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In 1986 I joined the Japan Karate Association’s instructor training program. I have been training since 1975 and going to tournaments since the early 1980s. I am a five-time Japan Karate Association U ...
Hirokazu Kanazawa, president of Shotokan Karate-do International Federation, began practicing karate as a student at Takushoku University and, after graduation, became an instructor for the Japan ...
SCU Shotokan KarateFor over 50 years, the Santa Clara University Shotokan Karate club has been training dedicated students in this Japanese-based martial arts form. Read about the club's founders here ...
Iowa Shotokan Karate Sensei Mujo Mustafic, 6th Dan, was part of the event's officiating team. In the former Yugoslavia, Mustafic trained more than 10,000 students, including more than 100 national ...
Haxby Shotokan Karate Club is affiliated to the Japan Karate Shotorenmei (JKS), and Gude and Shaw have long been keen to take part in the organisation’s annual trip to Japan.
Many Japanese teachers bristle at the idea of calling karate a “sport” at all. “In a Western-style sport, the aim is gaining victory at all costs,” says Thompson.
Karate is one of Japan's most revered martial traditions, and is one of the many facets of Japanese culture that hold universal appeal and have been embraced worldwide. Part of karate's appeal lies in ...