Video

Agility Drills

Rabia Narker of Ashihara Karate performs the Bridge Rabia doing the bridge from a standing position, then Sache Corker Senpai helps Sadiya to stand on older sister. Care must be taken when doing this exercise and proper preparation is essential. All are students of Kaicho Hoosain Narker at the Ashihara Karate AKI Honbu Dojo in …

All Style Kata

Rabia Narker age 3 performing Taikyoku Sono Ichi kata – 2009 Rabia Narker, the daughter of Kaicho Hoosain Narker, the International Director of Ashihara Karate, performs Kyokushin Kata Taikyoku Sono Ichi at age 3 Rabia Narker performs Heian Shodan – 2011 Ashihara Karate International Honbu dojo mascot – Rabia Narker – 5 year old daughter …

Ashihara Kata

Shoshinsha Kata Ichi & Bunkai Shoshinsha Kata sono Ichi performed by Hoosain Narker, Kaicho of Ashihara Karate Kokusai with the bunkai (application) and the uke being Xavier Inglis. This clip comes from Ashihara Karate’s Blue Belt 1 dvd and was shot circa 1997-8 … Shoshinsha Ichi Kata – the Attacks The attacks of Shoshin Ichi …

Ashihara Kata in Tournament

Achmat Hassiem performs Ashihara Kata Kumite 4 at the Commonwealth Karate Championships – 2018 Achmat “Sharkboy” Hassiem, a two times Paralympic medallist (London & Brazil) and a Ashihara Karate black belt performs a modified version of Kumite Kata Yon (4) at the WKF Commonwealth Karate Championships held in Durban, South Africa in Nov 2018. With Karate …

Awards/Other

Kyokushin Karate’s Kenny Uytenbogaardt visits Ashihara Karate In 1992, Kyokushin Hanshi Kenny Uytenbogaardt (now 8th Dan) visited the Ashihara Karate S.A. Honbu dojo (now the Ashihara Karate International So-Honbu) – his comments to Kaicho Hoosain Narker and students are self-explanatory. KAWP Award to Len Barnes of Kyokushin In 1992, Hoosain Narker (now Kaicho of Ashihara …

Blocking Technique

Ashihara Karate Uke 1 – basic application of blocks Ashihara Karate makes use of two handed blocks – here Kaicho Hoosain Narker and his deshi Gakiem Hayzer demonstrates the 4 basic blocks and the Ashihara interpretation Ashihara Karate Uke 2 – practical use of blocks Ashihara Karate makes use of two handed blocks – here …

Demonstrations

1992 Twilight Team Fun Run Ashihara Karate demo Ashihara Karate participation in the 1992 Twilight Team Fun Run organised by the Community Chest. Our team running in their dogi also did a demo – listen to the comments of Nigel Pearce, one of the top Disc Jockey’s in the Cape. In the clip is Hoosain …

Fitness/Conditioning Training

Ashihara Karate Elastic Band Training 1 – August 2018 Ashihara Karate Elastic Band Training for speed work and tournament preparation. Nasiera Abrahams, a student of Kaicho Hoosain Narker at the Ashihara Karate International Honbu dojo since 2000 doing punching with other students in the background. Ashihara Karate Elastic Band Training 2 – August 2018 Ashihara …

Kids in Karate

Ashihara Karate – Sadiya Narker does Kani Basami 2 Sadiya Narker, 7 years old (2018) practises Kani Basami – the scissors against dojo mate Umer Sasman at the Ashihara Karate International Honbu Dojo (LOFOB) in Grassy Park, Cape Town, South Africa. Rabia Narker of Ashihara Karate performs the Bridge Rabia (12 years old – 2018) …

Online Seminars

Ashihara Karate Online Sabaki Seminar Jan 2021 The Free Online International Sabaki Seminar presented by Kaicho Hoosain Narker and students of the Honbu dojo of Ashihara Karate International in Cape Town, South Africa had over 500 participants from 31 countries. This was held on Sunday 17 January 2021 Ashihara Karate Online 7 March 2021 This …

Punching Combinations

Attacking Combination Techniques (Renraku/Renzoku Waza) Ashihara Karate Renraku 1 – kizame tsuki, gyaku tsuki – 2018 Ashihara Karate Renraku (Renzoku Waza) Ichi – kizame tsuki, gyaku tsuki performed by Yudansha Gakiem Hayzer, a senior student of Ashihara Kaicho Hoosain Narker at the AKI Honbu Dojo in Cape Town, South Africa Ashihara Karate Renraku 2 – …

Sparring/Kumite

Ashihara Karate’s Nasiera Abrahams sparring in India 1 Nasiera Abrahams, a student at Ashihara Karate International Headquarters in South Africa since 2000 having a sparring session at the Winter Camp held in December 2017 in Varanasi, India. Ashihara Karate’s Nasiera Abrahams sparring in India 2 Nasiera Abrahams, a student at Ashihara Karate Kokusai Honbu Dojo …

Striking Pads Training

Ashihara Karate Conditioning training October 2019 Gakiem Hayzer, a 5th Dan black belt (godan) with over 30 years of direct training under Kaicho Hoosain Narker at the Ashihara Karate International Honbu Dojo in Cape Town, South Africa, giving Malawian deshi Imran Malajira a pad conditioning workout in preparation for Summer Camp Dec 2019. Ashihara Karate …

Technique

Sabaki Kumite against a Right Punch Hoosain Narker, the Kaicho of Ashihara Karate International demonstrates against Francious Williams various Sabaki defences against a right punch. These include Maki Komi Nage (forward rolling throw), Ura Nage (back throw), Hiki Taoshi (take down) and many other. Sabaki Kumite against a Left Punch Hoosain Narker, the Kaicho of …

Tournament

This page will feature clips of tournament footage of Ashihara Karate members & Others 1991 Ashihara Karate Sabaki Challenge tournament Dillon van Rensburg (Audillon van Rensburg) in one of our early tournaments which were like the wild west – in this fight, we have a beginner Ninja warrior fighting against NIKASA brown belt Dillon van …

TV Exposure

Weapons

Weapons training forms part of additional training in Ashihara Karate Ashihara Karate’s Hoosain Narker demonstrates Sai flipping technique Ashihara Karate’s Kaicho Hoosain Narker demonstrates some unique Sai flipping techniques learnt from Indonesian Silat ______________________________________________________________________________ Bo Kamae – the basic stances/kamae – front Bo Kamae – the basic stances/kamae of the Bo as performed by Hoosain …