club, we first discover the good humour and enthusiasm of Cécile Mas, the founder of the site in 2009 and the only teacher at the moment (black belt 3rd Dan and 7 ^th at the last Championships of France). In fact, so far reserved for Children, Judokan 9 will soon open to adults, which will require the arrival of other teachers. The courses last one hour and take place in the gymnasium of the Auvergne Tower in the 9 ^th arrondissement, just steps from Notre-Dame-de-Lorette church. They bring together small groups of 10 to 15 children: 5-6 years, 7-11 years and 11-15 years. Judokan 9 is affiliated with the French Judo Federation, so teaching is rather classical and focused on the fundamentals of judo, which does not prevent the club from presenting its chicks and minimal at the championships of Ile-de-France. After heating in the form of games, the technical bases are discussed and then worked alone or to two in combinations. Small battles traditionally complete the meetings. A charming small neighborhood club is expected to double or triple its staff with the arrival of the big ones.

For the little story, Vo Vinam, the national martial art in Vietnam, is the origin of Viet Vo Dao in France. The institute of Vo Vinam is therefore a traditional method and its courses closely follow those of the great Vietnamese masters. The institute brings together sixty members in a private do-jo in the 20 th arrondissement. The latter is a surface of 120 m 2 and on its walls, wooden parts displaying a lot of Japanese drawings and pictures of Japanese masters. The atmosphere is asked… The 60 members of the club by Grégory Foiry, a graduate professor of state (black belt 3rd dan and French champion of kuyen hands) and the founder of the club in 2007 and by two assistants and four alternates. Note that once a year, they travel to Vietnam to train with the greatest masters, an essential guarantee of the quality of courses. The latter, bringing together 25 people per group, are divided into three parts. The first concerns the heating and then the work of the base movements. Then put in the learning of the technical program to finally end the fighting. All under the guise of philosophy in this traditional method of teaching. The internship programme: knife in November, Vietnamese wrestling in December, saber in February and finally, in March, wide and technical sabre of machetes. What to be all about!

Since 1986, the date of its foundation, the Nakaima Association offers, in the heart of the Chinese quarter of Paris, a traditional teaching of Qi Gong from the techniques of the founders. To disconnect from the stress of Parisian life and end up, thanks to work on the meditative introspection proposed by the club. For this purpose, members are on Saturday and Sunday under the leadership of Jérôme Guillerand, the teacher of the site. Courses lasting 1 hour at 1 hour 15 alternate stretching techniques to move towards the opening of acupuncture meridians. The stated purpose: stimulate vitality and regulate body energy. In addition to lessons, internships, open to all, children, adults and elderly, are organized all year round. Different themes are worked out and a specific work of internal martial art to external martial art (aikido in this case) is carried out. What you do and rediscover the inner calm.

The framework lends itself to… Founded in 1986, the club is located in the heart of the Chinese quarter of the 13 ^th arrondissement of Paris. Affiliated with the FFAAA, he proposes to thirty members a classical teaching of aikido based on the precepts of the federation with an omnipresent philosophy. So the unity and mind unit remains at the heart of the process and it's no surprise that the club also offers an opening to the Tai Chi Chuan and Qi Gong based on flexibility and relaxation. Two teachers set up courses in the Caillaux Street dojo. They last from one to two hours and review, depending on the levels, all techniques of aikido. Please note that children are accepted from age 8 (Sunday at 11 pm). Finally, themes are organized all year round. In the program, meditation, technique technique and stick. How to deepen your search and achieve this difficult fusion between body and mind…

The heart of the Chinese quarter in the 13 ^th arrondissement contains many martial arts clubs, whether internal or external. This shows the presence of the Nakaima association, which offers several disciplines from aikido to Qi Gong through Tai chi chuan. For several years, the latter has been involved in the Caillaux Street Dojo. The courses, orchestrated by Jérôme Guillerand, are based on a traditional method, the Yang style (most common in Europe), resulting from the greatest masters behind the school. They are based on balance and deep relaxation and remain suitable for all ages. They last an average of one hour. In the programme: a great work on breathing and movement to allow the body to achieve real body memory, all on the basis of intense meditation. The idea is to take away from the concerns of the material world to rediscover the fundamental life of life. If you want to go further, courses are organised all year round in Paris, Auxerre, but also in Drôme. Courses that bring together several clubs and professors from all walks of life.

