„Self-defence is an ancient, coded message for modern man. What used to be part of nature is now a useful treasure waiting to be discovered.”

Csaba Bacsak 4th Dan, Chief Instructor

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Why is it worth studying here? Why the SDFY ?

YOU CAN join anytime whether you are a beginner or advanced into a hard-working, but familiar and happy group
BECAUSE IT IS AVAILABLE FOR children, adult
I CAN ASSURE YOU, if you learn here, you can be prepared, avoid and prevent dangerous situations
OF COURSE, your first training session is free! Don’t miss this opportunity, you owe this to yourself! You will not lose anything, just gain some valuable hour
HERE YOU CAN FIND: complete technical, tactical activities and verbal solutions against becoming a victim. What they teach you: respect, willpower, self-discipline, concentration
AND AGAIN, self-defence is an ancient, coded message for modern man. What used to be part of nature is now a useful treasure waiting to be discovered. It’s never too early to start learning self-defence and martial arts, and it’s never too late
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Shotokan karate 20 Precepts

Before he established the JKA, Master Funakoshi Gichin laid out the Twenty Precepts of Karate, which form the foundations of the art. Within these twenty principles, based heavily on Bushido and Zen, lies the philosophy of the Shotokan.

Never forget: karate begins with rei and ends with rei (Rei means courtesy or respect, and is represented in karate by bowing)
There is no first attack in karate
Karate supports righteousness
First understand yourself, then understand others
The art of developing the mind is more important than the art of applying technique
The mind needs to be freed
Trouble is born of negligence
Do not think karate belongs only in the dojo
Karate training requires a lifetime
Transform everything into karate; therein lies its exquisiteness
Genuine karate is like hot water; it cools down if you do not keep on heating it
Do not think of winning; you must think of not losing
Transform yourself according to the opponent
The outcome of the fight depends on one’s control
Imagine one’s arms and legs as swords
Once you leave the shelter of home, there are a million enemies
Postures are for the beginner; later they are natural positions
Do the kata correctly; the real fight is a different matter
Do not forget control of the dynamics of power, the elasticity of the body and the speed of the technique
Always be good at the application of everything that you have learned.