Please note: it's no longer possible to sign up for this beginners course. Please wait until we publish the announcement for the next one.
According to our philosophy martial arts take time to be learnt to a minimum level of proficiency; it makes sense for you to join the beginners course just if you are available to attend it until its end, with the intention of joining our club after the beginners course ends and train with us for the months to come. Please refrain from joining if you are leaving Cambridge immediately after the beginners course ends.Author Archives: CARISMA
Beginners Course August 2024
Due to unprecedented demand we had two incredibly busy beginners courses with 15 new members joining in March and 10 in May. Our philosophy is run a beginners course just when we need to top up our membership, hence we have opened less frequently than usual. If you are total beginner the last CARISMA beginners course started on Tuesday 20 August 2024 at 5:45pm to run for 4 consecutive Tuesday and Thursday classes (e.g. 20, 22, 27 and 29 August).
Please note: it's no longer possible to sign up for this beginners course. Please wait until we publish the announcement for the next one.
According to our philosophy martial arts take time to be learnt to a minimum level of proficiency; it makes sense for you to join the beginners course just if you are available to attend it until its end, with the intention of joining our club after the beginners course ends and train with us for the months to come. Please refrain from joining if you are leaving Cambridge immediately after the beginners course ends.If you have previous and relevant experience in martial arts please read the join page and join us at any time, e.g. no need to wait for the beginners course. Please get in touch with us if in doubt.
If you’d like to check our prices please look at this page. Please notice that Kelsey Kerridge charges a day entry to every non member entering their premises.
Grading June 2024
Training on Sunday Summer 2024
All Sunday sessions between 9 June and 15 September 2024 inclusive will be held at the Histon Road Recreation Ground (see map below) at 5:00-7:00PM when the weather allows it.
In case of rain (or if the grass is wet as it rained previously) we will post a message on this site to indicate the training venue that will be visible under the schedule category please check it if in doubt.
Massimo Gaetani awarded 6th Dan
It’s with great pride and pleasure that we announce our head coach and founder, Massimo Gaetani, to be awarded his 6th Dan Black Belt on the 14th on May. Massimo received his 1st Dan in June 1989, when still training in Italy. Achieving the 6th Dan 35 years later is the result of many years of consistent and relentless dedication to training and teaching martial arts to many thousand of students during the last 25 years at CARISMA. Peter Edward, president of Kickboxing GB (formerly WAKO), awarded Massimo his 6th Dan by stating “the club is very good, all students are very good, the way the class is run is very good, everything is very good“. Massimo added: “I am honoured to receive this as a recognition of my work and efforts in practicing and teaching kickboxing and martial arts; now the counter resets and I am looking forward to my 7th Dan in 7 years”.