ACADÉMIE PASCAL PLÉE - LA MONTAGNE
Read moreThe Club de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève, as it's known, is one of the oldest martial arts clubs in Europe. It is located in the Latin Quarter, behind a patinated wooden gate, in a charming cobbled courtyard, in a setting classified as a historic monument. Master Henry Plée founded the dojo in 1953. A pioneer of karate in Europe, Maître Plée (10th dan) brought in several Japanese and Chinese experts. Since its creation, the club has won numerous French, European and world championships. Pascal Plée, eldest son of Maître Henry Plée, took up the torch after his father. He has been practicing martial arts since the age of 5, starting with judo and then karate at the age of 8. Fascinated by traditional Japanese and Chinese martial arts, he now teaches karate-do(shotokan and Okinawan), kung fu (Crane and Long Point), qin na (Chinese dislocations), taijiquan, tuishou (hand thrusts) and qi gong (health exercises).