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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM DESCRIPTION PAGE

TECHNICAL SEMINAR INDEX 2

PREFACE CHIEF INSTRUCTOR OF BELGIUM 4

PROFILES INSTRUCTOR PROFILES 5/10

SKIEF BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD & COUNTRY MEMBERS LIST 11

TECHNICAL SEMINAR GENERAL OUTLINE & TRAINING SCHEDULE 12

DETAILED PROGRAMME DETAILED PROGRAMME 13

SEMINAR PRACTICAL INFORMATION 14

IMPORTANT POINTS IMPORTANT POINTS DURING SEMINARS 15

DŌJŌ LAYOUT RECOMMENDED DŌJŌ LAYOUT 16

COMMANDS COMMANDS FOR START & END OF TRAINING 17

DŌJŌ KUN DŌJŌ KUN 18

WORRIKEN GROUND PLAN FIND YOUR WAY 19

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1st SKIEF TECHNICAL SEMINAR - 2014 in Slovenia SKIF-B attendees

2nd SKIEF TECHNICAL SEMINAR - 2016 in Porto - Portugal

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Dear S.K.I.E.F members, Welcome to the 3rd S.K.I.E.F technical seminar. Thank you for travelling from all over Europe to attend this special event. S.K.I.E.F was founded by Asano Shihan, Nagai Shihan and Miura Shihan and came about due to many problems they and their students faced within the J.K.A structure in Europe. Sometime later also Koga Shihan and Kawasoe Shihan joined S.K.I.E.F. Actually the existence of the S.K.I.E.F movement predates the formal founding of S.K.I.F as a worldwide movement by Kanazawa Soke in Japan. I’m very grateful that we are able to bring the founding fathers of S.K.I.E.F together with Kanazawa Kanchō and Murakami Shuseki Shihan from S.K.I.F headquarters Japan. In 2013, the European board of directors was established. The ideas of the senior Japanese instructors are further propagated by their most senior students. The establishment of the European board was a difficult but necessary step requiring courage and confidence from the senior Japanese instructors. Consequently the new generation carries a great responsibility to continue the legacy and protect the traditional karate-dō principles upon which S.K.I.E.F was established. The first European Technical seminar took place in Slovenia in 2014. The second European Technical seminar was organized in Portugal in 2016. The “kanji” or Chinese character presented on the poster of this 3rd technical seminar, was suggested by Murakami Shuseki Shihan. He chose the character for “WA” meaning “Harmony” and refers to one of the most important characteristics of Kanazawa Soke’s karate-dō and philosophy. Each country within S.K.I.E.F has a different history, flavor and may also have a different opinion about matters. But above all, let us practice together this weekend in the spirit of “Harmony” under the technical leadership of the best instructors of S.K.I.E.F and S.K.I.F. Let us sweat and practice together enjoy the meals and party. Let us confirm old friendships and make new ones. All this is my biggest wish. My thanks and appreciation to the S.K.I.F.-B members for their support and assistance to make this event possible. Please accept our apologies for any unexpected shortcomings or disappointments that may come about during this event. Oss!!! Stephane Castrique Chief-Instructor of SKIF-Belgium Member of the board of directors of S.K.I.E.F

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S.K.I.E.F. INSTRUCTOR PROFILES

Asano Shiro Shihan (9th Dan)

Asano Shihan was born in Shinjuku, Tokyo in 1939. He graduated at the infamous Takushoku University (Tōkyō) and studied Karate under Master Masatoshi Nakayama.

He became the All Japan Universities Champion in 1957 and again in 1958. When he left university, as a 4th Dan, he became a J.K.A. instructor in 1963 and taught in Germany and Liverpool (UK). In 1968, he settled himself in Nottingham (UK). In 1974, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Instructor to the Shōtōkan Karate International of Great Britain. In 1978, he was awarded his 7th Dan In 1979, he was appointed Chief Instructor to the Shōtōkan Karate International of Europe. In 1987, he was awarded his 8th Dan. In 2001, he was awarded his 9th Dan and the Shōgō title of “Hanshi”, meaning “Instructor of Instructors”.

