Ben Mare Kyoshi 8th Dan, was a student of the Late Leo Lipinski Hanshi. After many years with Goju Kai SA, Ben returned to Seiwakai and shortly after that I followed and joined Seiwa Kai in 2000.
Ben Mare and Myself spent many years with the IKGA- Gojukai South Africa under Peter Brandon Hanshi who was out sensei. Our training was at the highest level and we were amongst the finest karate-ka that made us what we are today .
Tasaki Hanshi maintained good relationships with Gogen Yamaguchi sensei and his family. Favorite training was Kumite that Tasaki excelled in, along with other great fighters like Takahashi and Yamamoto.
The harsh method of his Kumite was passed down to Leo Lipinski Hanshi and to Ben Mare 8th Dan Kyoshi. Today we hold to his teaching, especially here in Cape Town. We continue in his path and keep his legacy alive.
Chojun Miyagi visited Japan 1928 to teach his style of Okinawan Goju karate to Mainland Japan.
Shuji Tasaki
Introduced in 1972 by the late Shuji Tasaki Hanshi. The organization soon became well known across the world and many members joined to study under the legend.
Tasaki sensei left the Yamaguchi’s Goju Kai organization with Gogen Yamaguchi blessings and formed Seiwa Kai. Leader of his own fast growing organization Tasaki always respectfully acknowledged Gogen Yamaguchi as his first and only teacher and it it evident that they had a special bond.
Tasaki Hanshi was one off Gogen Yamaguchi’s top student in GOJUKAI and was a revered Karate-ka at the time. Gogen Yamaguchi’s passed on, and the formation of the JKF Goju Kai was introduced.
Seiwakai karate Do became one of the most successful Goju Ryu karate associations in Japan and internationally. Tasaki was awarded 9th Dan in the Japan Karate Federation (JKF) Goju Kai in 2009, and passed away on 30th January 2011.
Many karate clubs within Seiwa Kai SA, have taken the Tournament path. Cape Town dojo continue in the old ways and training methods, but keeping up to date with sports science.
The syllabus is based on the traditional Japanese style of Goju Ryu Karate Do, passed down from Gogen Yamaguchi sensei to Tasaki Sensei / Goshi Yamaguchi Hanshi. See Peter Klipfel Kyoshi
Karate practiced worldwide and recognized by the International Olympic Committee and The World Karate Federation. There are 5 blocks in the karate world : Goju Ryu – Shotokan – Shito Ryu – Wado Ryu and Kyokushin.
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