Dedicated karateka and martial artists are invited to attend a Kase-Ha Shotokan Karate and self-defence seminar to be held on Saturday, 11 October in Bangalow.
This workshop will be delivered by Arie Farcas Sensei eighth Dan, an international chief instructor of Kase-Ha Shotokan Karate Australia, accompanied by Mark Smith Sensei sixth Dan.
Mark represented Australia at the JKA World Cup in 1978. He will be assisted by event organiser Sensei Jean Boussard, fifth Dan.
This ‘open to all’ seminar is a unique opportunity for all dedicated martial artists to benefit from the teaching of a master in practical self-defence, The Kase way, Jean says.
‘What applies to me the most in Kase ha is the fact that it combines karate and self-defence. It is practical, realistic, and it fits in with my life experience. I believe in the way of Kase ha,’ Sensei Arie Farkas says.
The event includes sessions on Saturday morning and afternoon. Bangalow-based Jean has been practising Shotokan Karate Do since his teens. Jean is also a second Dan in taekwondo with four years spent in Korea, and he has been initiated to many other martial arts: Vietvodao (black belt), judo, aikido, kendo, nunchaku, taichi, capoeira and Thai kickboxing.
The workshop will be held at the Moller Pavilion, in the Bangalow Showgrounds. Call or email Jean 0458 245 123 [email protected].
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