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Sho Shin Do
100% Kumite,
100% Kata and 100 % mental training
Philosophy
In addition to karate styles like Shotokan,
Kyukushin-kai, Goju-ryu and others a new style is emerging - Sho Shin Karate
Do what means the genuine, the honest way. The basis of Sho Shin Karate Do
are self dicipline, responsibility and respect. The training concentrates
100% on kumite, 100% on kata and 100 % on mental training, all equal to form
the full Karate not one before the other. In the Sho Shin Karate Do style we
do not compromise, the style is growing day by day and is teached and
trained by a large number of Karateka’s in Denmark, Israel, Norway, Germany
and Russia.
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The
bases of the style were put in the 80th by Shihan Raffi Liven. In more
than 40 years during he trained Karate, he never found a really perfect
style. However he is grateful to the different masters from different
styles he could train under because they gave him the possibility to
develop his own style. In his childhood he learned to have respect to
older people because you can profit from the experiences they collected
in a whole life. By listening to them you can learn from their knowledge
and mistakes. One day we will be the old people and want others to
respect us. Shihan Liven’s opinion is that you are not able to love
somebody when you dont love yourself. Love and respect your friends how
you love yourself, help others and become stronger through that. Each
day is a gift for Shihan Raffi Liven
  
and he is happy for every day and the experiences it gives no matter
wheather the sky is blue or gray. Be happy for what you have and dont
run after material goods as the focal point of your life. It is not
money what makes the world go round but happiness, love and
understanding. Therefor he tries to live a healthy life and advises
others not to get dependent on something but allways to stay in full
control on what you are doing. Karate is not just a fighting art but a
lifestyle that demands deeper understanding. That means that the
concentration on the training of the Karate techniques is not enough.
Keep your body strong and healthy, hard, elastic and fast. In that way
you get stronger also mentally. This is the base of Karate: mental
strength. When you are strong mentally you can reach everything. |
Technique
Technically the style is in a constant development in the Karate Do
whereby holding to traditions will never be made for their sake only. It
is important to keep the mind open because you can allways learn from a
great master or the youngest student. On the way of Karate the „Do“ one
never stops learning and new things are included into the style to
improve and enrich it. In contrast to other styles Sho Shin Do is always
defensive oriented. From the starting position one always goes a step
back blocks the attack of the opponent and give him a chance to change
his mind. Already through a stong defence against the first attack one
takes a part of the strength to the opponent away. The Karateka shall
always understand the logic of his movement, related to a special combat
situation. That applies to the Katas in the Sho Shin Do, as well as as
to the basic techniques and combinations taught in the Kihon training
and also for the training with a partner. From the first training hour
the student is asked to think about the newly gained knowledge. When he
learns how to make a correct fist an do a punch he gets the expanation
of How? and Why like that?. |
Competition
The knock-down Karatekas are tough, strong and hard people with a great
spirit. But they don’t try to protect their faces against attacks by
punches and can easily be beaten if the have to fight after other rules
or if there are no rules. The traditional styles e.g. Shotokan are
showing the beauty of the art of fighting with the power of timing,
control and focus but they are not prepared for contact and they can be
easily beaten with a strong punch to the body or a low kick. But Karate
includes both toughness
as well as control. The body and mind of a Karateka must be hard like
iron and soft like water. The knock-down styles are missing the control
and the traditional styles are missing the contact. All the time we can
hear from one side that knock-down like kyokushinkai is not Karate and
the other side laughs and says that the „traditionals“ are not tough
enough for real fighting. Karate becomes complete first when you combine
strength and hardness with control, timing and focus. Thats why the best
of the Sho Shin Karate Do competitors start in any type of Karate
competition full contact or non contact.
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INSTRUCTORS
Kancho
Raffi Liven
Morten:
Tanja:
Ejner:
Beate
Sensei Beate is one of Kanchos closest & best students and
has trained many years with Kancho!
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