Welcome to Kenkojuku Shotokan Karate!
What students will learn:
Our method of teaching traditional Shotokan Karate is steeped in centuries of martial culture and is designed to teach earnest students the beginning concepts of Shotokan Karate-Do. Its goal is to provide the student with the skills and knowledge necessary for advance in a traditional Shotokan karate (one of the 4 major styles) curriculum and for insights into Japanese martial arts.
Karate-do (the way of karate) is a Japanese martial art. It consists primarily of punches, strikes, blocks and kicks that are practiced in the form of kihon (basics), kata (pre-arranged forms) and yakusoku kumite (pre-arranged sparring), and Kumite (free sparing). Your initial Karate training will introduce the traditional karate training environment and the basic stances, techniques and sequences.
The training is rigorous but can be tailored for all fitness levels during training sessions. Whole family participation is encouraged and accommodation will be made for both adults and children alike.
Objectives:
- To understand and demonstrate the etiquette and courtesies of karate training.
- To understand and demonstrate basic punching, striking, blocking and kicking techniques.
- To understand and demonstrate initially the first kata series: Taikyoku (all 3) & Heian Shodan, and more advanced kata as appropriate for progressing ranks, and more experienced students.
- To understand and demonstrate the first set of the pre-arranged sparring: Gohon Kumite.
- To provide advanced students with the training environment to progression through successive ranks in the art.
松濤館岡野派 宗家 謙交塾武道館について
- 日本国本土における空手の父である船越義珍先生、その御三男、船越義豪先生に直接師事を受けられた直弟子の岡野友三郎宗家が1942年に創立。
- 伝統空手道の他、琉球古武道、淺山一伝流体術も継承し、総本部館内には武術太極拳謙友会本部、合気道八王子道場も兼ねています。
- 多摩地区唯一の創立66年・少年指導歴47年・幼児専門指導（幼稚園課内・課外授業）27年（平成21年 現在）の日本国内でも有数の多摩最古の名門空手道場です。
東京都及び八王子市より再三体育功労賞及び、表彰状を授与されておりますから安心して空手道を習うことが出来ます。