Tamworth Shukokai Karate Clubs are proud members of the Shukokai Karate Association
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Tamworth Shukokai Karate clubs are a very friendly and long established group of Karate clubs based around Tamworth, Staffordshire and are proud members of the Shukokai Karate Association under its chief instructor Malcom Hudson (7th Dan).
Malcom Hudson has been running Karate clubs around the Tamworth area for nearly 30 years and is one of the country's top Shukokai karate instructors. Malcom Hudson is also the Chief Instructor of the Shukokai Karate Association, a Karate association that was formed in 1991 and has over 20 clubs with hundreds of members around the West Midlands area.
Chief Instructor Malcom Hudson (7th Dan)
WHAT IS SHUKOKAI KARATE?
The style of Karate known as Shukokai was founded in 1950 by Chojiro Tani who studied Shito-ryu under Kenwa Mabuni.
Shukokai means "Way for All" and this reflects how the style has developed although it keeps its purity. The style is very fast using a relatively high stance to aid mobility. The Martial Arts Commission of Great Britain has also stated in its Official Handbook that "Shukokai punches are the strongest to be found in Karate".
The style stresses controlled contact in competition sparring. However real experience of full-power techniques is enabled by the use of pad work.
Shukokai as taught by Chojiro Tani had a distinctive double hip twist creating a motion that ensured that punches were delivered using the big muscles of the upper leg and with body rotation. Shigeru Kimura was not happy that this produced the fastest or strongest technique. In 1966 he left Japan and spent 3 years travelling throughout Africa and Europe studying and refining his techniques. These techniques also stressed rotation, utilising the strongest muscles but was also faster, saving time by having the body already rotated in the ready stance.
Malcom Hudson is a direct student Sensei Kimura.
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