Shihan Andrzej Kaczmar (od prawej) w trakcie kumite - walki treningowej i jego syn Kamil Kaczmar na plaży nad Morzem Bałtyckim, Darłówek, kwiecień 2007 roku. Fotografia archiwalna.

  Shihan Andrew Kaczmar 6 dan runs kihon (the training of basis in Karate Tsunami). The camp in Sianożęty

on the Baltic seashore 2009. At the top: soto-ude-uke (the block with using of forearm from outside), at the bottom:

age-ude-uke (the block with raising forearm) on the Baltic beach.

Shihan Andrzej Kaczmar 6 dan otrzymał wiele podziękowań za prowadzenie zajęć Karate Tsunami. Na fotografii obok od Komendanta Szkoły Policji w Katowicach.

Shihan Andrzej Kaczmar 6 organised a number of the great Karate Tsunami Championships. In the photograph the scene from opening the 1-th Polish Karate Tsunami Championship - Bytom 2005. Speaks the founder of Karate Tsunami and the President of the Federation - soke Richard Murat 10 dan (Warsaw). From left: shihan Paul Przybyszewski 6 dan (Płock), kyoshi Mark Furman 5 dan (Żychlin), shihan Andrew Kaczmar 6 dan (Bytom), renshi Father Gregory Badziąg OFMCap. 4 dan (Krosno), kyoshi Daniel Bogusz 5 dan (Łowicz), sensei Slavomir Szczepaniak 1 dan (Krośniewice), shihan Valdemar Badziąg 7 dan (Piła), meijin  Doctor of medicine Maciej Misztal 3 dan (Kutno), shihan Tadeusz Ryniec 6 dan (Kutno).

     Shihan Andrzej Kaczmar 6 dan samodzielnie i ze swoimi uczniami uczestniczył w wielu zgrupowaniach (sesshin)

w Honbu Dojo w Warszawie, szkoląc się w zakresie Karate Tsunami pod kierunkiem założyciela tego systemu

soke Ryszarda Murata 10 dan. Od lewej: po jednym z takich zgrupowań w Honbu Dojo (wśród obecnych między innymi późniejsi mistrzowie: sensei Łukasz Jaworek 1 dan - Tarnowskie Góry i sensei Ryszard Cygon 1 dan - Bytom),

od prawej: w przerwie między treningami zwiedzono Zamek Królewski (na fotografii przed tronem królewskim).

In 2008 in city Radzionków on Upper Silesia shihan Andrew Kaczmar 6 dan organised the 4-th Opened Polish

Karate Tsunami Championship (accepted like 1-th Opened European Championships). From the left: a poster from

this championships, and the cover of the film showing this sports event (it is available for persons interested in -

see the section: Course materials).

Shihan Andrew Kaczmar 6 dan and his pupils won a lot of medals in previous Polish Karate Tsunami Championship. These successes appreciate authorities of the city Bytom.          In the photograph above: The President of Bytom Piotr Koj (the third from the left) 10-th December 2009 congratulated for medalists of the 5-th Polish Karate Tsunami Championship - Łowicz 2009 during the special party in his office.. From the left: Katherine Kliber (younger juniors), Ann Nolewajka (juniors), Daniel Wrodarczyk (juniors), Kamil Kaczmar (elder juniors) and Andrew Kaczmar (master).             From the left: congratulatory letter for Andrew Kaczmar, who submitted on the occasion of his sports successes Vice-President of the city Bytom Halina Bieda.

Biography of Shihan Andrew Kaczmar 6 dan was placed on the page 352 in the chapter "The most important instructors in Poland" in the famous book soke Richard Murat 10 dan "Karate for beginners and advanced" ('Book and Knowledge', Warsaw 2003 - edition I, 2008 – edition II) which became the biggest bestseller in martial arts.

The concise biography of the mentioned person:

Shihan KACZMAR Andrew 6 dan (Bytom)

   Instructor Karate Tsunami. He runs trainings in Bytom and other towns on the Upper Silesia in Poland.

   Born 14 April 1968 in Budomierz.

   Secondary education: mechanic. Actual profession: office worker.

   For many years he practiced various styles: karate, ju-jutsu and aikido.

   In 1994 he made contact with soke Richard Murat and started to be an individual member of Karate Tsunami.

   Next he organized the Tsunami Circle – "Ryusha" in Bytom, later transformed into the club named: Silesian Karate Tsunami Centre, in which he is chairman and instructor.

   He runs trainings in  a few centers of this Centre, among others in Bytom, Tarnowskie Góry and Piekary Śląskie.Prowadzi zajecia w Bytomiu i innych miejscowościach na Górnym Śląsku.

   The author of the instructional publication: "Basis of self-defense for women".

   He was a participant of many central Tsunami training camps, especially in Warsaw and Kazimierz Dolny, and all-Polish festivals of the Oriental martial arts, and the organizer of many regional Tsunami training camps.

   Three his students got in the Tsunami master’s degree 1 dan and the title sensei: Richard Cygon (Bytom), Łukasz Jaworek (Tarnowskie Góry) and Joachim Michalik (Piekary Śląskie).

   He organized a lot of Tsunami championships, including every year Silesian Karate Tsunami Championships and the 1-th Polish Karate Tsunami Championships – Bytom 2005 and the 4-th Opened Polish Karate Tsunami Championship (accepted like 1-th Opened European Championships) - Radzionków 2008.

   His  team led in a number of Polish Championship the 1-th place in team classification. Also he personally, and his pupils, including his son Kamil Kaczmar got a lot of gold medals and titles of Champions of Poland in previous championships.

   He is a member of Honbu – Management of Polish Tsunami Federation.

   In 2008 soke Richard Murat 10 dan granted him master’s degree 6 dan in Tsunami and the title shihan, and also R. Murat  appealed to the President Republic of Poland for awarding him to the Bronze Cross of Merits. 

   Other biographical data on subject shihan Andrew Kaczmar 6 dan and his photographs you will find:

• in the special section shihan Andrew Kaczmar 6 dan - on this website,
• on the website  www.tsunami.strefa.pl,
• on many websites - Tsunami centers and Tsunami instructors,
• on the website www.federacjasztukwalki.pl