Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy: The Pyramid System Created by Sensei John Barnett
We have been using the Pyramid System in our dojo for about 30/40 years. The Apex is the controlling Mind and is held firm by the 4 corners. The side corners between the Apex and the bottom corners are the physical, mental, and time training journeys. The system works and is quite natural but is enhanced by experience, knowledge, and wisdom.
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New World Shotokan Karate
Our instructors are accomplished, high-ranking black belts who take their teaching seriously, especially towards children, combining a comprehensive education in well-established, orthodox karate practice and philosophy with modern sports-orientated competition karate.
Traditional karate is about effective self-defence under all conditions. When we refer to traditional karate, we mean more than just kicks, punches and blocks. Shotokan’s founder Gichin Funakoshi emphasized that a fight can end up on the ground, for which you need skills other than kicking, punching and blocking.