Kase-Ha Martial Arts Academy

M.T.R. Smit Children’s Haven (behind Maritime Motors), William Moffett Expressway, Port Elizabeth or Circular Drive, Springfield, Port Elizabeth

The Kase-Ha Martial Arts Academy offers karate classes to children and youth in the care of the MTR Smit Children’s Haven as well as to members of the public.

Class Schedule

Venue: M.T.R. Smit Children’s Haven

Beginners 18:00 – 18:45 Mon & Wed: Kenny Tawse

Intermediate 18:45 – 19:30 Mon & Wed: Kenny Tawse

Advanced 19:30 – 20:15 Mon & Wed: Kenny Tawse

Advanced 18:30 – 20:00 Tues: Kenny Tawse

General Class (all grades) 07:30 – 09:00 Sat: Kenny Tawse

Kenny Tawse

Sensei

Sensei Kenny Tawse’s karate career spans more than 50 years. Initially a member of Funakoshi-Ryu, he joined the South African Shotokan Karate Academy in the early 1990’s. During the next three decades he served as Eastern Cape style-head for SASKA. Sensei Kenny has taught and mentored generations of yudansha (black belts) and instructors, as well as a number of karateka who went on to achieve great success in the karate sports arena.

Sensei Kenny’s great karate passion is for the Shotokan-Ryu as developed by Kase Taiji Sensei. This unorthodox form of Shotokan-Ryu later came to be known as Kase-Ha. He regards himself as having been extremely privileged to train with Kase Sensei during his visit to South Africa in 1996. With his continuous research and attention to technical detail, it is appropriate that Sensei Kenny now serves as the Technical Director for United Shotokan-Ryu (USR). He is also a founder member of USR.

– Gary Grapentin

You can call Kenny on the phone or send him and his administrative assistant a message through the form on this page.

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