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Karate in Montreal
Practical, local answers for people looking for full-contact karate in and around the city.
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Finding the right dojo
- Kyokushin karate in Montreal: how to choose a dojoWhat separates the city's karate options, what to look for on a first visit, language, season and costs.
- Full-contact karate in Montreal: what should you look for?Whose rules a dojo fights under, how sparring is staged, what to ask about safety, and how to judge a room before you join.
- Kickboxing in Montreal? Kyokushin karate, on Nuns’ IslandThe full contact you are looking for, what karate adds, and what kickboxing has that Kyokushin does not.
- Taekwondo in Montreal? Kyokushin karate, on Nuns’ IslandThe kicks, the belts and the kids from age 4 you are looking for, what karate adds, and what taekwondo has that Kyokushin does not.
- Karate classes for kids in Montreal: Nuns’ Island, Verdun, from age 4The Petit Samouraï for ages 4 to 6, the kids programme to age 13, where it is, what it costs and how to try.
- Karate classes for adult beginners in Montreal: Nuns’ Island, Verdun, from age 14What it asks, the first class and the first weeks, what to bring, where, when and how much.
- Getting to the dojo from your part of Nuns’ IslandPointe-Nord, Pointe-Sud, Domaine de la Forêt: directions by your mode of travel, the real access to suite 010, and the group for your age.
- Karate near the Bell campus on Nuns’ IslandYou work at the Bell campus: karate after the office, on your own or with colleagues, the free one-month trial, and the route from the campus.
- An activity after work, near Pointe-NordYou work elsewhere in Pointe-Nord or on the island: the real schedule, the route, the first trial.
- Karate near Centris and the real estate agenciesYou work at Centris, at an agency on the island or as a broker: karate after work, on your own or with colleagues, and a free month to discover the classes.
- Which sport for a child on Nuns’ Island?Six questions before choosing, the real trip from school or home, the island’s two elementary schools as landmarks, and karate from age 4.
- The Petit Samouraï: karate at ages 4, 5 and 6What a 45-minute class asks at that age, how to tell if your child is ready, what comes after 6, the rate and the free trial.
- Saturday morning, for daycare familiesA weekend activity for ages 4 to 6, with the parent close by, no childcare and no transport — how it goes, the trip, the trial.
Our dojo on Nuns’ Island
Fifteen minutes from downtown, walking distance from the REM, free parking. The dojo page has directions, the timetable and everything a first visit needs.
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