Karate Club for Confidence and Fitness
Join Kyomeikai for expert karate training and personal growth
Karate Club for Confidence and Fitness
Join Kyomeikai for expert karate training and personal growth
About Kyomeikai Karate Club
Karate in Kew
Welcome to Kyomeikai Karate Club - a Shotokan Karate club which started life in 2014 dedicated to the study of Soke Hirokazu Kanazawa via Kancho Nobuaki Kanazawa and the SKIF worldwide association. The instructors follow the SKIF world syllabus for the purposes of maintaining a technical standard and for grading. In addition the training is supplemented by the skills, experience and techniques the club instructors bring to the dojo. They regularly attend training courses all over the UK and the world with the best instructors from various styles and associations. The chief instructor is also a member of the Ryukyu Kobujutsu Association studying various weapons under Sensei Julian Mead. This training adds depth to empty hand and provides another link to karate's Okinawan roots. More information is available under instructor profiles. Whether you are a returning student or starting out fresh in the world of karate, Kyomeikai Karate Club is the place to be.
Our Direct Japanese Links and Heritage
The Shotokan Karate International Federation (SKIF) is one of the world's largest Shotokan organisations, with several million members in more than 130 countries. It was founded in 1978 by Soke Hirokazu Kanazawa 10th Dan, after leaving the Japanese Karate Association (JKA). Soke Kanazawa was the first karateka to win the notorious All Japan Championships - in 1957 in Kumite (while nursing a broken wrist) and in 1958 in both Kata and Kumite. Soke Kanazawa trained under sensei Matsatoshi Nakayama and is also one of the few remaining karateka privileged to have studied under Master Gichin Funakoshi. In 2013 Hirokazu Kanazawa stepped down as Kancho, passing the title and responsibility for organisation to his eldest son, Nobuaki Kanazawa. A the same time Shihan Manabu Murakami assumed the role of World Chief Instructor.