Shotokan’s 20 Principels
Shotokan’s 20 Principles
A while back Sensei John emphasised principle 15 of Shotokan’s principles: Think of your hands and feet as swords. When you block, do so with the decision and seriousness as though your arms, hands, legs and feet, are like swords.
Train with intent, and let every movement sharpen your skill. Treat every block as a matter of life and death, and your techniques will become truly effective.
Train with intent, and let every movement sharpen your skill.
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.