Zanshin Shotokan Karate Club have begun 2025 with a formidable performance at the first Karate Union of Great Britain Grandslam of the year in Repton, Derby on February 15.

The respect that a visiting Japanese Shotokan Karate 8th dan Sensei (Master) ... Martial arts: Master moves draw disciples. Bay of Plenty Times. 8 Mar, 2012 08:20 PM 3 mins to read.

Gichin Funakoshi, founder of Shotokan karate, built his first dojo near Tokyo in 1936. Karate training in front of Shuri Castle, Naha, Okinawa, 1938. (Nakasone Genwa/A Broad View of Karatedo) ...

Blackbelts Kenan Sarkic, 19, and Hasan Didovic, 13, both of Waterloo, swept their divisions with first-place medals in both kata (forms) and kumite (sparring) at the second annual Iowa Open ...

When she achieved her 7th dan in 2005, she became the FIRST woman in Shotokan Karate to reach that level, and then she went on to be the only woman in the world to have achieved an eighth-degree ...

On Saturday, June 1, the tournament was held in honour of sensei Saito’s 50th anniversary as a Shotokan karate instructor. At this prestigious event, the team won a total of 20 medals.