Date: Friday, March 29 – Sunday, March 31, 2019. Instructors: Soke Hirokazu Kanazawa, Kancho Nobuaki Kanazawa, Shuseki-Shihan Manabu Murakami, SKIF Headquarters instructors, Referee Director Eikichi Saito, others Objective: To improve and unify the techniques of SKIF members in Japan and overseas while providing the opportunity for members to interact and build friendships. Shotokan Karate Schools (SKIF Pakistan) also represent Pakistan…
A 1985 study found that children in martial arts have an increased sense of responsibility, and a higher sense of self-esteem.
Kata training in Shotokan karate is done in order to help the body maintain a sense of balance and flexibility, and the constant repetition of the kata engages the mind too! Try repeating the same technique twenty times and see how often the mind wanders from the task at hand; you might be surprised at how often it will, and…
Karate is a Japanese martial art whose physical aspects seek the development of defensive and counterattacking body movements. The themes of traditional karate training are fighting and self-defense, though its mental and moral aspects target the overall improvement of the individual. This is facilitated by the discipline and persistent effort required in training. If karate had to be described in…