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Little bit about Hirokazu Kanazawa one of the most experienced Karate Shotokan Sensei in the world 🌎 USU 🙇‍♂️ Kanazawa Soke (10th Dan Black Belt) was one of the world most renowned and respected traditional karate masters of all time. He was the first karateka to have won the notorious All Japan karate Championship. In 1957 kumite champion (while nursing a broken wrist) In 1958 kumite and kata champion Although trained in Judo in his early years, Kanazawa Soke took up karate whilst at University under the late headmaster of JKA shotokan, sensei Matsatoshi Nakayama. Kanazawa Soke is also one of the few remaining karateka privileged to have studied under Master Gichin Funakoshi, the famous Okinawin schoolteacher who brought karate to mainland Japan from Okinawa and founded the Shotokan style. In 1978, Kanazawa Soke set up SKIF (Shotokan Karatedo International Federation). SKIF is now (2023) one of the worlds largest Shotokan Karate Association, having several million me

Private martial arts karate classes are great for kids, teens, and adults looking to enhance their skills of self-defense, fitness or a little bit of fun. Private classes - Personal Training - Self-defense!  Private classes are great for kids, teens and adults looking to enhance their skills of self-defense, fitness or a little bit of fun. Whether you're a beginner or advanced or coming from another style, classes are suitable for everyone. Having the Sensei to yourself, being step by step guided, there is no doubt you will be able to follow the training much better and progress in a harmony.  Keep in mind 😉 You may not know this, but practicing martial arts you're learning more than just kicking and punching. About 85%   percent of the time defending yourself means preventing – rather than being able to fight.  The other 15%   percent is based on learning the techniques property — so you're able to defend yourself as a last result within the rules and law of the land. 

Congratulations to Harvey for becoming the 1st Dan Black Belt today on the 3, December 2023. It's not everyday you see an over 60 year old man graduating to the 1st Dan and doing what you do.  For many years you've been training day in and day 3 to 4 classes a week. Training with kids and adults never complaining.  You're always the first one early for training and the last one leaving the training.  Training for almost two hours every single session.  Trying your best all the time, whether you are feeling good or not.  This is very inspiring to students, to me as a Sensei and hopefully to others out there younger or older who practice Karate (martial arts). Including those who might want to take up training in martial arts.  You have shown that you are never too old, too tired, too much, too boring to do anything.  For me as a (sensei) and the students at the dojo have been privileged to have you training with us so far.  I, and all our students I am sure look