During the midst of the national lockdown, Brackenfell Shotokan Karate Academy already started to prepare their karate school to be Covid-19 safe.
As a result, they were given the green light to open and restart operations a month ago, following President Cyril Ramaphosa announcement to allow certain sporting activities to resume in June, which allowed them to obtain their compliance certificate.
“This was great news but there were certain demands and challenges to overcome. We made sure that we comply in advance with the necessary health and safety regulations and Covid-19 precautions and requirements,” says sensei JP Muller.
He says their instructors completed the necessary Covid-19 safety courses and the dojo implemented the necessary policies and precautions, which includes no physical contact and 2m demarcated areas around each student.
On 1 August 2020 the karate school opened for all new members. The culture and atmosphere we created in our school is the values we teach all our students about camaraderie, discipline, life skills, respect, action and fun.
Shotokan karate is broken into three types of categories:
. Traditional karate – to train regularly through continuous repetition of technique.
. Self-defence – to be able to defend yourself.
. Sport karate – to compete in competitions.
“Not only is Shotokan-Ryu that is originated from mainland Japan the most interesting Karate style you can compete for life. To be honest Shotokan is the world’s most dominant and popular practise karate style,” says Muller
For more information, contact 062 402 8783 or 083 627 8045 or send an email to info@shotokankarate.co.za.
