Quality Karate in a safe, fun and
family-friendly environment
Here at Akeru Shin we aim to teach Karate-do to all who wish to learn, from seven to seventy years of age we offer quality instruction which encompasses all aspects of this exciting martial art.
We also elevate discipline, respect and humility to the top of our agenda and insist on the adherence to strict Dojo etiquette which in turn promotes a healthy attitude and ensures correct spirit.
Students of Akeru Shin are offered the very best instruction possible, with access to many of the worlds senior Karate instructors and regular interaction with the most experienced people in the country we are at the top of our game.
Club instructor Ali Bourne started training in Karate at the age of eleven balancing Karate with school and later with a full time job as a farm labourer, it was soon apparent that his passion for Karate was not shared by his employer which resulted in a short spell in the unemployment line, during this time however Ali enjoyed some competition success and continued training until joining the Royal Navy and seeing action in the Falkland Islands. Upon leaving the Royal Navy he again entered the Dojo and resumed training, eventually being persuaded to open his own Dojo in Louth, Akeru Shin was born in 1988 and now at 60 years of age Ali is still at the helm.
Karate is a martial art developed in Japan from a system used on the island of Okinawa. Okinawa is the Principle Island of the Ryukyu Archipelago, laying three hundred miles to the south of Japan and three miles east of main land China. Although the roots of Martial Arts can be traced back thousands of years to India, the evolution of karate as we know it today began in the seventeenth century.