Shinbukan Karate and Ninjutsu Tournament

Hi all

We at the Lane Cove Shinbukan, Japanese Martial Arts Academy are putting on a Karate and Ninjutsu (Japanese Ninja) tournament and we would love to invite anyone who’s interested in coming along to watch.  Admission is free.

The agenda for the day is as follows

Shinbukan in-house tournament info;

Start time :2pm

Finish time : 5pm

Order of events;

1. Karate Kata
   1. -Junior Kata (White belt category, yellow belt category, intermediate category, advanced category). Under 15 years old.
   2. -Adult Kata (no-black belt students)
   3. -Black belt Kata (Junior & Adult mixed- brown belt students included.

1. Karate Kumite (Points Sparring)
   1. -Junior Kumite (beginner category, intermediate category & advanced category). Under 15 years old
   2. – Adult Kumite (intermediate category & advanced category)
2. Ninjutsu Kumite
   1. -intermediate category & advanced category. Above 14 years old.

You will get to watch traditional Go Ju Ryu Kata competition, (forms and Patterns) Kata are used in Karate to develop skill and discipline.  Go Ju Ryo is one of the original Okinawan Karate styles.  Okinawa is considered the birth place of  Karate. You’ll get to watch Karate Points sparring.  Point’s sparring is a modern form of karate it is used to develop striking ability and accuracy.  Unlike continuous sparring which we also practice, point’s sparring is a test of speed, accuracy and technical ability.

Later in the day you will get to watch our local Lane Cove Iga Ryu Ninjas do there best to best each other.  Ninjutsu is the art of the patient fighter. It is the pinnacle Japanese Martial art and includes, Karate, Judo, Jiu Jitsu, acrobatics, Iado (Japanese Sword Fighting) as well as self defense and evasion techniques.  Steeped in tradition we will be show casing our fighting style in our Kumite (Sparring/fighting) tournament. Throughout the tournament our Ninjas will bring together karate style stand up fighting, combined with judo style throwing techniques as well as Jiu Jitsu grappling.

We’d love you to come along and watch our club demonstrate our skills.   Please come and enjoy watching our club members do their best.

Location

Lane Cove West Bowling Club

Burns Bay Road Lane Cove.

Admission is Free