Classes: Monday to Friday daily, 13:15-14:15 hr

Address

Rue Van Maerlant 2

At the corner of the Rue Belliard and the Rue Van Maerlant in Brussels. On the ground floor access to the sport facilities of the European Commission. 

Access to the building

If you have a badge from the Commission or another Brussels-based EU organisation, you will have easy access to the training premises. Anyone else will have to be registered for access to the building by the Club secretariat. External staff and trainees also have to be registered for access. To register, please send a copy of your ID to info@eckarate.eu.

Facilities  

We are lucky to have a first-class dojo (training hall), approximately 11m x 12m with a tatami (padded floor) with punching bags. Men's and women's changing rooms with showers are available 

To start with, any sports clothes will do. If you are here to stay, it is required to purchase the karate ‘gi’ clothes (sometimes called ‘kimono’).

Partner Agreement - Training at Blancke Academy Karate Club

Members of the Club are welcome to participate once a week free of charge in a class at the Blancke Academy Karate Club with Sensei Gunther in Uccle or Strombeek. This includes classes in Uccle at the Chaussée d'Alsemberg 946 on Saturdays at 16 h and Sundays at 10:30 h. 

If you would like to participate more than once a week at the Blancke Academy, nominal fees may apply. Private lessons are also available.

(Free training at Blancke Academy does not apply to members who have a membership for only once-a-week training.)

Our weekly classes follow a regular teaching pattern.

- Tuesdays, the emphasis is on ‘kihon’: basic techniques and sequences of techniques.

- Thursdays, emphasis is on ’kumite’: training with partner and sparring.

- Fridays, emphasis is on ’kata’: perfection of sequences of movements and techniques.

- Monday and Wednesday are advanced classes with a mixture of kata and kihon. 

Every class starts with a warm-up. Sensei Gunther’s warm-up exercises are legendary and are a great workout in themselves.

If you are coming to try out a class, Tuesdays and Thursdays are best to see what the karate practice is like.

Our classes are often recorded or streamed on FaceBook - even if you are away you could follow us!