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Bilston, Wednesfield, West Bromwich, and Codsall are four of many of TISKA’s successful clubs and offer training sessions every Saturday morning at West Bromwich Leisure Centre in West Bromwich, every Saturday afternoon at Bert Williams Leisure Centre in Bilston, every Sunday morning at Codsall Leisure Centre in Codsall, and every Sunday afternoon at Wolverhampton Swimming & Fitness Centre in Wednesfield.
All four clubs have a mix of grades from beginners up to 1st Dan Black Belts. Classes are run with children and adults together, making lessons suitable for individuals and families alike.
Gradings are held regularly throughout the year, where students take an exam to achieve their next grade. For many young students this promotes self-confidence and a sense of achievement and motivation.
Additionally, students can participate in courses run by Shihan Sahota, and take part in an annual TISKA National Competition, giving them the opportunity to demonstrate the skills they have learnt and developed through their training, and maybe win one of the many trophies on offer.
Beginners’ classes are available every week for people of all ages from 6 to 65.
About the Instructors
Mr Parkash and Mrs Kennedy have each trained in Shotokan Karate for over 20 years and have achieved 5th Dan and 4th Dan respectively with the Traditional International Karate Association (TISKA) under the guidance of Shihan Gursharan Sahota, 8th Dan. They regularly train at various TISKA clubs in the Midlands, including Northampton, Dunstable, Kettering and Daventry.
Email: ompark265@gmail .com or call
Om Parkash: 07508 053918
Jill Kennedy: 07415 458124
Gusharan Sahota
Gursharan Sahota was born in Kenya, East Africa but moved to the UK at the age of 12. He took up Karate at the age of 14 in the local Bedford club and was awarded black belt 1st dan (shodan) four years later.
Now an 8th Dan, Gursharan has competed in a multitude of kata and kumite events, many at national and international level. But the most significant event in his career was the visit he made in 1984 to Japan. There, he fulfilled a great ambition by training in a Japanese dojo under the instruction of Sensei Hirokazu Kanazawa.
This experience proved to be a turning point for Gursharan. On his return to England, he realised the trip had been the inspiration he needed to dedicate his future to training and teaching karate as a way of life.
Gursharan’s first club was opened in Luton/Dunstable in 1981 and this is now the association’s hombu (HQ). Having been a teacher of the art for many years, he formed his own association in 1993 – TISKA (The Traditional International Shotokan Karate Association) which is now one of the biggest associations in the UK.
Gursharan’s love of karate has never diminished. He still teaches over 35 classes a week in the UK and regularly takes master classes internationally. All in all, he has brought hundreds of students of all ages up to black belt standard and beyond.
He is also involved in charity work, helping to subsidise trips for surgeons to third world countries to operate on underprivileged children. He has, for many years, funded many projects in India, and is at present helping to fund the building of a new school.
Gursharan lives in Buckinghamshire and is happily married with a son and daughter who already show signs of following in their daddy’s footsteps.
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