Abbey Stadium is a well-established community leisure venue in the heart of Redditch, with spacious exercise studios, a gym, swimming pools, sports hall, athletics track, outdoor gym, and café. Its official site describes it as a place where the community can come together to be active, healthy, and connected.

Key advantages for karate students and families:

• Easy-to-find Redditch location: Abbey Stadium is on Birmingham Road, Redditch, B97 6EJ, making it a familiar local venue for families across the area.
• Sunday opening works well for family training: Abbey Stadium is open on Sundays from 8:00am to 9:30pm, so the 11:30am karate class sits comfortably within normal venue hours.
• Purpose-built fitness environment: The venue includes spacious exercise studios, which supports safe, structured karate training in a clean, active setting.
• Good for parents and families: The venue has a welcoming café, so parents or family members can wait comfortably while children train.
• Accessible and convenient: Parking is available in the stadium car park, buses stop outside the stadium, and disabled access plus disabled parking are available close to the entrance.
• Changing and accessible facilities: Swim England lists Abbey Stadium Sports Centre as having parking, café, changing facilities, accessible parking, accessible entrance, accessible changing, and accessible toilets.

Why train at Abbey Stadium?
Training at Abbey Stadium gives students and families the benefit of a trusted, community-focused leisure venue in the heart of Redditch. With spacious exercise studios, on-site parking, accessible facilities, changing areas, and a welcoming café, it is a practical and comfortable place for children, teenagers, adults, and families to enjoy karate every Sunday. The Holistic Studio provides a calm, focused setting where beginners and experienced students can train safely, build confidence, and feel part of a positive local community

Bushido Karate Club offers friendly, inclusive karate classes for children, teenagers, adults, and families of all ages and abilities. Classes take place every Sunday at 11:30am in the Holistic Studio at Abbey Stadium on Birmingham Road, Redditch, creating a welcoming and supportive environment where everyone can train at their own pace.

Abbey Stadium is a trusted community leisure venue in the heart of Redditch, offering spacious exercise studios, and on-site parking,

We believe karate is for everyone, regardless of age, fitness level, or previous experience. No special clothing is needed to get started—just come along and enjoy your first lesson completely free. New students can then continue with our Karate Starters beginner course.

Our classes are designed to help students build confidence, fitness, coordination, discipline, self-defence awareness, and emotional control in a safe and structured setting. For children aged 5–12, lessons are fun, energetic, and engaging while developing focus, respect, and essential motor skills. Teenagers and adults benefit from more detailed technical training, personal development, and progression within traditional Shotokan Karate.

At Bushido Karate, nobody is left behind. Every student is encouraged to improve step by step in a positive, pressure-free atmosphere. While opportunities may arise to compete at club, national, or even international level, karate is ultimately a personal journey of self-improvement rather than comparison with others.

Following the teachings of Gichin Funakoshi, our aim is to help students develop strong character, clear focus, and self-belief through dedicated practice and traditional martial arts values.

For bookings, call 07802 681505.