Sikaron Karate was born from the traditional roots of Sikaran Karate, a Philippine foot fighting martial art which used the legs exclusively for kicking, leg & foot sweeps, and leg entanglements. The hands were only used to pull the opponent into the paralyzing and killing kicks of Sikaran Karate.

Cikaron Karate was founded in 1965 by Segi Tanaguchi and Art Skorka and brought to the United States in 1967 under the IOK International Organization of Karate. Cikaron karate an off-shoot of the traditional Sikaran Karate system, and incorporated Judo, Jujitsu and Karate techniques utilizing hand, punching and throwing techniques thus giving it a broader range of techniques and appeal to the Western world. Because the system changed, so did the name from Sikaran Karate to Cikaron Karate.

In 1985, Prof. Holifield created the Sikaron Karate system, an integrated fighting system incorporating Judo, Jujitsu, Aikido, Hapkido, Combat Karate, Shotokan Karate, Ninjitsu, Hwrangdo, Knife-Fighting, Boxing, Grappling and Tameshiwari (Breaking). The Sikaron Karate system is a reality-based street fighting system geared for practical self defense applications. The Sikaron Karate system incorporates ten Kata forms, one for each of the following belt ranks.

Every 3 months, the Sikaron Karate Federation hosts "Safety Month." In a continuing effort to educate our students, we bring in local "Professionals" to talk to our students about Safety and Danger Avoidance.

The SKF Black Belt Instructor Certification Program is offered to those individuals with prior martial arts experience and hold the rank of 1st degree black belt in another system (all systems welcome). This is an accelerated learning program and takes approximately two years to complete, however finishing times may differ depending upon the student's level of proficiency, skill, and time to dedicate to the course material. Students accepted into this program will receive the following:

• SKF Training Video
• New Instructors Uniform
• SKF Black Belt Training Manual (White Belt to Black Belt)

Upon successfully completing the black belt program, the student will be evaluated and tested by Grandmaster Leonard Holifield and promoted to the rank of 1st degree black belt (Shodan) in the art of Sikaron Karate. Student will then qualify to start and run a new school in his/her area.

Contact this office for cost and more details at Sikaron@aol.com.

Valdosta, Georgia
Sanremo-Imperia, Italy