Peter Klipfel Kyoshi 7th Dan
President of Shoshinkai Africa and South Africa —
Head instructor at the TableView Hombu Dojo since 1989. Now open to classes for adults only.
Mobile 082 876 2516 or email Us
Rank : 7th Dan Kyoshi
* History
- Started karate 1968 in Vryheid Natal under Rob Ferriere JKA
- Started JUDO 1969 – 1974 ( Received Natal Colours) Shodan
- Started Karate 1971 – 74 JKA Vryheid Natal up to Brown Belt
- Short Stint with Kimura Shito Ryu 1977/78 White – to Orange
- JKA Cape Town under the late Nigel Jackson 1978 – 80
- Okinawan Goju Ryu under Harry Pieterkoski 1980 – 1982 – Nidan
- Joined the IKGA under Peter Brandon Shihan – Japanese Goju Ryu (1982 – 2000)
- Joined Seiwakai 2000 under Ben Mare and Leo Lipinski – Japanese Goju Ryu.
- Graded to Godan Seiwakai in 2004
- Graded Godan in the JKF Gojukai 2005 Portugal
- Graded to Rokudan 6th Dan in Seiwakai 2013
- Awarded title of Renshi in 2014
- Graded to Shichidan / Nanadan 7th Dan in Seiwakai 2019
- Awarded title of Kyoshi on 2020
- 2025 Formation of the NEW SHOSHIN KAI
Peter Klipfel Shihan

Accomplishments in Martial Arts.
- Represented JUDO for N. Natal and received Colours..
- Took part in the South African Games twice for Judo
- South African karate All Style PROTEA junior members x 7
- Two world junior champions in the all style international sport arena WKF and WUKF kata division.
- Produced 80 Seiwa Kai Black belts,
- 150 WP all styles champions are accredited to Peter Klipfel Kyoshi tuition.
- 70 National champions came from the TableView/ Hout Bay Dojo.
- Represented Western Province at National Level on several occasions
- National Champion kata
- Veteran Champion Gold Medal All Styles. PE
- Represented self in a tournament in Singapore .Apartheid times for Goju kai
- Graded in Japan under Gogen Yamaguchi for Nidan in 1983
- Graded from Nidan to Yondan by Goshi Yamaguchi .. My instructor Peter Brandon Hanshi IKGA
- Graded from Godan to Shichidan in Seiwakai under Ben Mare Kyoshi
About the instructor
Originally from 1983 – 1999 a student of Peter Brandon Hanshi of the IKGA. Great years under the guidance of top class instructors.. In 2000 he joined Seiwa Kai Goju Ryu under the leadership of Ben Mare shihan that is the president of Seiwa Kai South Africa..
2025 he left Seiwakai to form the NEW Japanese Goju Ryu karate Association call SHOSHIN KAI
2025 – Birth of SHOSHINKAI Goju Ryu in South Africa
The TABLEVIEW dojo was established in 1990..
We hold to the following rules and etiquette.
- Strict Traditional Japanese Goju Ryu Karate training..
- We are NOT a sport karate dojo. However our kata are all defined by the JKF gojukai.
- Students and instructors aspire to train hard to reach excellence..
- Students will become instructors and continue the legacy of Gogen Yamaguchi / Goshi Yamaguchi and Shuji Tasaki sensei. through our new heads of the Shoshinkai Deena Naidu Hanshi , Tino Ceberano Hanshi and Hiroshi Fujimoto Hanshi
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