Never done karate? Here’s how to start.

Adult beginners are welcome, and you don’t need to know anything beforehand. Here’s how to get to your first class:

Your first class

  1. Email Sensei Krisztián

    Tell him which day you’d like to come: Tuesday or Thursday.

  2. Come at 6 pm

    To the small gym of Szilágyi Erzsébet Gimnázium (a secondary school): Mészáros u. 5–7, 1016 Budapest.

  3. Sportswear, bare feet

    For your first class, comfortable sportswear is enough; you don’t need a karate uniform. We practise barefoot.

Frequently asked questions

What should I wear to my first class?

Comfortable sportswear is enough, for example a T-shirt and tracksuit bottoms. You don’t need a karate uniform (gi) for your first class. We practise barefoot.

When and where do you practise?

On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 8 pm, in the small gym of Szilágyi Erzsébet Gimnázium (Mészáros u. 5–7, 1016 Budapest).

How do I get to the dojo?

The nearest stops are Ág utca (buses 105, 178 and 210, about 2 minutes’ walk) and Krisztina tér (trams 56 and 56A, about 3 minutes’ walk). From the M2 metro stop Déli pályaudvar it is about an 11-minute walk, or two stops on tram 56 or 56A.

What kind of karate do you teach?

Wado-Ryu karate. Heiwa Dojo is a member dojo of the Magyar Wado-Ryu Akadémia®.

What is Wado-Ryu?

Can children practise with you?

At Heiwa Dojo only adults practise. Children can practise in the Academy’s other dojos.

We practise on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6–8 pm.