YOSHITAKA KARATE CLUB

We practice Shotokan Karate. Karate. Kara means 'empty' and te means 'hand'. So karate is mainly a striking art, focusing on punching, kicking, elbow and open handed techniques such as palm strikes... Shotokan is a style of karate developed by Ginchin Funakoshi. The meaning of the name Shotokan comes from Funakoshi's pen name, 'Shoto' meaning pine leaves and 'Kan' meaning house. There are many other styles of karate. Each style has its own characteristics, Shotokan is known for its dynamic and impressive kata and also its combination of speed and power in fighting techniques... Sensei Camillini (Godan-5th Dan) is a very experienced and enthusiastic Sensei and thus every session's training is both enjoyable and of the highest standard (see our instructor page for more details). Each training session will start with a warm up which will get the body and mind prepared for the lesson. There is 3 main components of karate: 'Kihon', 'Kata', and 'Kumite'. 'Kihon' means fundamentals or..