ANYONE CAN PRACTICE KARATE.
Sex, age and physical condition are not barriers. The Shotokan method of teaching allows anyone to take part in the practice sessions and to learn Karate. Men, women and children of all ages, fit and unfit, take part, progress and enjoy the exciting art of Karate-do.
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?
You will enter an informal, friendly, relaxed and helpful environment. Aggression and violence have no place in the practice of Karate. You will meet your instructors, they will talk to you about the practice of Karate, help you warm up, stretch and assess your condition. You will join a group of other students and begin the session. Each group will be led by an experienced Karate teacher and the session will be paced to suit the learning needs and the physical condition of the individuals in the group
BENEFITS OF PRACTICE.
The most obvious benefits are, self defence, physical fitness, the co-ordination of mind and body, improved confidence and sensitivity, increased flexibility and movement, the skill to control stress and to manage your emotional states, and of course meeting new people and making new friends. These are the obvious benefits, but there are more, as the learning’s from the practice sessions are integrated into your everyday life, the less obvious, can become more important. Ways of thinking that will help you get more from your life, learning’s about relationships, communications and leadership. Strategies that will help you overcome fearful situations, skills for changing old habits and achieving personal congruence. All of these and more can be found in the practice of Karate-do. We do not intend to suggest that this is a short process, but with the guidance of your Instructors and the back up of the Academy, we hope you enjoy each step towards proficiency
AFFILIATION TO THE ACADEMY
If you are running a karate club and want to become affiliated to the Seiken Karate Academy of the Karatenomichi World Federatione and adopt it’s practice methods and concepts please send us the details of your club and a contact telephone number : Contact the Seiken Karate Academy
INSTRUCTOR
Azlimmi Himzal began his training in martial arts in 1986 when he joined his high school Karate Club in Muar, Johor. After two years training, he then ventured to a traditional Malay martial art called the Seni Silat Sendeng. After graduating high school he tried taekwondo in college. After a few years of non-activity, he picked-up his training in martial arts when he began training in Shotokan Karate under the then SKIF(Kanazawa-Ryu) Malaysia Chief Instructor Vince Choo Sensei, 5th Dan (currently Kissaki-Kai Malaysia Chief Instructor), in 1995. In October 2006, after moving to Melaka, he joined up with International Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Seibukan Karate-Do Association to continue his study and practice of karate. He has had the opportunity to train with reknowned karate masters such as Hirokazu Kanazawa Kancho (10th dan, SKIF), Manabu Murakami Sensei (6th Dan, SKIF), Toshiaki Namiki Sensei (8th Dan, JSKF), Kenji Kusano Sensei (Kusano-Ha Shito-Ryu), Vince Morris Sensei (8th Dan, Kissaki-kai), Okamoto Hideki (8th Dan, JKA), Ueki Masaaki (8th Dan, JKA), Tatsuya Naka (6th Dan, JKA), Takenori Tanaka (8th Dan,JKS), Mikio Yahara (8th Dan, KWF), to name a few. He currently holds black belts in Shotokan and Shorin-Ryu Seibukan.
Azlimmi Himzal who studied Architecture at the Ungku Omar Polytechnic, Ipoh, Malaysia and History at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, was a former fitness instructor with Clark Hatch Fitness Centres Kuala Lumpur before joining one of Malaysia’s top designer furniture retailers, X-Tra Furniture Sdn Bhd as Advertising & Promotions Executive. In 2001 he then joined a local import company as the Assistant Manager for Operations & Warehousing. In 2005 he moved to the historical city of Melaka, to be closer to his family.In March on 2003, he started Seiken Self Defence Institute as a place for like-minded karate-ka to come learn and practice their art without the constraints of politics or style. Unfortunately, he had to close the doors of his dojo a year later to concentrate on work. In June 2006 he started classes for the revived Seiken, under guidance of Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Seibukan Karate-Do Association of Malaysia Batu Berendam, Melaka. In mid-2008, due to differences in future direction of the Academy and in approach to training, Azlimmi left to join the KWF. Azlimmi currently dedicates himself full time to the growth and expansion of the Academy and to traditional karate-do. Anyone experiencing withdrawal symptoms from lack of training can drop by the dojo or call Azlimmi at +6.01.2.606.7454 for a training date.
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