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Miura Masaru Shihan (9th dan)

Miura Shihan was born in 1939 in Shizuoka, Japan. He is a descendant of a former samurai family. The path of Shihan Masaru MIURA on the Way of Karate begins at the age of 13. Later, during his university studies he continued the practice of karate under the guidance of Master Masatoshi Nakayama at the prestigious Takushoku University. His degree in Business and Economics did not stop

his love for Karate-dō which made him leave Japan and arrive in Europe to teach the Martial Art. In 1964 he started teaching in Italy, first in Turin and later in Milan. In 1977, Shihan Miura created S.K.K.-Italia, which later became S.K.I.-I. He participated in the foundation of S.K.I.E.F. affiliated to the S.K.I.F. of Hirokazu Kanazawa Soke. Miura Shihan gives lectures and seminars all over the world. He leaves a deep trace in all those who have the opportunity to meet him as well as for his undisputed technical level and human qualities.

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Nagai Akio Shihan (9th dan)

Born in 1942 in Yamaguchi, Japan. He started studying karate at the age of fifteen. Three years later he joined the Takushoku University in Tōkyō. Since 1965 he lives in Germany and was one of the first Japanese teachers in Germany. He is a founding member of the S.K.I. Federation. He considers the transmission of Karate-Dō to the next generations as his life's work.

His style is hard and direct. It conveys the spirit of "ikken hisatsu" (to annihilate with one blow). His training builds continuously on the three pillars of karate i.e. Kihon, Kata and Kumite. All three of them are intensively practiced on each course. In his opinion you cannot learn karate by reading books but only by constant hard training. In 2002, Nagai Shihan was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit by Federal President Johannes Rau for his contributions to the promotion of karate in Germany. In August 2016, Kanazawa Soke awarded him the 9th Dan.

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Koga Rikuta Shihan (9th dan)

Born on 3. August 1941 in Fukuoka, Japan In 1960 he joins the Kanazawa Art and Technical College and begins his karate career under Susumu NISHIMURA Shihan. In March 1964 he graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in industrial design.

In 1965 he established Aichi Kogyo karate dōjō in a sewing machine factory in Anjyo City. He founded the JKA of Hong Kong in 1971 (Today SKIF Hong Kong). In October 1973 he left Hong Kong and came to Switzerland. From April 1975 until August 1976 he attended the School of Applied Arts in Basel. In 1977 he established the Shōtōkan Karate International Swiss Federation and in 1980 he became Secretary-General of the Shōtōkan Karate International European Federation (until 1990). In 2006 he won a gold medal (1st place) at the 7th SKIF World Championships in Tōkyō, Japan in the category Kata Masters with Kanku-shō and a silver medal (2nd place) in Kata Team Masters together with Antonio Racca and Marco Langiu with the kata: Gojushiho-dai. In January 2007 the city of Locarno awarded him as "Most valuable Person in Sport 2006". In 2008 he was elected for the second time as "General Secretary of S.K.I.E.F." In 2016 at the 12th SKIF World Championships in Jakarta (Indonesia) Koga Shihan was awarded 9th Dan by Kanazawa Soke.

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Kanazawa Nobuaki Kanchō (8th Dan)

Born in May 1972 and is the eldest of three sons of Hirokazu Kanazawa Soke, founder of SKIF. Kanazawa Nobuaki started karate at a young age, but concentrated more on basketball during his teenage years. However upon entering Taishō University, he decided to practice karate more seriously. He found his natural talent in Karate and started to compete and won many notable championships over the years.

After graduating from university he decided to follow the instructors training course at the SKIF Honbu Dōjō in Tōkyō. As a young instructor his focus was mainly on teaching at the Honbu Dōjō and self training as a competitor. He was a five times winner of the SKIF Japan National Championships from 1996 up to 2000 and won the silver medal in kumite at the SKIF World Championships in Yokōhama/Japan in 1994. In the year 2000 he won his biggest title at the SKIF World Championships in Bali/Indonesia, not only winning the heavy-weight kumite gold medal but also winning the Grand Champion title.

