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Gaining knowledge
through interaction is the greatest privilege |
SATKF's goals are to interact and train
with all
Traditional Karate-ka and Budo practitioners in South Africa and throughout the
World.
We as members of ITKF we regularly attend
the annual ITKF week long camp and also train throughout the world with Traditional
Karate and Budo masters.
These leading instructors that we train
with have had their basic training
gained Budo Knowledge
under Traditional Karate Masters like
Masters
Gichin Funakoshi, Masatoshi Nakayama ,Hidetaka Nishiyama
and many more.
Budo "Japanese Martial
Arts" knowledge of technique, strategy and tactics has been passed on by Japanese and Okinawa Masters
for centuries.
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Budo principles
Taken from one art
to another to improve
ability in all forms of
Self defence
Master Nishiyama studied Kendo from a famous
Japanese Master Mochida Moorio and gained
invaluable knowledge which he has
incorporated
into his Traditional Karate
teachings.
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Traditional Karate has been taken to a
great level of expertise through the introduction of
Footwork “ Unsoku “ by Sensei Nishiyama
at the 2007 ITKF camp, this was the
culmination of his 30 years of Budo / Kendo study of the
variety of Unsoku used especially in
Kendo and Kenjutsu. With certain
footwork, more power is generated off the floor into
technique.
We as students of Sensei were privileged to beable to
gain this knowledge, taking our Traditional Karate to
greater level of efficiency and expertise. Sensei study
of footwork lead him to become a leading master in this
field. This was again taught at the 2009 ITKF camp by
Master Hiroshi Shirai teaching this Unsoku especially
Okuri-ashi “sending foot”
This knowledge of this footwork has been passed down
over centuries by the Samurai swordsmen which they
studied in depth and mastering. Superior footwork was
the difference between life and death and even in
today’s day and age is also applied in sometimes life
threatening situations. As Sensei explained is a
major contribution in the success in most sports. |
Sensei Chris Mance /
National Coach , SA TKF regularly trains overseas
and in South Africa with the following Masters, to share
knowledge and expertise with Traditional Karate-ka
through-out South Africa |
