shobukan founder: philip handyside (shihan 8th dan)
Shihan Handyside
Shihan Handyside is the founder of a traditional school of Karate called Shobukan which combines his half a century of studies in Shotokan, Budokan and Jujutsu, grading under some of the world's most renowned grandmasters. What makes Shobukan unique is that it teaches strong Shotokan, but through the influence of Malaysian Budokan has a softer Chinese influence.
Next year Mr Handyside will celebrate 50 years in the martial arts. He began in 1963 with Judo and Jujutsu, studying under Sensei Richard Butterworth before moving into Karate after seeing a demonstration by Sadashige Kato who became his first Karate teacher. He took his Kyu grades under Sensei Cyril Cummins of Karate Union Great Britain and began teaching Karate in 1973.
Mr Handyside left the Karate Union Great Britain in 1975 and was examined for 1st Dan by the man he regards as his greatest influence, Hirokazu Kanazawa.
Kanazawa Sensei is not only a master of Shotokan Karate (10th Dan IMAF) but also studied Yang style Tai Chi and trained in Okinawa in Shorin Ryu with masters Chibana and Higa.
He then received an Invite from Grandmaster Chew Choo Soot to escort him around the North West to promote Budokan Karate from Malaysia and was awarded his 2nd Dan. Mr Handyside organised the KBI World Open Championships in 1979 at the Preston Guild Hall. Mr Handyside combined his knowledge of Shotokan and Budokan to form the school we now know as Shobukan, and has taught in his hometown of Preston for the last 40 years. Mr Handyside is graded 8th Dan and is a member of the Shikon organisation.
Next year Mr Handyside will celebrate 50 years in the martial arts. He began in 1963 with Judo and Jujutsu, studying under Sensei Richard Butterworth before moving into Karate after seeing a demonstration by Sadashige Kato who became his first Karate teacher. He took his Kyu grades under Sensei Cyril Cummins of Karate Union Great Britain and began teaching Karate in 1973.
Mr Handyside left the Karate Union Great Britain in 1975 and was examined for 1st Dan by the man he regards as his greatest influence, Hirokazu Kanazawa.
Kanazawa Sensei is not only a master of Shotokan Karate (10th Dan IMAF) but also studied Yang style Tai Chi and trained in Okinawa in Shorin Ryu with masters Chibana and Higa.
He then received an Invite from Grandmaster Chew Choo Soot to escort him around the North West to promote Budokan Karate from Malaysia and was awarded his 2nd Dan. Mr Handyside organised the KBI World Open Championships in 1979 at the Preston Guild Hall. Mr Handyside combined his knowledge of Shotokan and Budokan to form the school we now know as Shobukan, and has taught in his hometown of Preston for the last 40 years. Mr Handyside is graded 8th Dan and is a member of the Shikon organisation.
bushinkai chief instructor: simon keegan (5th dan renshi)
Keegan Renshi with senior student Dan Sanchez
The Bushinkai Academy is an offshoot of Shobukan which was established 12 years ago by Renshi Simon Keegan. Having trained in the martial arts for over 25 years, Keegan has trained with some of the world's leading grandmasters. One of his his primary Karate teachers was Kyoshi Robert Carruthers who was in turn a student of Shihan Handyside so Bushinkai's lineage comes from Shobukan.
Simon follows in a length family tradition of martial arts that began in 1778 when a branch of his family moved to Okinawa, Simon took his first martial arts lessons with his dad David Keegan (who had studied Jujutsu and Karate and is now a Tai Chi teacher) over 25 years ago and as a teenager joined the Bushido Academy where he trained for eight years, becoming 1st Dan in 1999. Simon also spent 9 years with a Chinese martial arts academy and in 2000 founded the Bushinkai Academy.
Training in Shotokan and Jujutsu with various instructors he was awarded 2nd Dan in both arts before joining the Japanese organisation Kokusai Budoin (IMAF), where he was recognised as a 2nd Dan in Hirokazu Kanazawa's Shotokan division, bringing the lineage full circle.
In addition to Shotokan, Karate Jutsu, Jujutsu and Tai Chi, in 2003 Simon also began studying Goju Ryu and Shoto Ryu with Kyoshi Reiner Parsons who graded him 3rd Dan. Simon had chance to train with many of the world's leading masters including Tadanori Nobetsu, Shizuya Sato, Li De Yin, Patrick McCarthy and Mitsuhiro Kondo and in 2007 as a 4th Dan, formulated the Bushinkai method, "Hakuda Kempo Toshu Jutsu." In 2010 he was recognised as a 'polished teacher' with the title of Renshi endorsed by the director of Dai Nippon Butokukai.
In 2012 he was awarded 5th Dan by Shihan Handyside.
Please visit Simon's Manchester Karate club website.
Simon follows in a length family tradition of martial arts that began in 1778 when a branch of his family moved to Okinawa, Simon took his first martial arts lessons with his dad David Keegan (who had studied Jujutsu and Karate and is now a Tai Chi teacher) over 25 years ago and as a teenager joined the Bushido Academy where he trained for eight years, becoming 1st Dan in 1999. Simon also spent 9 years with a Chinese martial arts academy and in 2000 founded the Bushinkai Academy.
Training in Shotokan and Jujutsu with various instructors he was awarded 2nd Dan in both arts before joining the Japanese organisation Kokusai Budoin (IMAF), where he was recognised as a 2nd Dan in Hirokazu Kanazawa's Shotokan division, bringing the lineage full circle.
In addition to Shotokan, Karate Jutsu, Jujutsu and Tai Chi, in 2003 Simon also began studying Goju Ryu and Shoto Ryu with Kyoshi Reiner Parsons who graded him 3rd Dan. Simon had chance to train with many of the world's leading masters including Tadanori Nobetsu, Shizuya Sato, Li De Yin, Patrick McCarthy and Mitsuhiro Kondo and in 2007 as a 4th Dan, formulated the Bushinkai method, "Hakuda Kempo Toshu Jutsu." In 2010 he was recognised as a 'polished teacher' with the title of Renshi endorsed by the director of Dai Nippon Butokukai.
In 2012 he was awarded 5th Dan by Shihan Handyside.
Please visit Simon's Manchester Karate club website.