Byron Shire Shotokan Karate & Self Defence

Byron Shire Shotokan Karate Do & Self Defence offers frequent classes delivered by a group of qualified and well respected instructors.

Since the beginning of time, human beings have learnt and practiced fighting skills for ultimate survival and supremacy. Martial Arts however go much beyond physical skills, as through the control of the body they aim at the control of the emotions and the control of the mind. There is no serious teaching of Martial Art without dedicated work on Energy (ki in Japanese, chi in Chinese, prana in India and vital breathe in the West), and training does focus upon the fluid circulation of energy throughout the physical body: as in any holistic discipline, the transmission of the energy is like clear cool water (blue) although the energy itself is burning fire (red). What is the Way of Martial Arts - the traditional Do - if not the Path of Truth on which the practitioner advances all his life long? Training with a partner, training alone: both are the same for we move with and within the Energy and come thus closer to the clear understanding of the Universal Law.
http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=ol19xdVHydE& feature=youtu. be A 4th Dan in Karate Do which he has been practicing since his teens and a 2nd Dan in Taekwon Do with four years spent in Korea, Jean has been initiated to many other Martial Arts : Vietvodao (black belt), judo, aikido, kendo, nunchaku, taichi, capoeira and thai kickboxing; he has trained and taught in many countries and even introduced Shotokan Karate International ( S. K. I. ) in India from 1985 to 1987 with an Official Letter of Mission signed by Hirokazu Kanazawa Senseï. Jean teaches efficiency as Martial Arts are lethal knowledge, but above all, with a holistic approach that incorporates meditation in every session and the understanding of one’s own vital energy: your body becomes stronger and flexible, your emotions calm and serene, your mental as clear as a limpid lake ( the Japanese “ Kokoro” ) and you ultimately gain in spiritual elevation
Karate Do offers the following benefits:
• develop self confidence and respect towards other others
• promote mental strength, agility and decision making
• improve discipline and focus
• develop positive goals, attitudes and other life skills
• build up the immune system and relieve mental and emotional stress
• enhance quality of lifestyle
• guide towards spiritual awareness


Each class is led by a qualified Karate instructor who will go through stretching / warm up / fitness exercises, Kihon (techniques without partner), Kumite (sparring exercises)
and Kata (choreographed sequence of techniques against multiple attackers). We teach and practice traditional Shotokan Karate with a strong emphasis on Self Defence. Advanced classes incorporate the realistic teaching of the Kase Ha System.

Byron Shire Shotokan Karate Do & Self Defence under the guidance of Jean Boussard Sensei offers frequent classes delivered by a group of highly qualified and well respected instructors in the Karate community.

We are affiliated to Sochin Shotokan Karate Do http://sochin.com. au / with 6th Dan Yossi Litvin Sensei as Chief Instructor and National Coach. As a member of the NSW Karate Federation and of the Australian Karate Federation (AKF), our tuition and Diplomas are officially recognized.

Dojo Kun
Seek perfection of character, Be faithful, Endeavour, Respect others,
and Refrain from violent behaviour. ”