Tsanev Karate Club

Tsanev Karate Club was founded in Sofia in 2000. Over twenty-five years in Bulgarian karate it has established itself as the number one club in the country.

For the last fifteen years the club has stood first in the ranking of the Bulgarian National Karate Federation by medals won, and it supplies a large part of the national team with the most successful young karateka in the country.

The style: Shotokan

The club works in Shotokan — one of the most widely practised styles in the world, built on precise technique, solid stances and long, patient work on the basics. Every group follows the same technical curriculum, so moving from the children’s group into the competitive one is the next step rather than a fresh start.

Competition karate under WKF rules

Competitive work follows the rules of the World Karate Federation, in both disciplines — kata and kumite. Preparation for a tournament brings together technique, tactics and conditioning, and the coaching is individual: we work on the strengths and the weaknesses each athlete actually brings onto the tatami.

What we have won

• 15 consecutive years as club No. 1 in Bulgaria
• 4 vice-world titles
• 2 European and 3 runner-up European titles
• Multiple Balkan titles
• 32 medals from the Karate1 Premier League

What the Bulgarian press has written about those results is collected on the Media page.

More than medals

The club promotes the sport in Bulgaria by organising events with international participation, and keeps widening its work so that more people train. Today we run sessions in seven halls across Sofia — for children from the age of three, for beginners, for competitors and for adults.