Cherchant un dojo de Karate au contact proche de chez moi, je suis tombé sur ce site web : https://roninkai.com (\our history). Une des choses qui m'a interloqué est le paragraphe sur le fondateur du style : un certain Roger Lesourd dont voici ci-dessous la description donnée sur le site. Il y a de nombreuses photos sur le site de lui avec Mas Oyama mais il a apparemment été "featured in What is Karate" ce qui me semble être un sacré honneur. Il est d'ailleurs décrit comme étant "regarded as the Father of Canadian Kyokushin". Karaté Japon aurait-il davantage d'infos sur ce monsieur que je ne connaissais pas?
Merci d'avance!
In the 1960’s, Mas Oyama accepted a French student, Roger Lesourd. Roger lived and trained in Japan directly under Mas Oyama and was eventually awarded a Third Dan Black Belt along with the title of Branch Chief for Canada. In 1968, Roger brought Kyokushinkai Karate to Canada and trained many of the big names known in Karate today. In 1973, Roger Lesourd realized that the knockdown karate he was teaching intimidated the masses and wasn’t reaching those for whom it was meant. He chose to formulate a new style, Samourai Karate, which was named in honour of the movie The Seven Samurai in which the Samurai defended the village from a ruthless warlord. Samourai Karate was designed by incorporating the effectiveness of Kyokushin Karate and the traditional spiritual practices used by the Samurai. This style was very successful and became well respected throughout the martial community.
After his unfortunate death in 1993, his students John Goff, Bhinda Rajwans, Gary Thompson, and Kulwant Rajwans decided to continue the advancement of the style and branch out on their own.
The term Ronin refers to ‘Samurai without a feudal lord to serve’ and so appropriately on August 1, 1995, Ronin Kai Karate was formally established. The new federation returned to its primary focus on the bushido (warrior’s code) as well as its tradition with Kyokushin Karate.
