Nepali martial arts · full contact · self defence

Strength in
technique.
Strength in you.

Buddhakado is a dynamic full contact martial art developed in Nepal. You train technique, self-defence, fitness and mental resilience in one complete system.

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Discipline

Keep learning, keep training and grow with respect for one another.

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Technique

Efficient techniques, repeated with precision and under pressure.

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Personal growth

More confidence, fitness and mental resilience.

Our clubs

Ghent skyline with the three towers

Gent

Buddhakado Gent · KarunaVictor Braeckmanlaan 180, 9040 Gent
  • Monday18:30 to 20:00
  • Friday18:30 to 20:00
Koksijde coastline at sunset

Koksijde

Affiliate Budokai-do · YantraHoutsaegerlaan 19b, 8670 Koksijde
  • Saturday18:00 to 20:00
  • Sunday10:00 to 12:00

Our trainers

Sander De Sutter

Sano Guru
  • Technique & tactics
  • Full contact specialist

Michel Devos

Sano Guru
  • Experience & coaching
  • Technical expertise

Niels Verté

Guru
  • Technique & fitness
  • Self-defence specialist

Maya Callewaert

Ladako
  • Fitness & mindset
  • Driving force
Part of

KaliDo Alliance

Buddhakado is part of the KaliDo Alliance. The alliance connects schools around the same core values: discipline, flow and respect, while preserving Buddhakado’s own identity and tradition.

●Discipline↻Flow♡Respect

What is Buddhakado?

Not a static system. Buddhakado keeps evolving with one clear test: does a technique work efficiently in a real situation?

Nepali roots

Buddhakado originated in Nepal and was developed further in Belgium. The system uses mobility, angle changes and the attacker’s blind side.

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Practical method

Training includes partner drills, heavy bag work, kicks, strikes, locks, ground work, self-defence and controlled full contact.

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