Xatzivei club

Under the supervison of: 
Hombu dojo
Sensei: 
sensei Dimopoulos

Xatzivei Club was founded in 2001 with instructor sensei Taki Mersini, (4 dan), personal student of the Head of the Organization in Europe kyoshi Babis Polychronopoulos (7 dan).

The training is taking place in the Gymnastics Room of the Xatzivei School. The students of the Xatzivei Club are taught Shorin ryu karate do, Matayoshi kobudo and Suikendo.

The Club gives the opportunity to children that study at the Xatzivei school to get to know the traditional martial arts and through them to work in vital parts of their character and motional abilities. Finally they are given the possibility to continue their practice in martial arts, after their graduation of their school-years, in Hombu Dojo.

Since 2008 instructor of the Club is sensei Dimopoulos Chris (2 dan), personal student of the Head of the Organization in Europe kyoshi Babis Polychronopoulos (7 dan).

Club instructor

Sensei Chris Dimopoulos is a personal student of kyoshi Polichronopoulos. Holder of 3 dan in Kobayashi Shorin Ryu Karate do and 2 dan in Matayoshi Kobudo. With more than 15 years experience in martial arts he is the head instructor of the Suibukan club of the Xatzivei School. Training continuously taking part regularly in seminars of kyoshi Polichronopoulos as well as with master Yamashita.

Born in Pireaus in 1976, and after staying in several cities in Greece and in London, he is now staying in Anixi, Athens, with his wife and two children.

Club sempai