During several years Kanazawa Nobuaki was also member of the Japan Karate Federation all style national team. (JKF, the governing body for karate in Japan). He won the Tōkyō Metropolitan Championships three times and made it into the top three of the JKF National Championships six times.

After retiring from competition he decided to fully step into his father’s footsteps and started travelling all over the world to instruct SKIF karate.

He is currently 8th dan and in April 2014 he took over the position of Kanchō from his father.

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Murakami Manabu Shuseki Shihan (8th Dan)

Born in October 1966 in Kyūshū, southern Japan. He started karate at 9 years old, however between 11 and 15, he played baseball. He started karate seriously again the age of 15.

His first instructor was Maruo sensei, a JKA instructor who later on followed Kanazawa Soke when SKIF was established. Maruo sensei was a student of Miyata Minoru sensei who was the assistant chief-instructor of the JKA under Nakayama Shihan. So basically Murakami had a good starting point to learn karate.

As a teenager he met Kanazawa Soke several times and was very impressed by him. His admiration for this karate master made him decide to follow exactly the same path.

Since Kanazawa Soke had graduated from Takushoku University, Murakami moved to Tōkyō at the age of 18 and entered the same karateclub were so many names of the Shōtōkan karate world had once studied. The training was under Tsuyama Shihan, who by the way lost in the final of the 1st ever All Japan Championship against Kanazawa Soke in 1957.

During his university years Murakami shihan could not compete so much, because there had been a fatal accident at the university karateclub. So the club was banned from entering competitions.

After graduating from Takushoku University he decided to enter the SKIF instructor’s course.

Manabu Murakami competed in SKIF since he was a teenager and won the SKIF All Japan Championship many times. He also became SKIF World Champion in kumite in 1991 (Mexico) and in 1994 (Yokohama).

As SKIF continued to expand internationally, Murakami Shihan started traveling all over the world. On many occasions together with Kanazawa Soke.

In April 2014, Murakami Shihan became Shuseki Shihan (Chief-Instructor) of SKIF, taking over this position from Kanazawa Soke.

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S.K.I.E.F. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MEMBER COUNTRIES DIRECTOR’S NAME

Portugal Aguas Mario

Switzerland Racca Antonio

Denmark Toft Carsten

Germany Landgraf Eugen

Italy Grosselle Giampietro

Slovenia Ceric Ivan

United Kingdom 1 Mead Paul Represented by Asano Kumi

United Kingdom 2 Atherden Tony Represented by Hawdio Peter

Hungary Lovasz Gyorgy

Belgium Castrique Stephane

Denmark Thomassen Niels S.K.I.E.F. General Secretary

S.K.I.E.F. website www.skifeu.com

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GENERAL OUTLINE AND TRAININGSCHEDULE

DATE TIME ACTIVITY BUILDING NR (see p.19)

Friday July 6 15:00-16:30 Check in at SKIEF reception desk 2

17:00-19:00 1st training session 5

20:00-24:00 BBQ 9

Saturday July 7 08:00-09:00 Breakfast 3

09:30-11:30 2nd training session 5

11:30-12:00 Photo session (*) 5

12:30-13:30 Lunch 3

14:00-14:30 SKIEF board meeting 2 – Room “FREUD”

14:30-16:00 SKIEF member country meeting 2 – Room “FREUD”

16:00-17:00 Dan grading (**) 5

17:00-19:00 3rd training session 5

20:00-02:00 Walking dinner & sayonara party 9

Sunday July 8 08:00-09:00 Breakfast 3

09:00-10:00 Referee training (***) 5

10:00-12:00 4th training session 5

13:00-15:00 Check out at SKIEF reception desk 2

14:00 Departure shuttle bus to airport 2

(*) Group picture and pictures per delegation (**) Dan grading (closed doors) (***) Referee training (gestures only, in Karate gi)

