{"id":2068,"date":"2025-09-15T16:16:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/it\/?page_id=2068"},"modified":"2026-08-22T14:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T13:48:14","slug":"shintai-karate-do-lugano","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/en\/shintai-karate-do-lugano\/","title":{"rendered":"Shintai-Karate Do Lugano"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2068\" class=\"elementor elementor-2068\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e8265 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c0e8265\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-388987e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"388987e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shintai-Karate Do Lugano<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8569a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fe8569a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11a9f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a11a9f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d170f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d170f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/karate.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3485\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/karate.png 700w, https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/karate-263x300.png 263w, https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/karate-11x12.png 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f1635 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53f1635\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c914ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c914ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\"><b>Shintai Karate-Do Lugano<\/b> is a young Shotokan Karate school that has been dedicated to teaching and preserving this ancient Japanese martial art for the past five years.<\/p><p>Weekly training sessions take place in Lugano, the school\u2019s main base. Through its affiliations with FTK (Federazione Ticinese di Karat\u00e8), JKS Switzerland (Japan Karate Shoto Federation) and SKF (Suisse Karate Federation), its activities also extend throughout Ticino and Switzerland.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">Its mission is to train practitioners of all ages not only in technical and physical skills, but above all in mental and spiritual development. Karate-Do, the Way of Karate, is a way of life that embraces values such as <b>Respect<\/b>, <\/b>Self-Control<\/b> and <b>Sincerity<\/b>, helping to develop a strong mindset and a pure spirit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed0c07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ed0c07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429bdf1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"429bdf1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b37a929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b37a929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Performance: Sunday, 20 September at 11:30, Main Stage \u2013 Pavilion C<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Karate: History, Technique and Discipline<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f7de8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f7de8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>When the people of Okinawa were deprived of their weapons, what remained? <\/em><\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">Let\u2019s take a journey back in time, approximately five hundred years. On the islands of Okinawa, during the Ryukyu Kingdom, a strict and long-standing prohibition on weapons was imposed. Deprived of the ability to carry swords and bladed weapons, the inhabitants developed an art of unarmed self-defence: this is how <strong>Karate-Do<\/strong>, the \u201cWay of the Empty Hand\u201d, was born.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">The young practitioners of Shintai Karate-Do Lugano will take to the Japan Matsuri stage to show-case the beauty and power of this ancient martial art. Through a performance exploring the roots of karate, they will also demonstrate the elegance of its forms and the power of combat.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">Don\u2019t miss this demonstration: the history, discipline and spirit of karate\u2026 unarmed, on the Japan Matsuri 2026 stage, Sunday, 20 September at 11:30.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01652a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01652a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca616e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca616e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c4bf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33c4bf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-754e591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"754e591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">Would you like to discover the world of Japanese martial arts and Karate up close? <b>Join the workshop<\/b> and discover first-hand the fundamentals, principles and spirit of this fascinating discipline.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9c5956 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9c5956\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae1e55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ae1e55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/en\/karate-shintai-karate-do\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/button_karate.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3486\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/button_karate.png 500w, https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/button_karate-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/button_karate-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e9011 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54e9011\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shintai-Karate Do Lugano La Shintai Karate-Do di Lugano \u00e8 una giovane scuola di Karate Shotokan che da cinque anni si impegna a trasmettere e custodire questa antica arte marziale giapponese. 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