About Shotokan Karate JKA Academy :
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Shotokan Karate JKA Academy is affiliated to JKAWF (Japan Karate Association - World Federation )
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Head coach Sham Aktar 7th Dan.
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Key Points about Shotokan JKA Karate: It is the most simple & basic, yet powerful & Dynamic Karate style. It Utilizes both sides of the body to produce powerful attacks, fast punches, kicks , strikes, & blocks. It also develops good health and a balanced & even development of the body & mind through its practice of basics,forms, and sparring in practice. ( Kihon, Kata & Kumite )
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You will learn powerful blocks, punches & strikes, using hips properly in every technique for self-defence & self improvement.
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Remember !!... Many other Karate systems were derived from the Shotokan JKA Karate style by their founders.
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Such as : Taekwondo, Kyokushinkai karate, Wadoryu etc.....their founders learned under Gichin Funakoshi the founder of Shotokan JKA Karate style as students.
Now you have the opportunity to master the Powerful,Dynamic original karate of Japan Karate Association (JKA) as taught in Japan by the original Shotokan JKA karate masters and continue to maintain their true legacy.
Become a great Black Belt, train with one of the finest qualified professional JKA karate coach in England, Shamim Aktar 7th Dan .
Quick Bio:
Shamim Aktar sensei 7th Dan - is the head club trainer/coach/instructor. He has over 54 years of Karate & martial arts experience. Since his youth & teenage years until this day, inspired by his martial arts role model Bruce Lee,he has had a passion for karate & martial arts. He has trained in many traditional & modern martial arts,including Taekwondo & Kick-Boxing, of which he is a 1st Degree Black Belt, he has also trained in Aikido,Judo,Jeet Kune-Do, &Taichi Chuan in his early years. In Shotokan JKA Karate, he has trained extensively with the world's leading karate masters travelling as far as China, Malaysia, & Japan to learn from them. His goal is to revive the true spirit of traditional Shotokan JKA Karate for his students,as taught by his original JKA masters & to simplify their teachings & concepts. After over 54 years of practice,analysis, & synthesis of all of his original masters' teachings & essential key points, Shamim Aktar sensei has devised a course of Black Belt Excellence for his students which encompasses all the teachings, techniques, & concepts of his original JKA masters and pioneers of JKA karate, which will guarantee anyone with average ability who follows it to become a strong, healthy, and dynamic Black Belt in Shotokan JKA Karate system over a course of time.
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Student Creed & Dojo Kun
Student Creed
I INTEND TO DEVELOP MYSELF IN A POSITIVE MANNER & AVOID ANYTHING THAT WILL DAMAGE MY PHYSICAL HEALTH & MENTAL GROWTH
I INTEND TO DEVELOP SELF-DISCIPLINE IN ORDER TO BRING OUT THE BEST IN MYSELF & OTHERS.
I INTEND TO USE THE SKILLS THAT I LEARN IN CLASS CONSTRUCTIVELY & DEFENSIVELY TO HELP MYSELF & FELLOW MEN & TO NEVER BE ABUSIVE OR OFFENSIVE.

DOJO KUN
JAPANESE :
HITOTSU ! JINKAKU KANSEI NI STUMORO KOTO
HITOTSU ! MAKOTO NO MICHI O OMONZURO KOTO
HITOTSU ! DORYOKO NO SEISHINAU KOTO
HITOTSU ! REIGI O OMUNZORO KOTO
HITOSU ! KEKKI NO YUO IMASHIMARO KOTO
ENGLISH:
ONE ! SEEK PERFECTION OF CHARACTER
ONE ! BE FAITHFUL
ONE ! ENDEAVOUR
ONE ! RESPECT OTHERS
ONE ! REFRAIN FROM VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR

Nick MacFarren - 6th Dan
Nick MacFarren - 6th Dan


