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| JAPAN |
 This
style of Karate was founded in Japan by KANCHO MAMORU MIWA, SENSEI 10TH
DAN. The Martial Arts have been KANCHO MIWA'S life long work and although
he specialises in Karate and is the founder of TENSHINKAN, he is also highly
qualified in other Martial Arts. KANCHO MAMORU MIWA has been appointed
by the Japan Karate Federation as the Chief Judge and Representative for
this organisation for all Saitama Prefecture, which is the largest Northern
Prefecture of Japan. KANCHO MAMORU MIWA'S most recent visit to the U.K.was
in 1999. Although most of his time was spent in Dundee, a weekend Gashuku was held at Stirling University, giving many Students their first experience of training the Japanese way. However the TENSHINKAN KARATE FEDERATION U.K. regularly receives
visiting Japanese Instructors. |
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| TENSHINKAN U.K. |
 The
founder of the U.K. FEDERATION is SHIHAN(Chief Instructor) ROBERT KANE,
6TH DAN(pictured here with his 6th Dan certificate), who has over 30 years
training and exerience in Karate. After extensive training in Africa and
Japan, he introduced this style of Karate to the U.K. Within the last 10
years clubs have begun to flourish, particularly in Scotland, but also
as far as London and even the Isle of Wight. SHIHAN ROBERT'S dedication
to TENSHINKAN KARATE has ensured not only the establishment of this style
of Karate, but its ever deepening roots here in Britain. His fourth and
most recent visit to Japan was in October 1996, where he passed his examination
for 6TH DAN with KANCHO MAMORU MIWA. SHIHAN ROBERT was accompanied on that
visit by SENSEI JOHN CRAIG, 5TH DAN(on the right, congratulating Shihan
Kane on his achievement) , who in June 1995, was appointed SHIHAN DAI(Deputy
Chief Instructor) for the U.K. FEDERATION. Other Instructors from the U.K.
to have visited Japan include: Senseis PAUL FLOOD, NIALL AUCHINACHIE, BARRY
CHIVERTON AND JIM BARLOW. |
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| Training sessions usually last for a minimum of one and a half hours. The first part consisting of warm up exercises, followed by an introduction to basic techniques of punching, kicking and stances. A very essential part of the TENSHINKAN style of training is traditional Martial Arts etiquette, which is introduced in a beginner's very first session and built on as the trainee progresses. Training is sometimes done individually, sometimes with a partner. It is essential to understand how important these basic techniques are to learning TENSHINKAN KARATE, as without them no proper progress can be made. This is why free-sparring is not normally introduced until a later date. If you do decide to join one of the many clubs please remember to be on time, observe the Club rules and etiquette, pay attention to your Instructor, but above all enjoy your training! |
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