ABOUT US

DON’T BE A VICTIM!

Far too few people, especially women, train the skills they need to protect themselves in the event of an assault!

Our KNOW OPTIONS Self Protection Workshops / Courses are designed for the everyday person. Dependent on the age group being taught, we modify the course accordingly in terms of general content. However, all our courses cover personal safety awareness in one's daily life as well as focusing on easy-to-remember and effective physical self-defense techniques. Our courses are ideal for teaching not only young adults at college or working adults but also the teaching of child self-protection and child personal safety awareness skills.

Azlimmi Himzal, the KNOW OPTIONS Systems creator and Head Coach, began his training in martial arts in 1986 when he joined his high school Karate Club in Muar, Johor. After two years of training, he then ventured into a traditional Malay martial art called the Seni Silat Sendeng. In college, he continued his interest in martial arts with taekwondo. After several years of trying out several martial arts, he returned to training in Shotokan Karate.

He has had the opportunity to train with renowned karate masters such as Hirokazu Kanazawa Kancho (10th dan, SKIF), Manabu Murakami Sensei (6th Dan, SKIF), Toshiaki Namiki Sensei (8th Dan, JSKF), Kenji Kusano Sensei (Kusano-Ha Shito-Ryu), Vince Morris Sensei (8th Dan, Kissaki-kai), Okamoto Hideki Sensei (8th Dan, JKA), Ueki Masaaki Sensei (8th Dan, JKA), Kasuya Hitoshi Sensei (8th Dan, WSKF), Tatsuya Naka Sensei (6th Dan, JKA), Takenori Tanaka Sensei (8th Dan, JKS), Mikio Yahara Sensei (8th Dan, KWF), to name a few. He currently holds black belts in Shotokan and Shorin-Ryu Seibukan.

*KNOW OPTIONS is a wholly owned entity of SHŌTŌKAN
BUDŌKAI.