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Kuwait Shotokan Academy

Club Profile: Shotokan Ryu Kase Ha Kuwait follows the way of traditional Shotokan Karate taught by Master Gichin Funakoshi (1868-1957), Yoshitaka Funakoshi (1906-1945) and Sensei Taiji Kase (1929-2004).
Kuwait Shotokan Academy was established in 1996 by Grzegorz (Greg) Konieczka (5th Dan) after moving to Kuwait from Poland. Kuwait Shotokan Academy is affiliated to Belgian Karate Shotokan Academy since 1999. We, Kuwait Shotokan Academy organize international courses with Sensei Dirk Heene (7th Dan) assistant to late Sensei Taiji Kase, President of SRKH Instructors Academy and Sensei Marc Stevens (6th Dan) assistant to Sensei Hiroshi Shirai (9th Dan).
Sensei Grzegorz Konieczka is the senior instructor of Kuwait Shotokan Academy and member of SRKH instructors Academy (former World Karate Shotokan Academy-Paris). Although far away from Europe, he regularly joined courses with Sensei Taiji Kase, Sensei Hiroshi Shirai, Sensei Dirk Heene, Sensei Marc Stevens and many other teachers. We are a very international Club, trying to combine hard training with friendly atmosphere.

Our Dojo is located in the building under the BluePlace marker. Our Address is: Kuwait, Salwa, block 11, street 9, at Kuwait English School (next to Salwa Park). Classes run on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday from 5:30pm to 6:45pm for ages under 15, and from 6:45pm to 8:30pm for ages above 15.

We have an additional class for adults on Friday at 10am. From March 2009 we have one more Dojo at Radisson SAS hotel, Balajat street, Rumeitheya, at SAS Royal Viking Club. Classes on Monday & Wednesday from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, for teenagers & adults. For info please contact us at 00965 66473117.