MEMBERS of the Byron Shire Shotokan Kase-Ha Karate Do and Self Defence academy have obtained black belts and other skills after competing at a national event in Victoria.<\/p>\n
Damien O’Meara obtained his self-defence black belt and chief instructor Jean Boussard his fifth Dan in Kase-Ha Shotokan at the Kase-Ha Shotokan Karate National Seminar (Gasshuku).<\/p>\n
Boussard has 50 years experience and trains about 60 people aged from six through to 70 and older.<\/p>\n
He said the seminar was a unique opportunity for the group to benefit from the teaching of a master in practical self defence.<\/p>\n
“There were very challenging sessions during these three days, physically, emotionally and mentally, but the team is passionate and they all did so well,” he said.<\/p>\n
“The goal of Kase-Ha Shotokan is to reach a level beyond technique, which is based on the ancient Budo approach to martial arts and spirit.<\/p>\n
“A variety of blocks, with open and closed hands, and of attacks, legs and arms, must satisfy equally defensive and offensive requirements.<\/p>\n
“My teaching is towards self defence and not towards the limited efficiency of competition and tournaments.”<\/p>\n
The Bangalow dojo opened in 2011 after it was originally established as an academy at Byron Bay in 1998.<\/p>\n
The academy has specialist coaches with an array of skills which can be taught at all levels.<\/p>\n
They run a Kase-Ha Shotokan workshop at the Bangalow Showgrounds every third month.<\/p>\n
The group recently delivered a demonstration to the residents of RSL Lifecare at Suffolk Park and ran a workshop for Emmanuel Anglican College, Ballina.<\/p>\n
Juniors train Tuesday and Thursday with women’s self defence classes on Friday mornings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MEMBERS of the Byron Shire Shotokan Kase-Ha Karate Do and Self Defence academy have obtained black belts and other skills after competing at a national event in Victoria. Damien O’Meara obtained his self-defence black belt and chief instructor Jean Boussard his fifth Dan in Kase-Ha Shotokan at the Kase-Ha Shotokan Karate National Seminar (Gasshuku). Boussard […]<\/p>\n