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Sen no sen (先の先)

Sen no sen (先の先) is a Japanese martial arts concept that translates to "attacking the initiative." It refers to the strategy of reading your opponent's intention and launching your counter-attack at the exact same moment they begin their offensive, intercepting them before their strike lands.

Intangible Cultural Property

Our Teacher Masaaki Ikemiyagi has been awarded preserver of Okinawan karate and kobukutsu and prefecture designated intangible cultural property. Intangible cultural property is the process used to recognizes several masters as official "holders" (hojisha) of this intangible cultural property, designating them as living keepers of…

New location in Bexley

Great News, We have opened a new location growing classes to three nights a week. Classes are now open Monday and Wednesday nights at Carlton Public School (60 Cameron St Bexley). This is in conjunction with our continued Friday nights in Beverly Hills.

Weapons Dummy

Training in Karate you can have a partner and train pretty hard i.e. close to how you would if it was needed. However with weapons this normally means a slow set of drills. So to allow more active delivery i built a training dummy. This…

Karate Day 2025

On the 24th and 25th of October we had the opportunity to be part of the 20205 Karate no hi (karate day) in Okinawa Japan Our Club joined 3000+ other karate styes, dojos and students to celebrate Karate Day 2025 in Okinawa. Starting with the…