Kissaki-Kai Karate was founded in March 1993 by the outstanding master Vince Morris (currently 9th Dan), a former British, European and World champion in kumite and kata (SKIF), a senior instructor at the Antwerp Police Academy, who together with a group of black belts decided to abandon the sports aspect and focus exclusively on effective self-defense techniques.

The Japanese sword was the "soul" of the samurai, and the blade itself was a revered weapon combining the beauty with its deadly efficiency. "Kissaki" is the very edge of the blade, tempered, extremely durable and unsurpassed in sharpening. The philosophy of Kissaki-Kai is that every follower of the style should be like this point, repeatedly tempered, becoming hard and durable, able to stop any offence and attack like a strike of the sword.

Kissaki-Kai teaches 5 fundamental principles of combat::

• Atemi-waza: vital point striking
• Nage-waza: grabs, throwing techniques
• Ne-waza: groundwork, grappling
• Kansetsu-waza: joint locking techniques
• Shime-waza: choking techniques.

Official website of Kissaki-Kai Karate-Do International:
www.kissakikarate.com