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DETAILED PROGRAMME

Note: training will mostly be organized in different groups according to your level. The “basic outline” for the groups is as follows:

GROUP 1 3rd kyu - 2nd kyu - 1kyu

GROUP 2 shodan + nidan

GROUP 3 sandan, yondan, godan

GROUP 4 rokudan, nanadan, hachidan

However: the instructors may decide on the spot to divide the groups differently if they think it is necessary for the quality and content of the lessons (for example: “kyū and shodan” together, or “godan and above” together).

time slot programme

Friday, July 6 17:00-18:00 warming up and basics, all participants together

18:00 - 19:00 4 groups according to your level

09:30 - 10:30 different groups according to your level

10:30 - 11:30 different groups according to your level

Saturday, July 7 11:30 - 12:00 group pictures and delegation pictures

17:00 - 18:00 different groups according to your level

18:00 - 19:00 different groups according to your level

10:00 - 10:30 warming up and basics, all participants together

Sunday, July 8 10:30 - 11:30 different groups according to your level

11:30 - 12:00 last effort: all participants together

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IMPORTANT POINTS (!)

• At your arrival you will receive your bedsheets, keys,... etc.

• You should bring back the bedsheets and the keys to the SKIEF reception desk when you check out.

• Upon your arrival, you will receive different TICKETS to gain ACCESS to our events. Always keep your tickets at hand: no tickets, no entrance !! TRAINING sessions: SEPARATE TICKETS: present them at the entrance before each training session FRIDAY BBQ: one BLUE ticket SATURDAY Breakfast: one GREEN ticket SATURDAY LUNCH: one PINK ticket SAYONARA Party: one YELLOW ticket SUNDAY Breakfast one GREEN TICKET No ticket(s) = no access. Staff has the authority to deny access to people who cannot present a valid ticket.

• Please do a minimum of cleaning of your bungalow or room before checking out. The bungalow responsible will be charged 50€ if the bungalow is left dirty or in a state of disorder.

• Bring the garbage to the correct location, brush the floor of your bungalow.

• Respect the times for breakfast and lunch at the restaurant. If you arrive after 09.00 for breakfast and after 13.30 for lunch, the staff can refuse to serve you (!)

• Training starts on time, don't be late (!)

• On Friday there is a BBQ and on Saturday there is a walking dinner. Please try to arrive between 20.00 and 20.30 If you arrive at 22.00 don't complain that there is no more food left (!)

• During BBQ and Walking dinner you can watch the football match of the World Cup on a big screen.

• Please know your limits regarding alcohol consumption, hangover is not an excuse for not showing up for training the next morning.

• Not everybody is a party animal. When you return to your bungalow or room please

do so in silence as other people might already be asleep. Please respect this (!)

Thank you for your understanding

The 3rd SKIEF Technical Seminar Organizing Committee.

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Important Points During Seminars (Training)

The following points apply not only to seminars, but also to regular training in the dōjō.

Accordingly, every effort should be made to follow these points on a regular basis.

• Training should begin promptly at the designated start time. • Lining up is a vital part of karate-dō. Students should always maintain straight rows during

training, not only during seminars with large numbers of participants, but also when training in the dojo. (see diagram)

• At seminars, although many students often try to line up in the front row, everyone

should line up according to their rank (according to "dan" level, title, Sempai (senior) -

Kohai (junior) relationship, etc.)

• When lining up and bowing at the start and end of training sessions, no one (observers,

photographers, etc.) should be in the area in front of the instructors.

• When arriving late for training, upon entering the floor first kneel (in "seiza” style), bow

and wait. Once the instructor has granted permission to join the class, line up in the first

open position in the rearmost rows After a break (brief rest) in the training, it is

acceptable to line up according to one's rank. If it is necessary to leave early (before the

scheduled end of the training session), permission should be obtained from the instructor

in advance.

• For students who are unable to sit in "seiza" style due to bad knees or other reason, it is

acceptable to stand and bow in the rearmost row.

• Depending on the layout of the dojo, the front-back orientation may change.

