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Welcome to the official web site of the Frant Parish Shotokan Karate Club. The Club, affiliated to the Academy of Shotokan Karate (ASK), of which Sensei Dave Hazard, 7th Dan, is the Chief Instructor, is fully insured and CRB Certified. The club aims to provide an environment that will allow its members to achieve their true potential through diligent study and dedication, of the traditional principles of Shotokan Karate. The emphasis is not on ’sport’ Karate but the traditional study of the ’three Ks’ – Kihon, Kata and Kumite.
Whether you are yearning to restart Karate after a career break or have had the inspiration to do something completely new that will enhance your self esteem, fitness and well being, this is the first step down a well proven path. Anyone of 8 years old and above, male or female are all welcome.
Instructor Laith Al-Janabi is a 3rd Dan Black Belt Instructor with over 23 years Shotokan Karate experience. Laith is a graduate of The University of London and was a student of the renowned British Instructor Dr. Clive Layton 7th Dan, the world’s leading author of Karate books.
Residing in Tunbridge Wells, Laith is married with one daughter.
About Shotokan Karate
Karate is a system of self defence and physical culture originally developed and refined in Okinawa and Japan. The word is formed from the Japanese words Kara (empty) and Te (hand), symbolising that its practitioners - Karateka - are unarmed, but use their hands and feet for blocking and striking. Training is conducted within an environment based on certain Japanese cultural practices. The Shotokan style is the most widely practiced ,style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi(1906–1945). Gichin Funakoshi was born in Okinawa and is widely credited with popularizing karate through a series of public demonstrations, and by promoting the development of Japanese University karate clubs, including those at Keio, Waseda, Hitotsubashi (Shodai), Takushoku, Chuo, Gakushuin, and Hosei.
http://www.academyofshotokankarate.com
How to find us
Training, Tuesday and Thursday Evening 7.30-9.30pm
Eridge Village Hall,
Eridge,
Kent
TN3 9JU.
Just off the A26 between Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough.
Contact
Laith Al-Janabi 01892-511558
email: laith@lajsports.com