We study the art of Shotokan Karate, one of the more popular
karate styles in the UK. Karate originated in Okinawa, a Japanese
prefecture, and was created as a form of self-defence. Master
Funakoshi Gichin developed Shotokan Karate, where in addition
to the self-defence he also promoted a healthier living both
physically and mentally.
Tokon is the Japanese for "Fighting Spirit" and this
is the ethos we hope to promote within the club. We do not promote
aggression but rather encourage a "never give up"
attitude, both within and outside of our training
By the time our students attain their
black belt they have shown us personality characteristics we
expect from all our yudansha to uphold, such as a respectful
attitude, an indomitable spirit, self-discipline and self-respect.
Tokonkai Karate instructors:
