Afsksa Glenashley Karate

01/12/2025

Practice the art as a whole through kata, kumite and kihon.

Today, many people train kata and kumite as if they were two different things.

Actually kumite starts with kata, and kata starts with kumite."

~ Takayuki Kubota

17/11/2025

07/11/2025

16/10/2025

Pooooortuuuugaaaaal!

This year’s International tournament will be held in beautiful Portugal, November 14-16!

We strive for an equitable platform to accommodate participants from novice to advanced levels, and age divisions.

For more info, please contact Chagas Sensei:

[email protected]

+351932525638 (WhatsApp preferred)

09/10/2025

11/09/2025

Congratulations to my young karatekas who excelled over the weekend at our 11th annual National Karate Championships in Durban

08/09/2025

The image depicts Gichin Funakoshi, widely recognized as the "father of modern karate," demonstrating a technique, possibly with his son, Gigō Funakoshi.
Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) was an Okinawan martial artist who introduced karate to mainland Japan in 1922.
He founded Shotokan karate, which is now the most widely practiced style of karate.
Funakoshi emphasized the philosophical aspects of karate, transforming it into "karate-do," the "way of the empty hand," focusing on character development.
His son, Gigō Funakoshi, is credited with developing the foundational techniques of the modern Shotokan style.