The Ju jujitsu section of Judo France Paris is one of the most important in the capital. It brings together almost 250 members. Since 1992, it has benefited from the club's creation, experience and infrastructure. The courses take place in three different locations: in the Invalides dojo (7 ^th), the gymnasium Charles Rigoulot (15 ^th) and PUC (14 ^th). Three graduate teachers plan the courses that are still taking place in the same way: Classic heating and then transfers of duo system and transfers of fighting system. All the techniques of self-defence, coups, fists, and ground work and bottlenecks, of course, have come under review so that you can be able to defend yourself alone. At the end of the year, licensees have the opportunity to pass their belts, which are the same as in judo. Finally note that the first test course is free.

The aikido section of this club affiliated to the FFAAA is run by a trio, the Master Michel Lapierre (5th dan), his acolyte Eléonore Lemaire (4th dan) and his former student Raphael Buc (3rd dan). All levels are present (6-9 years, 10-14 years and adults), you can go all its ranks, beginners to black belt. To boost the classes, the club once a month hosts a interclub, history to exchange techniques and to share moments of fraternity. In the many operations testify that the club organised to help the Japanese… ongoing operations. If not, many courses follow one another throughout the year, enough to improve quickly.

If you are looking for a small, friendly and family-friendly club, it should suit you. It actually brings together a dozen members and is only asking for enlargement. Moreover, unlike many others in Paris, registrations are made throughout the year, which can facilitate your choice. The method taught here is the kinomichi, a branch of aikido put in place by Maître Noro in 1978 and brings together more and more followers over time. Much less martial and violent, this method derives its peculiarities from soft gymnastics while retaining the fundamentals of aikido. The courses, orchestrated by Yavan Oriano, take place at Jean Moulin Gym and take advantage of his thirty years of experience. After classic heating, place ground movements with compression stretched to put the body in condition. These same movements then turn to two in mirror. The 19 movements that form the bases of the kinomichi are finally worked one to one to perfect control. To go further, licensees have the opportunity to do internships. You can see…

The dojo overlooks the garden, a source of calm in the heart of Paris. On the white walls, several frames proudly display the photos of aikido and judo masters. Welcome to the Aikido section of the Sports Center. There are 120 adherents every day of the week, all levels combined. Three teachers framed this whole world: Patrick Loury (2 nd dan), Sandra Douy, Laurent February, Laurent Pascal and Jean-François Shower (5 ^th dan), founder of the club in 1990. There are no fewer than 20 black belts among the licensees, which gives the club a special dimension and at the same time ensures effective transmission between ages and levels. Children's courses are provided by Régis Boulier. Affiliated with the FFAAA, the club follows meticulously the method developed by a great French master. With one particularity, the emphasis on the work of arms (the saber, the stick and the knife) and this from the beginner level. And as if that weren't enough, the club organizes theme courses all year round, a story to deepen the knowledge gained.

This is a club with no shortage of assets. On the tatamis side, the club has 80 members of all levels, supervised by two teachers, Bernard Palmier and Eric Marchant (^3rd dan). The style taught here is that recommended by the Tokyo Aikikai. Classes last one hour and are attended by between 20 and 30 people each time. Warming-up, preparing body and mind, working on different techniques, calming down... all facets of aikido are explored.

The Shaolin Mon Association, chaired by Philippe Saint-Solieux, has been in existence since 1974 and has benefited for over 40 years from the experience of four teachers all masters of their discipline. Here, the 80 adherents follow the so-called Jisey do method, an energy path midway between taï-chi-chuan and qi gong. The two-hour courses take place at the Vaugirard Littré gymnasium (6 ^th) on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and are structured in two parts. The first part, close to qi gong, therefore mainly energy, begins with breath work and respiration, the first step of progressive meditation. The second part, closer to taï-chi-chuan, involves exercises in broad gestures to facilitate the movement of energy and the work of chakras. Martial martial applications come at the end of the course to give you the essential foundations of self defence. Friday is reserved for an energy dance course whose aim is to learn through different exercises to know his body for, sitting in session, to reach a real liberation, what to liberate from the stress of Parisian life. To achieve these goals, it is advisable to make two trainings per week and to continue daily the lessons learned.