Budo Karate-Do South Africa
Budo Karate-Do South Africa teaches the Shito-Ryu form of karate and has clubs
Situated in the Hillcrest, Waterfall, Westville, Pinetown, Bluff, Scottburgh areas of Kwa-Zulu Natal and Kempton Park Gauteng, South Africa.
Instruction in karate is also held at many schools.
“True victory is victory over one’s self”
Karate is a fighting technique that makes use of the body’s natural weapons and thus the Japanese term for Karate being “Empty Hand”.
Budo Karate-Do South Africa is a full member of Karate South Afirca (KSA) and also a full member of the World Karate Federation (W.K.F.)
In brief, Shito-ryu was founded by Kenwa Mabuni who originally studied under Yasutsune Itosu and also under Kanryo Higashionna.
Instructors
Richard Salmon (Hanshi)
Budo Karate-Do South Africa is a full member of Karate South Afirca (KSA) and also a full member of the…
Kelvin Daniels (Shihan) Chief Instructor
Kelvin Daniels was born in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania on 30 December 1954. He was educated at Westville Boys High School outside…
Kim Heaton (Sensei)
Sensei Kim Heaton was born in Durban on 25th June 1976. She attended Westville Girls’ High, which is where she was introduced to…
Tracy Staples (Sensei)
• Graded to Nidan 1998 • SA Champ for Kata and Kumite 1986-1992 • Holds Natal Provincial Colours • Graded…
Marguerite Huson (Sensei)
Sensei Marguerite started training at the age of 42. Her son was an active karateka and instead of sitting on…
Joos Huyzers (Sensei)
Sensei Joos started karate back in 1982 under the late Shihan Ray Ryan of Budo-ryu and Sensei’s Louis and Johnny…
Grant Thompson (Sensei)
I started training under Sensei Marguerite Huson as a way to keep fit and spend time with my son when the karate…
Eden Jackson (Sensei)
• Graded 1st Kyu Brown belt – August 2013 • Provincially qualified Table Official • Graded to Shodan – September…
