Taketomikai – Mendrisio Martial Arts is a non-profit association founded in 1983 with the aim of promoting the study of martial arts and personal development.

Course offerings, suitable for people of all ages and genders, include: 

• Karate
• Jūjitsu
• Goshindō (self-defense)
• Kobudō (traditional Japanese weapons).

Martial arts is an educational and healthful activity that combines psyche and motor skills. In addition to being an indispensable self-defense system, they are also an ideal practice for enhancing personal and interpersonal skills.

Taketomikai offers an original, multidisciplinary and pragmatic teaching approach in a serene and convivial environment.

The quality of teaching at Taketomikai is guaranteed by its teachers who have university education and certification from both the schools of reference in Japan and Youth and Sports, the official body of the Swiss Confederation for the professional training of sports coaches and instructors.

Combining tradition and modernity, Taketomikai is the first martial arts association founded in Mendrisio. It therefore has a long experience gained through decades of activity, and is now a reference point for the entire Mendrisiotto region and beyond.

Taketomikai - Mendrisio Martial Arts, different by tradition since 1983.