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SKIF confirms Soke Kanazawa's passing
The SKIF has published an official announecement about the passing of Soke Hirokazu Kanazawa. Find it attached.
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Hirokazu Kanazawa has passed away – An Overview
Soke Hirokazu Kanazawa passed away on December 8, 2019. And the karate world mourns. For everybody, who wants to express their sympathies, we have set up a condolence board. The facebook page of the SKIF-GB […]
Women of Shotokan
Hiromi Hishiki – Women of Shotokan
Hiromi Hishiki is an extraordinary Karateka in many respects. She started her training under Masatoshi Nakayama and Tetsuhik Asai. The unprecedented spirit of this time coined her whole later life. Hiromi Hishiki belongs to the […]
About us
Thank You for 40,000 Page Views in One Month!
On Saturday, we broke through a glass ceiling: 40,000 page views in one month. Therefore, we want to say thank you to our readers for your support and ongoing interest. We will keep up the […]
Community
New Media Partnership: Seminar with Andre Bertel in Germany in April 2020
We are happy to announce our new media partnership with the Bodhidharma Budo Karate Dojo in Murnau, Germany for the next seminar with André Bertel Sensei. The seminar is going to take place in 82418 […]
Spirit
What can Karate teach us? A Quest for Answers
What can Karate teach us? Follow me on my quest through Japan to answer this question. By Shinji Akita The Shotokan Times asked me this interesting question a few month ago. I wanted to pursue […]
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BLACK FRIDAY SALE
From Friday until Sunday (November 29 to December 1) we will offer the new Ft ONE Tiger Sneaker 2.0 Black Edition in our shop for an incredible 77.99 US$ inclusive free worldwide shipping. Save up […]
Keiko
How to do a Choku-Zuki? Use your Hip and Pelvis!
Our friends from Karate Dojo WaKu in Tokyo allowed us to share the following video. This time, they explain how to do a choku-zuki. How does it work? A choku-zuki is a punch in an […]
Makiwara Monday
Makiwara Monday: Uraken
Ippei Kamae loves makiwara training. According to himself he does everyday 1,000 punches on the wooden board when he trains at the JKA Honbu Dojo. Witnesses from abroad have confirmed that. In this video he […]
Kata
What does Kata mean to you?
What does Kata mean to you? Many karate practitioners interpret it in different ways. This article will attempt to bring some clarity and explain how a Karate-ka can benefit from performing kata. By Derick Kirkham […]