Membership Benefits

Seiwa Kai Goju Ryu karate Tableview under the leadership of Peter Klipfel Kyoshi has been in existance since 1990. High standards are required both physical and mentally. Old School Karate tuition is carried out in a secure private dojo that has been home to champions. Members are given first hand the karate that was handed down from Gogen Yamaguchi family. The legacy of Shuji Tasaki and that of the Yamaguchi family continue in our dojo at 59 Erica Road.

Seiwa Kai history

Gogen “The Cat” Yamaguchi was born on 20 January 1909 in Kagoshima City in Southern Kyushu, Japan.In 1928 Chojun Miyagi had visited Japan to teach his style of karate, the Goju style. Shuji Tasaki sensei along with Takahashi, Yamamoto and Sakamoto, were the top student of Gogen sensei and were exceptionally strong. Tasaki then went on to Form Seiwakai in 1971 and produced top class instructors like the Late Leo Lipinski and his student Ben Mare 8th Dan who now heads Seiwakai in South Africa.

The Dojo. TableView

Seiwa Kai Tableview established in 1990 under Peter Klipfel 7th Dan. We welcome beginners to advance karate members that wish to learn Traditional Japanese Goju Ryu. Classes are for Adults only and our aim is Quantity over Quality when it comes to Japanese Goju Ryu. We are old school and no Tournament karate is taught..

Benefits of Traditional karate

Benefits from karate are many for both men and women. Karate is the perfect practice for getting the most out of life physically, mentally, and spiritually. The various self-defense techniques that you’ll learn will help you develop physical strength and keep you body fit and flexible. Karate isn’t just for learning self-defense, it’s also great for your overall health and well being