Master and student practise kobudo in the Dojo

Martial Arts Club

Want to get fit and have fun at the same time?

Here at the Royal Armouries in Leeds you can learn two distinct and separate art forms of Martial Arts.

One with weapons Matayoshi Kobudo and one without ITF Taekwondo

Martial Arts is a great form of exercise which develops fitness, flexibility, co-ordination and strength.

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Royal Armouries Grand Military Tattoo

Our annual military extravaganza!

06 September

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Did you know?

4 Eiffel Towers

During the siege of Sebastopol the British fired about 10,000 tonnes of iron shot; the French fired 510,000 round shot, 236,000 howitzer shells and 350,000 mortar shells – a total of around 43,000 tonnes of iron! About the same weight as 4 Eiffel Towers.

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