South African – Finding Karate

Apr 12 2023

Leo Lipinski

Filed under Budo, General, Goju-ryu, Shukokai, Traditional
April 12, 2023

I firmly believe that to learn to fight you must fight. So most of my basics are geared to fighting not the typical up and down movements you will see in most dojos. I use these for warm-up only and usually I dispense with this type of monotonous practice after about 15 minutes. Leo Lipinski …

Andy Sherry, Chojiro Tani, Chris Rowen, Chung Ta Chen, EKGB, ETKB, Gogen Yamaguchi, Goshi Yamaguchi, Hirayasu Tamae, Hironori Ohtsuka, JKF, Kinsley Johnson, Leo Lipinski, Manzo Iwata, Morio Higaonna, Motokasu Inoue, Rob Langworthy, Shigeru Egami, Shigeru Kimura, Shuji Tasaki, South African, Steve Arneil, Walter Seaton

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Jan 27 2023

James Rousseau

Filed under General, Goju-ryu, Okinawan, Traditional
January 27, 2023

Alongside Stan Schmidt, Len Barnes, and Hugh Thomas, James Rousseau, was a pioneer of Karate in South Africa. He is largely responsible for establishing Okinawan Goju-Ryu in Europe. A very good teacher, he has been described as making simple things interesting and difficult things seem easy. James McGill Rousseau was born on 4 July 1944 …

Antonio Moreira, BGKA, Blaise Mellise, Craig Nevitt, Dave Thompson, Donn Draeger, EGKA, Gary Weber, Henrieheta Sim, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Hugh Thomas, IOGKF, James Rousseau, JKA, John Boyle, Jose Campos, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kevin Nason, Len Barnes, Leonard Sim, Masatoshi Nakayama, Morio Higaonna, Paul Coleman, Paul Stiffle, Peter Rousseau, SAGA, South African, Stan Schmidt, Steve Thomson, Taiji Kase, Teruo Chinen, Tim Cooper

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Nov 30 2022

Bakkies Laubscher

Filed under General, Goju-ryu, Traditional
November 30, 2022

You can’t have good Karate without good character. No matter what it looks like on the inside, the flaws will show. Bakkies Laubscher With over six decades in martial arts, Bakkies Laubscher is one of Morio Higaonna’s most senior students. A firm believer in the constant drilling of basic techniques, he has become a renowned …

Bakkies Laubscher, Ernie Molyneux, Henrik Larsen, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IOGKF, James Rousseau, JKA, Kazuo Terauchi, Keinosuke Enoeda, Mas Oyama, Morio Higaonna, South African, Stan Schmidt, Stellenbosch University, Taiji Kase, Teruo Chinen, Tetsuo Yamagawa, WUKO

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Jul 08 2021

Trevor Tockar

Filed under General, Kyokushin, Traditional
July 8, 2021

Only when you recognise your own weaknesses can you improve and develop. Trevor Tockar One of the most respected names in South African and Australian Kyokushin Karate, Trevor Tockar, was one of the youngest men graded to 5th Dan by Kyokushin founder Mas Oyama. He was one of the men at the forefront of Kyokushin …

Australian, Bakkies Laubscher, Chris Gower, Chris Thompson, Con Kakatsos, Dominic Hopkins, Garry O'Neill, IKO, Katsuhito Gorai, Keiji Sanpei, Kenji Midori, Kenny Uytenbogaardt, Len Barnes, Mas Oyama, Nikola Cujic, Rick Spain, Shokei Matsui, South African, Stan Schmidt, Stephen Takiwa, Steve Arneil, Stuart Corrigal, Tadashi Nakamura, Trevor Tockar

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Jan 02 2021

Karin Prinsloo

Filed under Competition, General, JKA, Shotokan, Traditional
January 2, 2021

You either win or you learn. Train hard and make sure your expectations are in line with the amount of work you’ve put in. Karin Prinsloo Karin Prinsloo has managed to walk the fine line between traditional and sport Karate. Held as one of the best South African competitors of all time, she was the …

Bernard Raubenheimer, Dries la Grange, Dylan Powell, JKA, Karin Prinsloo, Keith Geyer, Kellie Anne Shimmings, Masahiko Tanaka, Ronnie Webber, South African, Stan Schmidt

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Sep 17 2020

Norman Robinson

Filed under General, Shotokan
September 17, 2020

A legend of South African Shotokan Karate, Norman Robinson, alongside Stan Schmidt, was responsible for introducing Shotokan into South Africa. Known as a ferocious fighter, JKA great, Masahiko Tanaka, once referred to him as ‘a monster‘. Norman Robinson was born on 17 September 1936 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was the youngest of eight children …

Eddie Dorey, Gichin Funakoshi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Hornets Nest, JKA, JKS, JSKA, keigo abe, Keinosuke Enoeda, Ken Wittstock, KWF, Mas Oyama, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masatoshi Nakayama, Matsuno Faction, Mikio Yahara, Nakahara Faction, Nobuyuki Nakahara, Norman Robinson, South African, Stan Schmidt, Taiji Kase, Tetsuhiko Asai, Toru Yamaguchi

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Aug 09 2020

Malcolm Dorfman

Filed under General, Shotokan, Traditional
August 9, 2020

One’s formative years, one’s experiences throughout the years, both good and bad, influence one’s approach to life as the years go by. My life has been such that I believe that karate enhances one’s spirituality and while not detracting from the physical side, improves me as a person, facilitates the ease in the way I …