Tanzania lauches Goju- ryu Karate Association

Tanzania lauches Goju- ryu Karate Association

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Tuesday, 26 January 2010 08:52

By Fadhil Iddy The introduction of Martial arts are now set for an increase in the country as a new national sports association, dubbed Tanzania Goju-ryu Karate Association is set for it’s registration. The registration of the martial art sport would be added to the list of among other martial art’s sporting events, karate, which has seen Tanzania competing in several international events, including Saba Saba International annual tourney. The event, which is being organised by the Tanzania Shotokan Karate Association (TASHOKA) has severally seen the coming of karatekas from various countries like Kenya and Uganda. Apart from karate, whose association is known as the Tanzania Karate Association, include Taekwondo and kick-boxing. Sensei Rashid Almas, who is one of the Go-Juryu founding members said yesterday that  they are now in the process of registering the sport with the National Sports Council NSC). “This kind of sport would help Tanzanians for their self defence as well as preventing them from diseases”, said Almas. He said apart from playing for leisure, and preventing from diseases, the sport also helps a person to become physically and mentally fit. He said that they have managed to open branches in several Mainland and Zanzibar regions, waiting for the registration. The branches include Mwqanza, Morogoro, Dodoma, Manyara, Arusha, Tabora, Shinyanga, Kilimanjaro, Mtwara and Lindi. Other branches are those of Pemba, Unguja and Dar es Salaam.