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Shitoryu Karate Magazines

Introducing the New Project of Shitoryu Karate Magazine, a publication dedicated to Shitoryu Karatedo! This magazine has something for everyone. With expert insights, in-depth training guides, and profiles of top karate Senseis and athletes, Shitoryu Karate magazine will help you … Continue reading

Go no Sen, 後の先 (post-initiative)

After the attack, block/evade and counterattack. The ‘Go’ (後) in ‘Go no sen’ means ‘after’. Quite literally, immediately after you’ve been attacked, let’s say with a punch, or indeed a flurry of punches – which you have effectively blocked/evaded – … Continue reading

Sanchin – Abdominal Breathing – Core and Tanden

“In Karate, Seika Tanden or using Hara is literally bracing your core or creating IAP (Interabdominal Pressure).” Sanchin Kata is an isometric workout that has been passed down via the Nahate system over the ages. In Sanchin, Fukushiki Kokyu, or … Continue reading

Happy New Year 2021

Happy New Year everybody, Wishing you and your family health, happiness, and prosperity in the New Year. Very soon we can all come together again, like we did before. Until then, please remember that the spirit of karatedo is the … Continue reading

World Shitoryu Kyoshi title

World Shitoryu Karate Federation Certificate of Kyoshi title, 2017

Itosu no Rohai(鷺牌) Kata

Itosu no Rohai(鷺牌) Kata Rohai (鷺牌) kata originated from the Tomari-te school of Okinawan martial arts. Master Itosu later took this kata and developed three kata from it: Rohai shodan, Rohai nidan, and Rohai sandan. Itosu Rohai Shodan has different … Continue reading

Shitoryu Papuren

Shitoryu Karate Kata, Papuren Papuren (八 步 連) Kata Papuren (八 步 連) (also pronounce Happoren or Paipuren means “Eight steps at the same time”) is a kata of karate which was introduced by a White Crane Kung fu expert … Continue reading

Karatedo

Karate (空手); Japanese pronunciation: [kaɾate] is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called te (手), “hand”; tii in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese Martial Arts…

Shitoryu Karatedo

Shitō-ryū is a combination of 4 main karate systems (Shurite, Nahate, Tomarite and Hakkaku Ken “Crane Fist”), which attempts to unite the diverse roots of karate. On one hand, Shitō-ryū has the physical strength and long powerful stances of Shuri-te … Continue reading

Papuren (八 步 連) Kata

Shitoryu Karate Kata, Papuren Papuren (八 步 連) Kata Papuren (八 步 連) (also pronounce Happoren or Paipuren means “Eight steps at the same time”) is a kata of karate which was introduced by a White Crane Kung fu expert … Continue reading

Japan Shitokai 8th Dan

All Japan Karate Federation ‘Shitokai’ Hachi Dan. 2018. Authorized and signed by Soke Kenyu Mabuni and Kaicho Genzo Iwata

WSKF 8th Dan

World Shitoryu Karate Federation 8th Dan (Hachi Dan). Novermber 2018. Authorized and signed by Soke Kenyu Mabuni and Kaicho Genzo Iwata

WSKF Authorized Examiner

World Shitoryu Karate Federation 2nd degree examiner. Authorized to examine Dan level up to (5th Dan) godan and Shidosha up to JunShihan of the World Shitoryu karate Federation.

World Shitoryu Affiliation

World Shitoryu Karate Federation (WSKF) Affiliation Certificate for Shitoryu Karate Canada (SKC) leading and Directing by Sensei Tanzadeh

World Shitoryu Kata Seminar, Tokyo 2019

World Shitoryu Karate Federation, Kata and Technical Seminars at Tokyo Budokan, March 2019

World Shitoryu Appreciation Letter

A letter of appreciation from the World Shitoryu Karate Federation signed and authorized by Soke Kenei Mabuni and Kaicho Ken Sakio. Tokyo 2000

World Shitoryu Kata Bronze Medalist

3rd Place in Individual Kata at the 1st World Shitoryu Karate Championships, Tokyo, Japan 1993. Signed and authorized by Kaicho Ken Sakio

World Shitoryu Kata Seminar, Tokyo 2000

World Shitoryu Karate Federation Kata and Technical Seminar. Tokyo, Japan 2000

World Shitoryu Kata Semianr

World Shitoryu Karate Fedration (WSKF), Certificate of Kata Seminar, September 2013, Tokyo, Japan