During the 2nd week of March, two SKA Black Belts Luke Rocco and Graziella Rocco travelled to Portugal to participate in a 9-day Training Seminar, between the 11th and 19th of March, with one of the most superb and charismatic JKA Japan Headquarters Instructor, Sensei Tatsuya Naka 7th Dan JKA.

Training sessions were held in various locations in Portugal namely Leiria, Constancia and Lisbon with over 700 participants from Portugal, amongst whom were our SKA Malta representatives as well as Karatekas from Spain, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland. Apart from the 6 regular sessions of the Training Seminar, our members were also invited to join JKA Portugal in an extra session at Club Karate Leiria, and another Instructors Course session held at Sensei Pacheco’s Dojo in Lisbon.

Sensei Naka’s excellent and exciting instruction was focussed on fundamental technique in Kihon, Kata and Kumite, and this was always met with great enthusiasm by all present during his inspirational display of dynamic complexity in Karate technique.

SKA would like to thank JKA Portugal for their successful organisation of this exceptional event as well as Sensei Pete Pacheco, Sensei Antonio Pula and all members from Karate Club Leiria and ANAM for their great hospitality, Karate spirit and friendship during our members’ stay in Portugal.

More photos of the event can be viewed on JKA Portugal’s Facebook Page here