Welcome to Brussels' Shôtôkan Karate-dô Sawada Academy
Japan Karate Association

Welcome to Brussels' Shôtôkan Karate-dô Sawada Academy
Japan Karate Association

Whether novice or experienced, our Academy will allow you to study and deepen this fascinating Oriental martial art that is traditional Shôtôkan Karate!

Kazuhiro Sawada
7th Dan JKA

Teaching karate demands an open mind, to respect students, and most certainly proper qualification.

Close to his students, Sawada sensei teaches his art full time, sharing his passion with respect.

Classes are conducted by qualified, experienced instructors. Training is always safe, with no heavy contact.

There’s no place for ego in the dojo. Traditional karate practice builds up character and teaches to respect training partners. Determination, sincerity, sense of effort, etiquette and self-control are needed in the dojo. In other words, the karateka must strive for philosophical and physical development.

News

COVID19
MEASURES

Your health and safety are our top priorities.

We have taken measures to ensure that our club members can continue to learn and train in a safe environment when joining our karate classes. Please check back regularly for the latest updates.
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DOJO TEMPORARY CLOSURE

The dojo will open again in September.
FIRST TRAINING STARTS ON WEDNESDAY
2ND SEPTEMBER 2020.

Discover karate with our 'New Member' special rate!
€20 unlimited classes for one month.
Sign up before 16th September 2020

Discover Karate!

TEMPORARY DOJO CLOSURE

DUE TO THE CURRENT COVID19 SITUATION,
FOR SAFETY REASONS
THE DOJO IS CLOSED BETWEEN
13TH MARCH - 01 APRIL 2020.

Please check back regularly for the latest update.
Video and interviews with Sensei Yoshinobu, Sensei Bruno Lorefice and Sensei Philippe Wattieaux during the Brussels Karate Stage November 2018.

Training Schedule

Wednesday / Mercredi
16:00-17:00    Kids from 5 to 8 yrs
17:00-18:00    Kids from 8 yrs
18:30-20:00    Adults
Friday / Vendredi
18:30-20:00    Adults
Saturday / Samedi
10:00-11:30    Adults + children
KYU grading examination Wednesday 13th May 2020
National DAN grading Saturday 06th June 2020
The above is our general training schedule.  The dojo is closed during main holidays (July-August, last & first week of the year, public holidays and certain days of the year.  CLICK HERE to download our 2020 training calendar.

Ce qui précède est notre programme de formation général. Le dojo est fermé pendant les vacances d'été (juillet-août, premiere & dernière semaine de l'année, jours fériés et certains jours de l'année. CLIQUEZ ICI pour télécharger notre calendrier de formation 2020.

French is mainly used, while English is also spoken during training.
Les cours sont principalement donnés en français.

Club membership fees

Generally, your club fee is paid quarterly.  However, you can also choose to pay monthly or per training.


Adults

125 € / quarter

50 € / month

380 € / year


Children & students

100 € / quarter

40 € / month

300 € / year


Short training

10 trainings / 100 €

1 training / 13 €


The inscription starts when licence fees are paid and a medical certificate from your general practitioner doctor certifying your fitness is received.


Bank information

BE95428113764158

BIC: KREDBEBB 

ASBL Brussels Shotokan Karate-Do

Sawada Academy


Licence and insurance

JKA-Francophone: 38 € / year + 2 € for karate passport

JKA-Vlaanderen: 35 € / year + 1,5 € for karate passport

One time membership fee: 25 €


Children (-16 years) need a parental agreement


During training people must respect others and regulations including ceremonial formalities


Any physical or health problem should be mentioned (to the instructor) before training.


The dojo reserves the right not to accept members.

Information

About Us

Sensei Sawada Kazuhiro

Belgium JKA National Instructor
& Club Chief Instructor

Sensei Sawada Kazuhiro (澤田 和弘) was born in Hokkaido, Japan’s northen island, on February 25th 1952.

He started practicing karate at high-school, and later joined the karate club at Taisho University (Taishô Daigaku - 大正大学), from which he graduated four years later, having harshly trained under Sensei Iida Norihiko (飯田 紀彦) and Sensei Hayakawa Norimasa (早川 憲政)’s guidance.
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    Very active karate wise, Sawada Sensei became the club’s team captain. This Taisho team won three times the All-Japan University Championships. Sawada Sensei was Kanto area (Western part of Japan) University Champion, and reached twice the finals in the Free-style University Championships.


    After graduation, Sawada Sensei was appointed to become Sensei Miyazaki Satoshi (宮崎 哲)’s assistant, on national level and in our club, and this until September '84 as Sawada Sensei moved back to Japan for a decade.


    Regrettably, Miyazaki Sensei passed away on May 31st 1993. The Belgian karate federation then asked Sawada Sensei to come back and teach as national instructor. After being assistant, Sawada Sensei naturally became the dojo's chief-instructor.

The Dojo

While we are Brussels oldest traditional Shotokan karate dojo, we are also the the most international dojo in Brussels.  Among our members, we have 20 different nationalities training with us.

Training can be hard as well as rewarding.  Some people may consider karate as a sport where one must score, win bouts, and its spiritual aspects are often replaced by the need to dominate others.

Rather than enforcing egocentricity, Budo should drive people to see one as part of a group

TV report about our club

History

Brussels’ Shôtôkan Karate-dô Center was founded in June 1978 when Sensei Miyazaki and Sensei Sawada, converted a former movie theater into a convivial dojo.
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    Over 200 m² of wooden floor was laid down and additional  facilities were built - Side mirrors and panels added to the seven meters high ceiling, increased the impression of space in the training hall.  Many people spent a great deal of sweat on this floor, including the Belgian national squad.


    In March 2007 was renamed Brussels' Shôtôkan Karate-dô Sawada Academy.  Today the dojo is located in the sports complex of the university campus Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).

Contact Us

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Telephone number  +32 468 25 52 46