Kenya Karate Veterans

On Monday (6/01/2014) Kenya's Standard Newspaper featured a story of Kaizer Karimbhai a veteran karateka who is still going strong despite clocking over 60 years. Kaizer godan (5th dan black belt), is one of the Karimbhai's whose family has been associated with karate for the last four decades or so. He has dedicated his life for the way since the 60's.

Perhaps what got me more excited is what he said about one of Kenya's great sensei

"Our efforts to promote karate were greatly assisted by the Japan government, which sent top-notch instructor Yashio Tamura as the chief national coach"

Kaizer Karimbhai continues

"Tamura made great contribution by training hundreds of local karatekas and also a national coach, Wallace Gachanja"

Now, any of Tamura's sensei student current or past should be proud  to hear of this and most definitely am honoured to be one of his students... oss!