From November 24th to November 26th, the International Seminar took place at Teikyo University in Tokyo. This year, approximately 130 participants from over 30 nations attended. We reflect on three intense yet instructive days. The focus this year was on the Shotokan Katas. Nevertheless, Kagawa Shihan emphasized the importance of Kihon to build a strong…
Over the Pentecost weekend, the annual JKS Switzerland Summer Camp took place in Luzern. This year, we had the privilege of welcoming Yamaguchi Sensei (7th Dan) among us. Yamaguchi Sensei is an instructor at the Honbu Dojo and Chief of the International Department. It was a great honor to have him with us. Approximately 100…
After an exhausting but fruitful November, the squad and the instructors met for an exciting and instructive Saturday. In the squad training, the young athletes trained the reaction speed in Kumite as well as the Kata Jion. In the instructor training, Koike Sensei taught the use of the hips and weight shifting, as well as…
On Sunday, 06.11.2022, the 2nd Junior Karate League took place in Cham. Many karatekas, coaches, trainers and parents came from all over Switzerland to the district of Zug. A record-breaking number of fighters (402) registered this time in order to grab a trophy. Great fights, happy faces, some sad children and proud parents marked this…
On 22 October, the instructor training took place in Lucerne. Once again, all instructors of the JKS Switzerland came together for a two-hour training to study movements and repeat important approaches with Sensei Yutaka Koike. Matteo Arcuri, who has just joined the JKS Switzerland, also took part in this training. He runs his Dojo Shintai…
That was an incredible weekend, where everyone got to participate. On 18.06. and 19.06. 2022, the JKS Switzerland Summer Camp 2022 took place in Lucerne. We had the pleasure to welcome two incredible instructors: Kumite World Champion and Headquarter Instructor Daisuke Watanabe and JKS Denmark Instructor Jesper Markvardsen. The focus was clearly on Kumite, but…
In this year’s kata course, in addition to the Junro and Heian katas, Gangaku, Kakuyoku Sandan, Kankudai and Jion were also on the programme. Thanks to the three instructors (Markus Weber Sensei, Beat Frey Sensei and Nadir Affinito Sensei), three groups could be made and the students could be supported and advised much better. The…
On 13 February 2022, a special training session was held with Yamaguchi Sensei over Zoom. The whole thing was again organised by Paul Giannandrea from JKS Scotland. The 90 minute training consisted of kata specific kihon and learning and practicing the kata. After a long time without online training, it was great to see friends…
Just two weeks after our first instructortraining, the second instructortraining took place. Our Vice-President Markus Weber Sensei led a very instructive and practical course. The two hours were over quickly and we would have liked to continue. In the first hour we mainly trained different kihon exercises. The second hour consisted of being able to…
On 29.01.2022 the first instructor training of this year took place. The focus was on Kihon, hip movement and the new examination programme. We received a lot of new input from Yutaka Koike Sensei that we can use in our dojos. Below you can see some pictures of the training. Osu! JKS Switzerland
