FROM OUR PRESIDENT

With more than 50 years doing karate, I have been asked many questions and tried my best to answer them! Below, I share some of these conversations with you. Here is Part 2 of the questions which I normally get asked about karate and my answers to these questions....

FROM OUR PRESIDENT

With more than 50 years doing karate, I have been asked many questions and tried my best to answer them! Below, I share some of these conversations with you. This is part 1. Q; What is the difference between karate, boxing & judo? A: They are all fighting arts....

Karate is the new sport in town

Karate is becoming increasingly popular among young people in South Africa. This phenomenon has led to the opening of new dojos in areas such as Fourways and Cosmo City. According to Leon Greyling of the International Japan Karatedo Association South Africa (IJKA SA),...

FROM OUR PRESIDENT

I have been doing karate for 55 years. For many people / students karate is a sport, a frustration breaker, a getaway to blow off steam, some for the discipline and many other reasons. WHO CAN DO KARATE? Karate can be done by anybody – children, women, men, of...

Exciting karate hub launched

The Fourways area has exploded in recent years with lovers of karate joining established and newly opened dojos. In the words of Sadashige Kato, founder of the International Japan Karate-do Association, ‘To train in karate is to create and be part of an ideal...

FROM OUR PRESIDENT

The launch of the new website for IJKA SA is a huge step for our style. IJKA SA is relatively new in South Africa and Africa – we have only been going since 2021 and we have already made huge steps in the karate world. The website shows what we stand for, and...