• As a general rule, photography and video recording is not permitted.

• At seminars, for official photography by the organizer, permission should be obtained

from the instructor(s) in advance,

• Posting videos on YouTube, Facebook and other social network sites is not permitted.

• At seminars, please refrain from requesting instructors for autographs and photos during

mid training rest periods. (Instructors also need the time to rest and make use of such

opportunities to plan training menus for later in the day.)

• If you would like to take a photo with or receive the autograph of an instructor, please do

so after the seminar has finished or during a time set aside by the organizer for such

activities.

• During seminars, move quickly when lining up, when gathering to listen to technical

explanations, and when returning to one's original position followiōng such explanations.

• During seminars (and regular training), all rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings and other

jewellery should be removed.

• For any gymnasium (or dōjō) used for karate training, the aim should not be to simply

return the venue in the same condition that it was found, but rather to return it cleaner

than it was to begin with. In other words all trash, plastic bottles, etc. should be disposed

of properly.

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Recommended Dōjō Layout

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Commands for the Start and End of Training

As a general rule, commands issued at the start and end of training sessions are performed by the most senior member in attendance (in terms of rank, number of years training, etc.)

Start

1. Seiretsu (Meaning: Line up)

2. Seiza (Meaning: Sit [in the Japanese "Seiza" style, kneeling with the legs tucked

underneath])

3. Mokusō (Meaning: Silent meditation)

4. Kaimoku (Meaning: Eyes open) or Mokusō yame (Meaning: Halt meditation)

5. Shōmen ni rei (Meaning: Bow to the front)

6. But, when training in a dojo with a Shinto alter: Shinzen ni rei (Meaning: Bow to the alter)

Sensei ni rei (Meaning: Bow to Sensei).

Note: When bowing to more than one instructor: Sensei-gata ni rei (Meaning: Bow to the instructors)

8. Additionally, "Sensei" may be substituted with another title depending on the title of the

instructor.

9. Otagai ni rei (Meaning: Bow to one another)

10. <Spoken by the instructor> Kiritsu. Hajimemasu. (Meaning: Stand up. We will begin.)

End

1. Seiretsu (Meaning: Line up)

2. Seiza (Meaning: Sit [in the Japanese "seiza" style, on the knees with the legs tucked

underneath])

3. Mokusō (Meaning: Silent meditation)

4. Kaimoku (Meaning: Eyes open) or Mokusō yame (Meaning: Halt meditation)

5. Dōjō-kun (Meaning: Rules of the dōjō) <The five rules of the dōjō are each recited and repeated by members in order>

6. Shomen ni rei (Meaning: Bow to the front)

Note: When training in a dōjō with a Shinto alter: Shinzen ni rei (Meaning: Bow to the alter)

Sensei ni rei (Meaning: Bow to Sensei). Note: When bowing to more than one instructor: Sensei-gata ni rei (Meaning: Bow to the instructors) Additionally, "Sensei" may be substituted with another title depending on the title of the instructor.

8. Otagai ni rei (Meaning: Bow to one another)

9. <Spoken by the instructor> Kiritsu. Owarimasu. (Meaning: Stand up. We have finished.)

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DŌJŌ KUN

Hitotsu - jinkaku kansei ni tsutomuru koto. Hitotsu - makoto no michi o mamoru koto. Hitotsu - dōryoku no seishin o yashinau koto. Hitotsu - reigi o omonzuru koto. Hitotsu - kekki no yū o imashimuru koto.

One (thing) - Seek for a complete character. One (thing) - Walk on the path of sincerity. One (thing) - Cultivate the spirit of perseverance. One (thing) - Honor the principles of etiquette. One (thing) - Guard against hard-blooded behavior.

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Worriken Center – Ground Plan

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For SKIF-B dōjō and SKIF-B activities visit www.skifb.be

EDITORS : Walter De Reyt Layout Dieter Vermandere Review EDITOR IN CHIEF : Ronny Van Gestel – Meere Goor, 50 2460 – Kasterlee

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