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The Dojo is downstairs in the Finsbury Leisure Centre , which is just off Old Street on Iron Monger Row approximately 5 minutes walk from Old Street underground station – the nearest landmark is the spire of St Luke’s. The dojo is fully matted, with a sign on the door saying OAA (not ‘beware of the leopard’) and just round the corner from the changing rooms. If you end up fencing or doing a lot of shouting before punching people, you have gone too far. We only use wooden swords and sticks and only shout if in pain (or faking pain).


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Reaching us

By Tube
Old Street (Northern Line)
Angel (Northern Line)
Barbican (Metropolitan / Circle Lines)
By Bus
Route numbers 55 and 243 pass closest on Old Street.