Step into the roots of Okinawan Karate with our Naifanchi kata video series — a journey into one of the most enduring and combative kata ever created. Once refined by the legendary Anko Itosu and championed by Motobu Chōki as…
For the First Time in Modern History see Kiyoshi Aihara’s Taikyoku 7-10 Kata. Originally taught to Soke Ruiz in the 50’s from Aihara Sensei in Hawaii see the expanded Taikyoku Series that was heavily influenced by Egami Sensei and Gichin…
Preserving Tradition, Embracing the Future From the earliest days of Karate—when the art was cloaked in secrecy and passed down only through spoken instruction—training was a privilege reserved for the dedicated few. There were no written manuals, and students were…
KARATE KOLLEGE Traditional Martial Arts for Teens & Adults Located in Social Circle, GA | www.IKKU.org At Karate Kollege, we don’t hand out trophies – we forge character, discipline, and skill. We’re not a daycare. We train martial…
June 8, 2024, marked a special day for the IKKU as a Tsuba Presentation for Renshi Shihan Robert Izzo of the TKA Traditional Karate Association. After bowing in for the 37th annual IKKU Summer Camp session, Soke Ruiz performed the…
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