Murambiwa gained himself the title of Shihan (Master) when he was graded to a 4th dan black belt by Zimbabwe’s highest graded dentokan karateka, a 6th dan Kyoshi (Master), Fradson Shavi.
Shihan Murambiwa told The Zimbabwean that Dentokan karate “is a complete martial art compared to other karate styles. It includes weapons, jujitsu, and goju among other techniques.”
“Stephen Chan, one of the grandmaster in jujitsu trains with the Japanese experts and visits Zimbabwe every year in his African tour. We have benefited from his visits as we get to perfect our skills,” said a confident Murambiwa.
America-based, Shihan Chan, who is also the Vice President of Dentokan karate international, will tour Zimbabwe in March.
Meanwhile, the former Old Hararians mentor and full-back, Murambiwa, who led the Young Sables team into a historic victory at the Craven Week Schoolboys rugby festival, in South Africa, last year, feels Zimbabwe Rugby Union needs to have local coaches educated to improve the sport.
“It is not just about coaching players. The International Rugby Board has introduced a number of new aspects coaches need to be educated on. This include risk management and age grade, which determines the size of the player to take certain positions,” he said.
Despite claims that Zimbabwe has suffered humiliating defeats at senior level on the international arena because of loss of talented young players to colleges abroad, Murambiwa emphasized, “the problem lye in the coaches and managers on whether they have the proper training.”
“No matter how good a player is, he needs to be prepared physically, mentally and emotionally by his coach and its not something coaches are born with. They need to be trained.
“We will always lose players going to Universities abroad, but the Union needs to create an environment where kids feel welcome to play for the national team as well as compete at the same level they do at international level,” Murambiwa urged. – Sports reporter
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