日時：2023年2月25日
場所：シンガポール・サンテックシティ
主催：シンガポール支部
シンガポール支部は、シンガポールで最も人気のあるショッピングモール「サンテックシティ」で、2月25日に行われた訪日旅行フェアで演武を行いました。
日本政府観光局（JNTO)が主催するこの訪日旅行フェアは、コロナ禍のため3年ぶりの開催となりましたが、3日間を通して多様な催し物やステージが用意され多数の来場客で賑わいました。
演武では基本、型、試割を20分の演武にまとめて空手の醍醐味を表現しました。試割では、鈴木先生が三方向の試割を披露した後、極真禅和会の蘇理師範が鍛えられた体を竹刀で叩かれる所から組手の流れを披露し、締めくくりに見事なバット折りを行い観衆から大きな拍手が沸き起こりました。
演武前には第１３回世界大会のPRビデオも流され、フルコンタクト空手の白熱の試合の様子がよく伝わり、聴衆の興味を強く惹きつけることに成功しました。
今回のイベントはシンガポール支部の良い宣伝になったばかりでなく、生徒達の日頃の練習の成果を披露する貴重な機会となりました。
Singapore Branch Demonstration In Japan Travel Fair
Date: February 25th, 2023
Place: Suntec city, Singapore
Organizer: WKO Singapore Branch
On the 25th February, WKO Singapore performed a demonstration at Japan Travel Fair organized by JNTO (Japan National Tourism Organization) at Suntec City, one of the biggest and most popular shopping malls in Singapore.
Japan travel fair was successfully held for the first time in 3 years after the Covid pandemic. This three-day event held various activities and stage performances, and drew a lot of attention from a huge crowd of audiences.
Together with Shihan Sori (Kyokushin Zenwakai) and support by Shihan Patrick Teo (the branch chief of Shinkyokushin Singapore), Sensei Suzuki organised the 20min Karate demonstration, showcasing some of the features of Karate.
Demonstration started with Kihon, followed by Kata (Yantzu), and board breaking including a three-direction board breaking by young students. Then Sensei Suzuki performed a three-direction board breaking followed by self-defense techniques. Shihan Sori demonstrated his conditioned body by getting hit by a bamboo sword and performed some Kumite techniques as well. The demonstration finished by the impressive baseball bat breaking, and ended with big applause from the full audience.
Before the demonstration started, the promotion video of the 13th World Open Karate Championship was played on the stage screen. It captured the interests of the audience and successfully introduced what the Full-contact Karate tournaments are like.
The demonstration was a huge success. It did not only achieve the introduction of Singapore’s Full contact karate scene, but also provided the rare opportunities for the students to show what they have learnt to the public audience.