Sensei Masao Kawasoe, JKA

U.K.T.K.F. Chief Instructor

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Sensei Kawasoe was born in 1945, his father was a Japanese businessman and he has two brothers. His parents stay in Kyushu in the south of Japan. Sensei   Kawasoe now  resides in London   and has done for over 19 years.  He began his martial arts training in judo and at the age of 15 saw a karate demonstration. This so impressed him he started looking to find a dojo to train. One of   his first instructors was the world famous Sensei Tysuama, who’s home was in the same town, Saga City. Training through his high school and then going to the  famous karate University of Takushoku, he continued to train with Sensei Tysuama.
This training took the form of 6 days per week, 3 hours per day for 4 years. During this time he was spotted by the Japan Karate Association and invited to take full  time JKA instructors course under Sensei Nakayama. He successfully completed this over the next 3 years. Upon graduating as an international JKA  instructor, Sensei Nakayama said of him: “Through his mastery of karate basics he has come to reach a level few achieve, his technique inspires all who see it to strive for the ideals of Shotokan Karate.”  High honour indeed from the head of the JKA. He then taught in Taiwan and Madagascar before coming to Britain in 1974. His dedication to tradition, quality and  manners is universally acknowledged, with few able to perform the physical demands he makes of himself. He has a world-wide following of senior students who have been with him and followed tradition by developing and teaching excellent Shotokan Karate. Long may this continue and, in his own words:  
I am lucky to have good karate, but even more I am lucky to have good students to carry it forward. My wish is to leave something worthwhile behind for everyone. My life is then complete.”


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Sensei Aydin JKA / U.K.T.K.F.

Academy Chief Instructor

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Sensei Aydin was born in 1966 in Istanbul and  he started to practice Traditional Shotokan Karate at the age of ten under the highly respected Turkish sensei Atilla Celikturk 7th Dan (national coach to Turkish Karate team). During this time he had the opportunity to be trained by Master Taiji Kase 9th Dan and many Shotokan masters. After obtaining black belt in 1979 he continued training in Istanbul until he emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1991. After several years break from karate, he was searching for the best karate instructor available in the UK and found Master Kawasoe very close where he lives.  he started to  train under Sensei Kawasoe. Following an invitation from United Kingdom Traditional Karate Federation, Aydin has formed the Hayabusado Traditional Shotokan Karate Academy in 2011 and affiliated with the UKTKF (United Kingdom Traditional Karate Federation). He is now teaching the highest standard Traditional Shotokan Karate to his students....the Kawasoe way.

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