Shobukan & bushinkai Karate: martial arts with meaning....
The Shobukan Karate system combines several traditional martial arts schools, the two main ones being Shotokan Karate and Budokan Karate.
Shobukan was founded in 1973 by Kancho Philip Handyside (8th Dan Shihan). In his 50 years in martial arts, Shihan Handyside has trained in many styles, beginning in Judo/Jujutsu before training in Shotokan Karate with many of the world's leading masters. He later trained with the grandmaster of Malaysian Budokan Karate which employed a softer approach more true to Karate's Chinese origins.
Mr Handyside Sensei considers his greatest teacher to be Hirokazu Kanazawa (pictured left) who as well as being a master of Shotokan Karate (10th Dan IMAF) also studied Yang style Tai Chi and Shorin Ryu Karate. The Shobukan Karate Organisation is headquartered in the Jubilee Club in Preston and the Iron Man Combat Centre in Preston, Lancashire.
Bushinkai is an offshoot of Shobukan that was founded in 2000 by Kaicho Simon Keegan (5th Dan) who has decades of experience in Karate, Jujutsu and Yang style Tai Chi. Simon's primary teacher for over 10 years has been Kyoshi Bob Carruthers, who was a student of Shihan Handyside. Simon was awarded 5th Dan by Shihan Handyside.
Keegan Sensei has trained with many of the world's leading masters including Tadanori Nobetsu and Shizuya Sato, and in 2003 his grades were recognised by Japan's oldest martial arts organisation Kokusai Budoin (IMAF) in the division headed by Hirokazu Kanazawa which brings the lineage full circle. The Bushinkai Academy has its headquarters in Van Dan Martial Arts in Manchester.
Please explore this website for class details and the rich history of the Shobukan style.
Shobukan was founded in 1973 by Kancho Philip Handyside (8th Dan Shihan). In his 50 years in martial arts, Shihan Handyside has trained in many styles, beginning in Judo/Jujutsu before training in Shotokan Karate with many of the world's leading masters. He later trained with the grandmaster of Malaysian Budokan Karate which employed a softer approach more true to Karate's Chinese origins.
Mr Handyside Sensei considers his greatest teacher to be Hirokazu Kanazawa (pictured left) who as well as being a master of Shotokan Karate (10th Dan IMAF) also studied Yang style Tai Chi and Shorin Ryu Karate. The Shobukan Karate Organisation is headquartered in the Jubilee Club in Preston and the Iron Man Combat Centre in Preston, Lancashire.
Bushinkai is an offshoot of Shobukan that was founded in 2000 by Kaicho Simon Keegan (5th Dan) who has decades of experience in Karate, Jujutsu and Yang style Tai Chi. Simon's primary teacher for over 10 years has been Kyoshi Bob Carruthers, who was a student of Shihan Handyside. Simon was awarded 5th Dan by Shihan Handyside.
Keegan Sensei has trained with many of the world's leading masters including Tadanori Nobetsu and Shizuya Sato, and in 2003 his grades were recognised by Japan's oldest martial arts organisation Kokusai Budoin (IMAF) in the division headed by Hirokazu Kanazawa which brings the lineage full circle. The Bushinkai Academy has its headquarters in Van Dan Martial Arts in Manchester.
Please explore this website for class details and the rich history of the Shobukan style.