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Welcome
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"Victory
lies in striving and effort. Not necessarily in winning.
In karate
as in life, you must never give up.
It is only
when you give up that you are truly defeated"
Chief
Instructor
Sensei
John Hackett
Yondan
(4th Dan)
Website last updated
23-May-2009
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What is Shotokan Karate?
Shotokan karate is a
Japanese martial art and is the most widely practiced form of karate in the
world today.
Authentic Shotokan Karate Australia (ASKA)
is not a sports/competition orientated karate school,
all our training is geared toward practical self defence.
Students are also instructed in the use of the Bo (staff) and
the philosophical aspect of karate-do i.e.
"that you must try to become the very best person you can become". Therefore
we are a traditional karate school in the fullest meaning of the term.
We are a family orientated club and welcome men and women of all ages and
levels of individual fitness and physical ability as
well as junior students from school age. ASKA students learn how to avoid
violence in the first instance as well as learning how to deal with violence
should it occur.
ASKA does not have a "one hat fits all"
mentality. We do not expect every student to perform the same technique with
the same degree of excellence. Each student's individual physical ability to
be able to perform a set technique is taken into account.
The focus on training at
ASKA is to help each student fulfill their individual potential.
Everyone has their own
reasons for training. Some people simply want to be more flexible or to
increase fitness and that is reason enough to join us.
Karate
training, like life, is a constant struggle to succeed.
As in life, with karate
you must work hard, persevere, suffer failures and corrections and go on, if
you are to achieve your goals. Sensei John
ASKA Instructors have
been issued with Qld Blue Cards
after successfully undergoing the
Working with Children
Check.
ASKA trains
throughout the
year including over all school holiday
periods. We do not train on public holidays and we have a break over the XMAS-New Year period (see calendar page
for dates).
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Self Defence
Karate is never
to be used for instigating violence. Karate was developed in a time
of civil unrest in Okinawa as a means of self defence for the
general population and the skills taught should only ever be used in
that context. Our primary aim as a truly traditional karate school
is to pass the art on for that purpose.
By practicing techniques which are
potentially harmful to an attacker, students learn moderation. By
experiencing how very easy it is to cause injury the karate-ka
develops a responsibility not to cause injury.
A properly trained karate-ka (one who
practices karate) will avoid a violent confrontation and always seek
peace and tranquility. If this is not possible then karate training
contains all the fundamental elements of physical combat that can be
used in self defence situations.
If threatened the karate-ka’s response
to violence or the threat of violence will be directly proportional
to the level of threat he faces.
The combative elements contained
within karate training for use in self defence include:
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Atemi-waza |
Striking
techniques |
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Bunkai Oyo |
Applications
that are contained within the kata |
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Kansetsu-waza |
Joint locking
and arm bar techniques |
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Kobudo |
Weapons
instruction |
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Kyūshojutsu |
"vital point art". These vital points in the human body can
be attacked to produce
a variety of painful or debilitating effects
in self defence situations |
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Kuzushi |
Unbalancing
the opponent |
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Nage-waza |
Throwing
techniques |
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Ne-waza |
Groundwork and
grappling. Grappling techniques can also be performed in
standing situations as well as on the ground |
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Shime-waza |
Choking
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The more dangerous techniques are only
explained at brown belt level and above.
Let there be no mistake. Karate
training can produce an extremely violent response to an attack on
the person of a trained practitioner if that is what is required.
In the dojo (training hall) ASKA
students practice non contact karate i.e. they do not strike each
other. Just because we do not strike or counter strike each other
with force at training does not mean that we can’t, it means that we
choose not to.
Students learn control and practice
effective karate that can be used in self defence situations in a
safe family environment. At the same time their karate training
provides increased levels of fitness, self confidence, self control
and a general increase in the student’s level of well being both
mentally and physically.
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At Authentic Shotokan Karate Australia (ASKA) you will learn:
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| Karate-do |
Karate-jutsu |
Kobudo
(Ancient Martial Way) |
Physical techniques and philosophy
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Kata applications, throws, joint locks
and other self defence moves
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Weapons, principally the Bo (staff).
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ASKA welcomes all
enthusiastic karate-ka.
NEW ADULT AND JUNIOR
STUDENTS AS WELL AS PEOPLE WITH PREVIOUS KARATE EXPERIENCE ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT ASKA.
As Funakoshi Gichin Sensei said
karate is easy to learn. But for you as a student to become proficient in
this art requires a true commitment of spirit, as well as perseverance and
patience. Basic techniques look easy but looks can be deceiving.
A well trained karate-ka
understands the complexity in the simplest techniques and just makes them
look easy.
Karate-ka from other
traditional styles and clubs are welcome to join ASKA.
You will not be penalized
when you join ASKA simply because you have trained somewhere else. Unlike
other style associations, ASKA values the efforts you have made by
undertaking previous karate training.
Providing you have maintained your training you will retain your current
certified grade.
Traditional styles mean one
of the four traditional karate styles, i.e. Shotokan, Wado Ryu, Shito Ryu
and Goju Ryu.
Karate-ka from
non-traditional karate styles are also welcome to join ASKA. An assessment
will be made by the Chief Instructor to see
where you fit in to our ranking structure.
Karate-ka joining from
either traditional styles and associations or from non traditional free
style karate clubs and associations will be required to learn the ASKA
syllabus up to and including their present grade and then as ASKA members,
to learn the ASKA syllabus for all future gradings.
Authentic Shotokan Karate Australia is a member of
both the
ASKA Insurance and ASKA Members Insurance
Policies
Authentic
Shotokan Karate Australia Insurance Certificate 2009/2010
Authentic
Shotokan Karate Australia Members Insurance Certificate 2009/2010
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