WE CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL HELP YOU TO REACH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FEATS THAT YOU NEVER THOUGHT WERE POSSIBLE
Our biggest passion is to help each of our students to reach their full potential and to break through their perceived limitations. We strive to help each individual to grow and evolve into the strongest version of themselves!
ABOUT US
SHIDO Martial Arts is situated in Centurion, Pretoria and has been operating since 2009. We are one of South Africa’s leading Kickboxing and Fitness training facilities and we have produced over 50 martial art champions in various martial art styles. We offer a variety of classes that are designed to suit all levels, whether you are a beginner or an advanced athlete.
At SHIDO we believe in using each training session to forge ourselves into better people, we focus on using our skills, physical training and participation in tournaments - for those that want to - to improve our character and strengthen ourselves mentally and physically. SHIDO's ultimate goal is to help each student reach their full potential in all areas, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Our philosophy is that physical skill will eventually fade as we age, but our character will remain. The true purpose of a SHIDO martial artist is to use our training and competition to cultivate the 15 virtues of SHIDO within themselves.
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"Iron is full of impurities that weaken it, but through forging, it becomes steel and can be transformed into a razor-sharp sword. Human beings develop in the same fashion." - O'Sensei Morihei Ueshiba
When you train at SHIDO, you will become part of the SHIDO family. We are all part of a family that strives to be better today than we were yesterday. When we are on the mats at training, we help each other to learn and grow, and we support each other as we face the obstacles and challenges that life and our training throws at us. It is our belief that by conquering these challenges, we grow and evolve. Our team stands together and supports one another as we break through our comfort zones and evolve into a stronger, wiser, and healthier version of ourselves! Each person training at SHIDO is very important to us and each student plays a vital role in helping others to improve and reach their full potential.
Join the SHIDO family now and start your journey towards becoming the best version of yourself!
SHIDO OWNER AND HEAD INSTRUCTOR
Sensei Morné Lotter is a well-respected figure in the combat sport industry. Having been in the martial art industry for over 20 years, he has extensive experience in multiple martial arts, with his field of expertise being K1 Kickboxing. His martial art journey started with Karate in 1997 and after that, his passion for combat sports deepened, leading him to transition to Muaythai and Mixed Martial Arts in 2007, where he earned multiple "Knockout of the Night" awards before ultimately focusing on Kickboxing.
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​​From a coaching perspective, he is known for his in-depth technical style of teaching which is based on various martial art philosophies. His goal was to experience and compete in as many martial art styles as possible to learn more about their philosophies and how they approach combat. This journey allowed him to gain valuable insights into the philosophies and combat strategies of various styles. Throughout the years, he has competed in over 10 different martial art styles and trained with top coaches from across the globe.
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Being an industry leader and pioneer, Sensei Morné is the current President of WKU K1 South Africa, the national governing body for K1 Kickboxing under the World Kickboxing Union.​ His innovative approaches and solutions played a pivotal role in the growth of the sport, which includes creating an extensive curriculum for K1 and a unique framework that combines psychology and combat sport explaining how different personalities approach combat.
Beyond martial arts, he has created a unique personality and self-development framework that is utilized by companies and groups locally and internationally, and he is well-known for bringing massive improvements in the professional careers of his clients and optimizing organizational teams. His background in psychology and self-development, combined with his extensive martial arts knowledge, allows him to offer a unique, layered, and adaptable teaching style that inspires growth both inside and outside the ring.
MORNE LOTTER
"Each day at SHIDO will strengthen your body and mind and teach you more about yourself. Your true opponent on the martial art journey is not someone outside of you, which might sound paradoxical. Each opponent that you face is merely an opportunity to conquer your true opponent... yourself. Once you conquer that, the opponents outside of you have no power over you." - Sensei Morné Lotter
SHIDO FAMILY
We don’t have the “every man for himself” mindset; we are a family that not only trains together but stands together. As we push each day to grow into a stronger version of ourselves and reach our personal goals, we support and encourage those around us to do the same, and once they reach their goals, we celebrate with them like it's our own!