Zen Do Kai

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Zen Do Kai is a freestyle martial art created in Australia. It is designed for people who are looking for an efficient system of self defence moves, katas, and strike work. Although Zen Do Kai is considered a form of karate, it is also very similar to Thai kickboxing in that each student is taught to fight in a Thai kickboxing stance and to use all of its techniques. It is set apart from many forms of karate because it allows kicks to the legs to take place during sparring and pad drills as well as many other techniques and practices used by Thai kickboxing.

Zen Do Kai also uses katas as a form of discipline during training and these katas have been selected for the aid in rudimentary development of stances and techniques commonly used in daily training. Zen Do Kai also places a large emphasis on grabs and holds and other general close combat and ground fighting techniques which leads many people to consider Zen Do Kai a martial art very well suited to practical defence situations.