DKK Oxfordshire
21 / Oxfordshire
Karate in Oxfordshire
Traditional Okinawan Goju Ryu in the Buckinghamshire villages of Oakley and Brill, between Thame, Bicester, Aylesbury and Oxford.
Mon & Thu
Class Nights
16+
Adults Only
2024
Branch Founded
Oakley & Brill
Bucks Villages
Where We Train
Two Halls, One Branch
DKK Oxfordshire trains twice a week in two neighbouring Buckinghamshire villages, about two miles apart on the edge of the Oxfordshire border. Run by Sensei Simon Clinch under the same Okinawan Goju Ryu syllabus and lineage as DKK London, founded in 1990.
Monday
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Oakley Village Hall
9 Oxford Road, Oakley, Bucks, HP18 9RSThursday
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Brill Memorial Hall
19 Church St, Brill, Aylesbury HP18 9RTGetting Here
Karate Near Thame, Bicester, Aylesbury & Oxford
Thame
Around six miles south, on the Oxfordshire side of the border. The closest of the four to both halls.
Bicester
Roughly eight miles west along the back roads, well under twenty minutes by car.
Aylesbury
About nine miles north-east on the A41, the nearer of Buckinghamshire's two county towns.
Oxford
Around twelve miles south-west, inside half an hour outside rush hour.
Goju Ryu Oxfordshire
Sensei Simon Clinch
Simon began training in Shotokan karate at school, reaching Shodan at eighteen. He joined DKK in 2008 and progressed under 7th Dan instructor Shihan Gavin Mulholland at the club's Regent Street dojo, reaching Nidan in 2013, Sandan in 2016 and 4th Dan in 2021.
In 2024 he founded DKK Oxfordshire, teaching the same traditional, combat-orientated Okinawan Goju Ryu taught in London since 1990, two nights a week in Oakley and Brill.
Read Simon's full profileFrom the Dojo
Technique Breakdowns
Short technique breakdowns filmed during class at Oakley and Brill. They are the quickest way to see how the style actually moves before you turn up.
Follow @dkkoxfordshire on InstagramHow to Throw a Roundhouse Kick
Drive up with the knee, then pivot. The two steps most people collapse into one.
Kicking to the Ribs
Not flexibility or leg strength. Timing, and getting the hips to do the work.
Where Knockout Power Comes From
Move the body and the shoulder through first. Then let the fist follow.
What To Expect
What A Class Is Like
Every session follows the same traditional Okinawan Goju Ryu syllabus taught in London since 1990: kata, pad work, controlled kumite and ne-waza, hard and soft technique built for close-quarter reality rather than points. Complete beginners train on the same floor as existing black belts.
No uniform needed. Just turn up in something you can move in for your first session. Ask about current fees rather than relying on a figure published elsewhere, and read more about what to expect before you arrive.
Come and train with DKK Oxfordshire
Monday · Oakley Village Hall / Thursday · Brill Memorial Hall