Welcome to the Swiss International Fight Team (SWIFT) movement and martial arts academy.
Judo
Olympic sport and Japanese art of self defence, judo promotes the values of Courage, Respect, Modesty, Friendship, Honour, Honesty, Self-control and Courtesy (while getting you seriously fit & strong).
Wado ryu Karate
An Olympic demonstration sport in 2020, Karate means ’empty hand’ in Japanese. The Wado ryu style is a light, fast fusion of Japanese ju jutsu and traditional Okinawan karate – perfect for competition and self-defence.
Blog
Women’s Self Defense Courses ’26
We will be running a series of women’s self defence courses across 2026 for Geneva’s international community. Women’s self-defence course– February 16thCHF80 As part of a series of specialist women’s self-defence courses this year, SWIFT Academy head coach, and former international-level martial artist, Fergus Dullaghan will take you through the awareness and self-defence skills you need to …
Why your kid should try martial arts? Via Knowitall.ch
We were delighted to be asked to feature in one of Switzlerland’s leading blogs for the international community – Knowitall.ch. One of the other parents at the Geneva school drop-off looked sideways at me, “So you’ve decided to start teaching martial arts to this bunch?” he asked. “On top of your job?”. He patted my …
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New kids’ judo and karate classes in English. Limited Places.
We are happy to announce new judo and karate classes for children in Geneva starting with the rentrée in September 2023. Classes will be held in English, with an English native speaker – Fergus Dullaghan. Fergus, who is also a parent of two young girls, was a full-time, elite-level athlete in the sport of judo …
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