< Back Sensei Neil Prime Inducted into the Cleveland Martial Arts Hall of Fame Congratulations to Sensei Neil Prime for being inducted into the Cleveland Martial Arts Hall of Fame. https://811184d5-cd1f-4953-859e-95ef22fe2c82.usrfiles.com/ugd/811184_83def4e245f14b7dbb23acee0e22ad10.pdf Previous Continue Reading Next

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History Making History - SWKKF 2024 Symposium on Grasshopper Island Historical - 2000 SWKKF Senate Origin of Karate History of Karate History of Wado Kai Photos Videos Interviews Para-Karate Master Hironori Otsuka Hanshi Masaru Shintani Family Tree Pioneers Published Articles Legacy Documents Legacy Memorial

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< Back Bruce Perkins - Kudan (9th Dan) Senate Advisor Sensei Bruce began his karate career in Wawa, Ontario in 1974 under the instruction of Sensei Danny McCoy, Sensei Rick Leveille, and Sensei Luigi Troverello. In 1979 Sensei Bruce moved to Southern Ontario where he continued his training under Sensei Shintani. In July 1979 he was graded to Shodan. Sensei Bruce founded the SWKKF Scholarship fund in May of 1990. Sensei Bruce was a member of the original National Team which was picked by Hanshi Shintani in 1996. He has been involved with the Shindo Development Committee and has also participated in the production of the SWKKF Kata and Shindo Instructional videos. Sensei Bruce received the rank of Shichidan, dated September 15th, 2007 and Hachidan, dated in 2014 from Otsuka Sensei Sr. of the All Japan Karate-do Federation, prior of his death, at the request of Hanshi Sensei. Subsequently was awarded Hachidan (8th Dan) in August 2013, and Kudan (9th Dan) in December 2020 from the SWKKF Senate. Sensei Bruce currently resides in Simcoe, Ontario with his wife Irene. His son's Dustin and Derek live in Western Canada. For a more detailed biography of Sensei Bruce Perkins, as well as some personal stories of his training with Hanshi Shintani please read the article in the July 2007 Harmonizer. bperkins@shintani.ca +1 (519) 429-5628

(403) 700-3166 < Back Three Elements Karate Club Sensei Kevin Bowes (403) 700-3166 info@threeelementskarate.com Address 3602 8 St SW, Calgary, AB, Canada Calgary, AB, Canada Practice Times Monday - Family Class Intermediate - 6:30-7:30 pm (Mountain Daylight) Monday/Thursday - Family Class Beginner - 6:30-7:30 pm Monday/Thursday - Adult Class - 7:30-9:30 pm Club Website or Social Media Notes Previous Map Next

(403) 257-4638 < Back South Calgary Wado Kai Sensei Heather Fidyk (403) 257-4638 senseiheather@calgarywadokai.com Address 223 146 Ave SE, Calgary, AB, Canada Calgary, Alberta T2J 6P8 Practice Times Tuesday - 6:15-8:30 pm / Thursday - 7:00-8:30 pm (Mountain Daylight) Friday - 7:00-8:30 pm / Saturday - 9:20-12:30 pm Club Website or Social Media Notes Previous Map Next

< Back Living Skies Wado Kai Karate Sensei Lazlo Veszi club@livingskieswadokai.com Address 25 22 St E, Saskatoon, SK, Canada Saskatoon, SK, Canada Practice Times Tuesday/Thursday - 7:00-8:00 pm (Family) - Central Standard Time Tuesday/Thurdsay - 8:00-9:30 pm (Adult/Advanced) Club Website or Social Media Notes Previous Map Next

(480) 329-4281 < Back S.E.T. Martial Arts Donald Pugh (480) 329-4281 info@setmartialarts.com Address 13430 North Dysart Road suite 180, Surprise, AZ, USA Surprise, AZ, USA Practice Times Wednesday 5:30, Friday 6:00, Saturday 12:00 Club Website or Social Media Notes Previous Map Next

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History Karate -- Where did it really originate from? Have you wondered how far back in history you can go to trace the origins of karate? Some historians believe that karate can be traced back to Alexander the Great’s time and further. In the Greek Olympic Games of 648 B.C. a sport called “pankration” was introduced. It was an “empty-hand” submission sport with few rules. Athletes used boxing and wrestling techniques, including kicking, holds, joint-locks and chokes on the ground. A rough translation of the term pankration means “strength, might and power”. The sport satisfied a need for a sporting and combative form that boxing and wrestling did not provide. There is evidence that, although events could end in knock-outs, most pankration contests were decided on the basis of submission. Alexander the Great’s invasion of India in 327 B.C. helped introduce pankration into India. There it was picked up by the missionaries spreading Buddhism throughout India, Tibet, Burma and China. The missionaries realized that this new combative form gave them the means to protect themselves on their travels without any weapons . As Buddhism spread from India into China, other groups grasped the essence of the “empty hand” and modified the form to suit their needs. Karate spread through China, eventually reaching Okinawa in the Ryukyu Island chain.