Okawa DojoOkawa Dojo
Carla Sensei is one of Europe’s most successful kata athletes and brings extensive training and competition experience to the dojo. As an active competitor, she knows the challenges of tournament situations first-hand and shares this valuable experience in her classes. Her discipline, motivating personality and relentless never-give-up spirit inspire everyone around her – turning the Okawa Wave into a true tsunami in every training session!
Ciril Sensei is an outstanding technician and analyst. His talent and passion for biophysics have not only taken him to the highest levels of European kata competition, but also shape the quality of training at Okawa Dojo. In his classes, he shares his advanced technical knowledge of both kata and kumite, helping every student to improve continuously. With his patient approach, he always finds new ways to motivate Okawa Dojo members to achieve their best – in training and in competition. Drawing on his professional background as a physician, he places great importance on age-appropriate training that supports long-term physical health.
Okawa Dojo is a member of Shinkyokushin Karate Switzerland, the European Karate Organisation, and the World Karate Organisation.
Our roots in Zurich →
With us, no one develops just for themselves. Those with more experience pass it on. Those just starting out are welcome to ask questions and count on everyone else's support. Ahead of a tournament, the whole dojo shares in the preparation — we train together, push each other, and back our team. And after training, we take shared responsibility for our training space and clean the mat together. Because every single person contributes to the growth of the whole dojo.
