TakushinKan Spochan

TakushinKan Japan	TakushinKan Singapore

History

Sports Chanbara is a free-style Japanese combat sport, which originated from Kodachi Goshindo (Self-defense with short sword). Sports Chanbara uses the short sword (Kodachi), long sword (Choken) and other traditional Japanese weaponry, such as the dagger, spear, halberd, long and short staff. Sports Chanbara was founded by Tanabe Tetsundo Sensei, who himself is an accomplished swordsman in Japan.

All equipment used in Sports Chanbara are padded, hollow-core, inflatable training weapons. With the use of “air soft” equipment, Tanabe Sensei hopes to promote the spirit of safety, fairness and freedom through SpoChan training.

田邊先生

Takushin-Kan Founder

Takushin Kan Dojo (Japan) is headed by its founder Shirai Masaru Shihan (10th Dan), who is also the vice-president of the International Sports Chanbara Association (ISCA).

Shirai sensei has over 20 years of experience in teaching Sports Chanbara. He specializes in Kihon dosa (basic and advance kata), Tanto (dagger), Kodachi (short sword), Choken (long sword), Yari (spear) and Nito (double sword).

Shirai sensei has in total, 9 branch dojos bearing his school’s name, of which we are the first situated outside of Japan.

The Singapore branch was established on the 6th of November 2004.

白井

SHIRAI
SENSEI

INSTRUCTORS

Samuel N. Chu

INSTRUCTOR MENTOR

ISCA Sports Chanbara Class A
Instructor License No. 4917
People's Association Sports Chanbara S.T.A.R. Trainer
Singapore Sports Council NCAP Theory - Level 1
St. John's Ambulance Adult First Aid Certification
SGH Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification
3rd Dan - Sports Chanbara Kihon Dousa
3rd Dan - Sports Chanbara Kodachi
3rd Dan - Sports Chanbara Choken
1st Dan - Nito
Ikkyu - Sports Chanbara Kata

Parry Tan

PRESIDENT

ISCA Sports Chanbara Class A
Instructor License No. 4920
Singapore Sports Council NCAP Theory - Level 1
St. John's Ambulance Adult First Aid Certification
People's Association Sports Chanbara S.T.A.R. Trainer
3rd Dan - Sports Chanbara Kata
3rd Dan - Sports Chanbara Kihon Dousa
3nd Dan - Sports Chanbara Choken free
1st Dan - Sports Chanbara Kodachi

Rinto Rifirian

CHIEF INSTRUCTOR

ISCA Sports Chanbara Class A
Instructor License No. 4922
Singapore Sports Council NCAP Theory - Level 1
St. John's Ambulance Adult First Aid Certification
People's Association Sports Chanbara S.T.A.R. Trainer
2nd Dan - Sports Chanbara Kodachi
2nd Dan - Sports Chanbara Kata
1st Dan - Sports Chanbara Kihon Dousa
1st Dan - Sports Chanbara Choken free
1st Dan - Sports Chanbara Nito

Ashraf Assawaf

INSTRUCTOR

ISCA Sports Chanbara Class B
Instructor License No. 5431
Singapore Sports Council NCAP Theory - Level 1
Standard First Aid and CPR -SSC Accredited
1nd Dan - Sports Chanbara Kihon Dousa
1st Dan - Sports Chanbara Kodachi
1st Dan - Sports Chanbara Choken

ACHIEVEMENTS

2nd Singapore spochan tournament 2007
6 gold
2 silver
9 bronze
Grand Champion

2nd Asia-Oceania spochan Championships 2007
1 gold
2 silver
6 bronze

1st Singapore Polytechnic Open 2008
6 gold
3 silver
3 bronze
Grand Champion

2nd Singapore Polytechic Open 2009
5 gold
1 silver
3 bronze
Junior Grand Champion

DOJO

SINGAPORE JAPANESE PRIMARY SCHOOL (CLEMENTI BRANCH)

95 Clementi Road Singapore 129782

Saturdays 1000-1200
School dojo

TakushinKan Spochan