Gasshuku 2015, WTKF International Summer Camp

Gasshuku 2015
WTKF International Summer Camp

The summer edition of the Traditional Karate Seminar Gasshuku 2015 and the WTKF International Summer Camp took place on August 11 to 16, 2015 at the Japanese Martial Arts and Sports Centre 'Dojo – Stara Wies’ in Poland.

The seminar gathered 300 participants from 14 countries: Armenia, Austria, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay and USA.

The Traditional Karate Seminar Gasshuku 2015 and the WTKF International Summer Camp was conducted by:

• Lee Kong Sifu (Hong Kong) – teacher of White Crane Fist system.
• Albert Chean Sensei (USA) – founder and chief instructor of Orange County Japan Karate Association, the oldest traditional karate dojo in Orange County, California. Sensei Cheah has trained in traditional Shotokan karate for over 35 years under the tutelage of Sensei Nishiyama. He is a seven-time AAKF National Champion, and also an instructor, judge, and member of the AAKF Technical Committee.
• Nelson Carrion Sensei (Uruguay) – General Secretary of World Traditional Karate-Do Federation (WTKF), General Director and instructor of the Traditional Karate Do Institute (TKI), founder of a few national traditional karate federations in the world, e.g. in Uruguay, Morocco, France.
• Mahmoud Tabassi Sensei (USA) – Treasurer of World Traditional Karate-Do Federation (WTKF), Technical Committee Vice-Chairman, Senior Council, Member of Senior Advisory Committee of the American Amateur Karate Federation (AAKF).
• Avi Rokah Sensei (USA) – WTKF Director, student and assistant of the late Nishiyama Hidetaka Sensei, instructor of the Traditional Karate Institute (TKI).
• Janusz Szymankiewicz Ph.d. Sifu (Poland) – prominent expert and practitioner of the Chinese and Japanese martial arts.
• Wlodzimierz Kwiecinski Sensei (Poland) – WTKF President, Chairman of the Traditional Karate Federation of Poland (PZKT), coach of the national team of Poland.

Special part of the seminar were classes for instructors and judges. This group refreshed aspects of todome waza and kata. Few last sessions were dedicated for KOGO kumite. Kogo kumite is special kumite training system, developed by Hidetaka Nishiyama sensei.

Alternate sparring – KOGO KUMITE is an event, which provides an important learning opportunity for karate practitioners who are interested in improving their understanding of distance and timing in a controlled free sparring setting.