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Our primary purpose is to teach traditional karate to people of all ages
and cultures, adapting to changes as they are adopted by world karate organisations,
in a safe training environment. We seek to prepare those practitioners
who wish to compete at both the state and national levels as well as
meeting the needs of those who wish to train for health or other
reasons.
This years National Seminar went off without a
hitch thanks to all the organisers. The main theme was the practice of
good karate and bad karate. Spending one training session practicing
good karate is preferable to twenty years of bad karate. This was the
message that Sensei Arie conveyed to us and tried to drum in our heads.
He basically said that if you go out in the street with bad karate it is
not going to help no matter how pretty it may look. Good karate takes
timing, kime and single motion; above all it takes training of good
karate.
Sensei Arie reiterated the single motion concept followed by exercises
that implemented these ideas. The exercises were basic but with single
motion in mind they took on a whole new level of skill.
This year the Dan gradings were done on the first day, however this was
by no means the end of the grading. For the next two days there were
tears, despair and frustration as the candidates were grilled by the
panel as they continue to squeeze the very best out of them. So
congratulations to: Antony Pizzamiglio, Michelle Murnane, Geoffrey Nash,
Luke Goodyer, John Georgas and Dryw Browne.
Throughout Saturday morning various workshops were
conducted by the guest instructors; Sensei Mark Smith and Sensei Edjii
Zenel. Later on discussions were conducted by Sensei Mark Johnson and
Sensei Yossi Litvin on the jyu-ippon ushiro-geri exercises and
practicing in a safe effective manner. Sensei Arie demonstrated how
single motion can be insinuated into these exercises to ensure that good
karate is constantly being practiced.
In the final session for Saturday Sensei Arie introduced us to Nijushiho
Oyo as it was shown to him by Sensei Kase. This session was very intense
as a lot of information had to be learned in a short time.
That night everybody got together at one of Sensei Mark’s old haunts for
dinner and a bit of R&R. Sensei Ron Richmond took this opportunity to
present some awards from the previous year’s grading and everybody was
anticipating the announcements for this year’s shodan applicants but it
wasn’t meant to be... the torture was to continue.
On Sunday after a full revision of Nijushiho-oyo we found out that all
applicants had passed their grading. After Pizza found out his result he
was still asked to do Jion and even though he was physically and
mentally tired after three days of very hard karate he demonstrated
courage and determination in this last great effort. Congratulations to
all the new Shodans. Thank you to all the organizers and guest
instructors for a great seminar. Finally a big thank you to all who
came and participated. We hope that everybody shared the enjoyment and
we look forward to seeing you all next year.
The "Dojo Kun" is a set of five guiding principles or dojo rules written down by Sakugawa Shungo(1753-1815) (Schlatt,1996). The "Dojo Kun" is recited at the end of each training
session (Keiko) so
that the practitioners are reminded of the ethical standards by which the
karate ka should seek to live inside and outside the dojo. There are a
variety of English translations and the one used by Zanshin Shotokan is
below.
Seek perfection of character
Be faithful
Endeavour
Respect others
Refrain from violent behaviour
In Japanese
Hitotsu! Jinkaku kansei ni tsutomuru koto.
Hitotsu! Makato no michi o mamoru koto.
Hitotsu! Doryoku no seishin o yashinau koto.
Hitotsu! Reigi o omonsuru koto.
Hitotsu! Kekki no yu o imashimuru koto.
Click Here to listen to the Dojo Kun (Source:
ISKF website) recited by Hiroyoshi Okazaki
The Niju Kun or twenty precepts is considered a key contribution from
Funakoshi Gichin (1867 - 1957) in the development of modern karate.
"Twenty Precepts of Karate-do"
2009
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Results
for the Victorian State Finals
Results for the
N.A.S. 2009
Results for the Australian
Nationals 2009
Results for the Australian
Open April 17 to 19, 2009
2008
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Achievements 2008
Gradings 2008
Results
Sydney All Styles Karate Cup March 2nd 2008
Sensei Aries's Talk.
Account
of the All Styles Cup.
Results
Karate Victoria State Championships 2008
Zanshin08 an account of the 2008
seminar held in Lennox Head
2007
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Zanshin 07 an account of the 2007
seminar held at Cataracts. Checkout the gallery
Sensei Kora Retires - Sensei Kora
announces her retirement.
2006
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Results for the NSW Open May 14, 2006
Results for the Australian
Open June 9 to 11, 2006
Results for the National Championships - Brisbane 2006
Zanshin06 an account of the 2006
seminar held in Lennox Head
Oceania06 Michael's
account.
2005
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Commonwealth Championship New Zealand 2005 - Results
Australian Open Cairns 2005 - Results
NSW State Championships -
Results
Sponsor a Mat - Seminar
Essay presented for Nidan grading
(Zanshin05) by Alice Sabatelli
Zanshin '05 an account of the 2005 seminar held at Kurrajong
Gradings
Zanshin 2005
"A Quiet Achiever
" - SMH February 25, 2006 Weekend Edition, p27
"The Passing of a Modern Master
" - Australasian Fighting Arts January/February 1992 Vol 15 No 2
"Shotokan Karate Towards
2000
" - BLITZ Vol 12 No 3
"Karate's Power and
Passion
" - BLITZ August Vol 13 No 8
In memory of the ones who have moved on.
January 7, 2010 back
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