Seeking good school in Denver, CO 80219

**babo78** · Posted On: 2/10/2006 8:51pm

Seeking striking school in Denver, CO 80219 area within 15~20 min. driving range.

This is for to save a buddy of mine from WTF TKD (he was thinking of enrolling in WTF TKD school...). He is complete MA noob and has no idea which is good school.

I appreciate any help, personal recommendation would be great. Thank you very much.

EDIT: I stopped him from enrolling and he is waiting for me to help him.

**Ronin.74** · Posted On: 2/10/2006 9:00pm

I have heard many good things about a place called Grapplers Edge. A friend of mine used to train there before he moved to Ohio and he says they have an excellent program and I think they have even had an article about them in Grapplers Magazine. Of course it's a grappling school, not BJJ though.

**VikingPower** · Posted On: 2/10/2006 9:24pm

Look for Enshin Karate, it's an offshoot of Kyokushin. Joko Ninomaya <sp?> teaches right in Denver if I remember right. They're the guys with the Sabaki Challenge.

**babo78** · Posted On: 2/11/2006 10:39am

Originally Posted by Ronin.74

Grapplers Edge

Originally Posted by Koto_Ryu

Enshin Karate

Ok, thank you very much!

More choices would and any help from other users would be great!

**Planktime** · Posted On: 2/11/2006 8:39pm

Northglenn Judo club is pretty good if he is looking for that sort of thing. Cost is $18 a month and $2.50 rec center fee. so it works out to ~32.00 a month. good school lots of very expeienced Judoka. If he is looking of other martial arts there is a very good Kendo school if that is the sort of thing you are interested I would have to get info from my buddie who trains there. Otherwise he will have to shop around since mostly denver has McDojo's.

Looks like your friend is on the south west side of denver. No my area persay but he could get to alot of places very quickly if traffic is good.

PT

**Southpaw** · Posted On: 2/11/2006 9:31pm

You live near a legend. Look up Willem de Thouars.

**babo78** · Posted On: 2/18/2006 1:51pm

Thank you all for your help. My friend will be starting Enshin Karate in Denver, CO sooon and maybe even Northglen Judo.

**Trueblood** · Posted On: 2/21/2006 9:02pm

Originally Posted by Amp

You live near a legend. Look up Willem de Thouars.

I was under the impression that Uncle had folded his hands. The last seminar I was at he had senior students teaching almost exclusively.

One of Uncle's students, Keith Moffat, fits the Bullshido mould.
I think his school is called Kun Lun Pai, in Westminster.

**Lohff** · Posted On: 2/21/2006 9:45pm

Originally Posted by Ronin.74

I have heard many good things about a place called Grapplers Edge.

Insane amount of talent there. Awesome school, with very nice guys. And insane talent. Did I mention the insane amount of talent there? Its insane. The talent.

**Kobayashi** · Posted On: 2/22/2006 12:35pm

Originally Posted by Trueblood

I was under the impression that Uncle had folded his hands. The last seminar I was at he had senior students teaching almost exclusively.

One of Uncle's students, Keith Moffat, fits the Bullshido mould.
I think his school is called Kun Lun Pai, in Westminster.

I attended one of Uncle's seminars a couple of years ago. Yes, his senior students were teaching the majority of both days. He is an old man after all - I can't blame him for not teaching. Most of his senior students at the seminar had been with him for at least 10 years but some over 25 years, so it's not like noobs are teaching. There was lots of hard sparring so that base is covered.

As for Keith Moffat, I personally didn't like his attitude and would not consider training under him - but that's me. I know nothing about his school.