Shotokan Karate

My path

• Berlin, age 10

  Taekwondo at Nollendorfplatz

  At ten I started Taekwondo in Berlin at Nollendorfplatz.

• Berlin

  Aikido

  Then came Aikido.

• Berlin

  Shaolin Kung Fu

  Then Shaolin Kung Fu, with a master.

• Stuttgart

  Kung Fu and Aikido

  In Stuttgart I trained Shaolin Kung Fu again with a friend and tried several clubs for Aikido.

• Sindelfingen

  Karate

  A colleague recommended karate. I trained in Sindelfingen until Corona.

• After Corona

  SV Böblingen

  After Corona I joined the karate department of SV Böblingen (SVB) — simply easier to reach by car.

• Summer 2026

  3rd Kyu — first brown belt

  Before the 2026 summer holidays I passed my 3rd Kyu exam: my first brown belt.

A martial arts family

The whole family does martial arts: my wife and daughter train in the same club as I do, and my son does Shaolin Kung Fu in Berlin.

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