Chester
County Shotokan Karate Club - info@ccskc.org
- 3838 West Lincoln Highway, Downington, PA 19335
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All of our instructors
have graduated from or are enrolled in the ISKF instructor training
program, which entails monthly classes with Master Okazaki, essay
requirements, and exams.
The standards of
instruction and level of competency found throughout the ISKF and JKA
are widely known in the martial arts world. In compliance with these
standards, all of the CCSKC instructors have either completed or are
in the process of completing the very stringent instructors training
program. This program includes years of special instructor training
classes, nearly 50 research papers on subjects like biomechanics,
first aid, psychology, and of course, technical research. Required
seminars and demonstrations, written and oral exams from Shotokan
masters from around the world are also part of the instructors
training program.
We
try to adhere to the traditional ways of teaching martial arts. Within
this framework, we attempt to develop the philosophical as well as the
physical aspects of our students. Therefore, we discourage children to
begin before the age of six, so that they are more capable of
understanding all that is available to them. This is guideline, not a
rule.
Because of the high quality of instructor training and the years of dedication by each individual, we feel that our instruction is exceptional.
Because of the high quality of instructor training and the years of dedication by each individual, we feel that our instruction is exceptional.
Has
trained under Okazaki Sensei (10th dan and chief instructor of the
ISKF) since 1970. He also has had the good fortune to train under some
of the best Shotokan Masters in the world: Masters Nakayama, Asai, and
Kanazawa from Japan, Enoeda from England, Ochi form Germany, Miura
from Italy, and Nishiyama and Yaguchi from the US, to name a few. All
have given him great experience and an in-depth view of Shotokan
Karate over the past 40 years.
Sensei
Hoffman has owned and operated CCSKC since its beginning as
Downingtown Shotokan Karate Club 30 years ago.
He is well respected throughout the ISKF as an experienced instructor and judge, and as a dedicated karate-ka.
He graduated from the JKA/ISKF instructors program 2000, and earned the top level judges rank in 2010.
He is well respected throughout the ISKF as an experienced instructor and judge, and as a dedicated karate-ka.
He graduated from the JKA/ISKF instructors program 2000, and earned the top level judges rank in 2010.
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Sensei
Todd began training in 1983. He joined the JKA Instructor's Program in
1994.
He is an active contributor to both CCSKC and the ISKF as an instructor and judge, as well as having dedicated many years to his personal training by attending camps and competing as a member of the East Coast Team.
He is an active contributor to both CCSKC and the ISKF as an instructor and judge, as well as having dedicated many years to his personal training by attending camps and competing as a member of the East Coast Team.
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Sensei
Kristen began training in 1989 and joined the instructors program in
2006. She is currently a member of both the US Kata and Kumite Team.
Her dedication has earned her the title of US Female Kata Champion for
three consecutive years. She has been fortunate enough to train under
the many great Shotokan Masters that have provided her with the
knowledge she now offers to the students and her teammates.
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