Yesuken is Turkish Sword Art and first seminar is held in Sivas city of Turkey at 22nd July 2011. It takes it’s name from Urkun Turkish Language and means “on the law side”.

SWF started to implement Sayokan Identity Card system. These ID Cards will be valid for two years and will be given to active members only. Members who do not hold a Sayokan ID Card will not be included in any Sayokan activities and considered to be inactive. SWF will not accept or respond to any [...]

We lost “Taygun” Bekir GÜRAL (6th SAN) in a traffic accident on 29 Ekim 2009. He was head of referee committee and a distinguished member of Sayokan family. His early and untimely departure from this world caused deep sarrow among Sayokan family. He had a solid character and geniune friendship and was an accomplished martial [...]

My Karate Odyssey is Ashihara Karate instructor, Hoosain Narker’s, six months journey across North & Central America with his karate suit (dogi), backpack & laptop as travelling companions. The author starts off with a background of how his spirit was developed under the harsh “Apartheid” regime in South Africa. This spirit gave rise to his [...]

Every year 19th May is celebrated as Youth and Sports day in Turkiye. It is the symbol for beginning of independence for today’s Turkiye. 19 May 1919, Ataturk has arrived to Samsun, a city on the black sea coast, which is marked as the beginning of his work to form Turkiye. Ataturk gave high importance [...]