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Kids in Karate

Ashihara Karate – Sadiya Narker does Kani Basami 2
Sadiya Narker, 7 years old (2018) practises Kani Basami – the scissors against dojo mate Umer Sasman at the Ashihara Karate International Honbu Dojo (LOFOB) in Grassy Park, Cape Town, South Africa.

Rabia Narker of Ashihara Karate performs the Bridge
Rabia (12 years old – 2018) doing the bridge from a standing position, then Sache Corker Senpai helps Sadiya to stand on older sister. Care must be taken when doing this exercise and proper preparation is essential. All are students of Kaicho Hoosain Narker at the Ashihara Karate AKI Honbu Dojo in Cape Town, South Africa

Rabia Narker age 3 performing Taikyoku Sono Ichi kata – 2009
Rabia Narker, the daughter of Kaicho Hoosain Narker, the International Director of Ashihara Karate, performs Kyokushin Kata Taikyoku Sono Ichi at age 3

Rabia Narker of Ashihara Karate demonstrates Maki Komi Nage
Rabia Narker, age 5 (2011) demonstrates Ashihara Karate sabaki techniques and Maki Komi Nage (forward rolling throw) on Kayde Faasen at the Ashihara Kokusai Honbu in South Africa, with a good finish off punch (todome).

Rabia Narker of Ashihara Karate demonstrates Hiki Taoshi
Rabia Narker, age 5 (2011) demonstrates Ashihara Karate sabaki techniques and Hiki Taoshi (take down) on Kayde Faasen at the Ashihara Kokusai Honbu in South Africa, with a good finish off hiji uchi (todome).

Rabia Narker of Ashihara Karate performs Sabaki Kumite
Rabia Narker, age 5 (2011) performs various Sabaki Kumite techniques against the right punch of Herschelle Buckenjohn of the Ashihara Kokusai Honbu. Included is maki komi nage, ura nage, hiki taoshi and other.

Ashihara Karate – Sadiya Narker does Kani Basami
Sadiya Narker, 6 years old (2017) practises Kani Basami – the scissors against dojo mate Israel Webb at the Ashihara Karate International Honbu Dojo (LOFOB) in Grassy Park, Cape Town, South Africa.

Ashihara Karate ‘s Rabia Narker performs a exercise drill
Rabia Narker, a student at the Ashihara Karate HQ Dojo in Cape Town South Africa, aged 8 (2014) shows the 4 directional turn exercise.

Ashihara Karate ‘s stretching training
Rabia Narker, a 8 year old (2014) student at the Ashihara Karate HQ Dojo in Cape Town South Africa, demonstrates various stretching exercise.

Ashihara Karate ‘s kicking drills
Rabia Narker, a 8 year old (2014) student at the Ashihara Karate HQ Dojo in Cape Town South Africa, demonstrates kicking drills against the paddle.

Ashihara Karate ‘s Agility exercise
Rabia Narker, a student at the Ashihara Karate HQ Dojo in Cape Town South Africa, aged 8 (2014) demonstrates an agility exercise.

Ashihara Karate Kata Kumite Sono Ichi by Sadiya Narker
Ashihara Karate Kata Kumite Sono Ichi by Sadiya Narker aged 7 in May 2018. This girl up to a few months ago did not want to learn or do kata and then suddenly it changed. Now she wants to learn her 4th kata. And because she is going to the AKI World Championships in India, she practises her kata every morning before going to school by herself

Ashihara Karate striking pad training by junior karateka Tawa Mawanedzo
6 year old Tawa Mawanedzo doing padwork against bigger brother Tanya at the Ashihara Karate AKI Honbu dojo in Cape Town, South Africa during September 2019. Both train under the direct supervision of Kaicho Hoosain Narker, Director of Ashihara Karate International.
These kids were waiting for Dad and had finished their class, but rather than sitting around, they took to being productive.

Ashihara Karate special push up training Oct 2019
Sadiya Narker giving her dad an ab workout whilst doing a crunch push up in her free time at the Ashihara Karate International Honbu Dojo in Cape Town, South Africa. Sadiya is currently 8 years old.

Kani Basami by Sadiya Narker – Oct 2020
Sadiya Narker performs Kani Basami (scissors technique) on Manuel Mwangolera.
Sadiya Narker (9 years), of Ashihara Karate South Africa performs Kani Basami (scissors technique) on Manuel Mwangolera. Both are students of Kaicho Hoosain Narker at the Ashihara Karate International Honbu Dojo in Cape Town.