About Us

Grantham Shotokan

Established in 2002 by Club Chief Instructor Geoff Dixon (6th degree black belt), Grantham Shotokan has grown to be one of the largest and most successful traditional karate clubs in the Grantham area.

The club has over 100 students with ages from 4 years to 80 years old and trains out of a dedicated dojo with a fully matted training area, changing rooms and a wide range of training equipment.

Affiliated to JKS England and through them to the English and British Karate Federations as well as the European and World Karate Federations (WKF) – the WKF is the Karate Governing Body chosen by the IOC to present Karate at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020.

Our instructors are all Black Belts holding the rank of at least 2nd Dan and have enhanced DBS checks or equivalent vetting processes in place.

The JKS

Following the death of Masatoshi Nakayama in 1992, the Japan Karate Association (JKA) was split into two factions with groups of senior instructors diverging into those that wanted to continue with the direction of the JKA as prescribed by Nakayama, and those that wanted to pursue a slightly different course. Following a decade of difficult negotiations the Japan Karate Shotorenmei (JKS) was formally formed in 2002 under the leadership of Asai Shihan.

Asai Shihan passed away in 2006 and the JKS, now a worldwide organisation, is headed by Shihan Masao Kagawa (9th Dan). Kagawa Shihan is also the Chair of the WKF Technical Committee and former All Japan Karate Coach and is one of the most influential people in world karate.

JKS England is headed by Alan Campbell Sensei (7 th Dan) and has over 4,000 members making it one of the largest associations in the EKF.

 

News & Events

Watch this space for news of future events including JKS England and EKF events as well as top karate instructors visiting our Grantham Dojo.

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