Hawkes Bay Kyokushin Karate

We are a friendly local club that caters for all fitness levels from 7 yrs up. All our instructors are Internationally certified and have a NZ first aid certificate. Our head instructor is Shihan Stephen Takiwa who has been practising Kyokushin Karate for over 40yrs. He is the highest ranked NZer at the prestigious IKO1 Men's World Tournament run in Japan every 4 years. He has been a NZ Branch Chief (representative to Japan) for over 20yrs with over 20 Dojo (clubs) throughout NZ under his guidance. He is not only well respected in NZ but throughout the World.