KarateDatu: About Us

KarateDatu, formerly known as KarateZad, began as ‘Karate Z’. Zad Datu sensei first began teaching Karate on his own briefly in 2005 at a school, then together with his older brother, Nik Datu sensei, for two years from 2009 to 2010 at the university they both did their udergaduate studies. Zad sensei truly dedicated himself to teaching the art as a sole instructor from 2011 onwards up to six classes a week at multiple locations, including at UiTM where he appointed as coach for the university’s Karate team up to 2019.

2014 was when Zad sensei started using the name ‘Karate Z’ for a Facebook Group and Page as a platform for Zad sensei to streamline class management across multiple dōjo, covering everything from class schedules, grading results, syllabus distribution, attendance tracking, fee management, and more. ‘Karate Z’ also served as a central hub to keep students and other interested parties informed about news and activities related to his karate instruction.

Over time, Zad sensei adopted the name ‘Karate Z’, later evolving it into ‘KarateZad’ in 2016, as part of his personal brand for marketing purposes. During the pandemic, the number of classes reduced significantly. This was when, in February of 2020, that Zad sensei started his YouTube channel, establishing KarateZad as his brand.

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After 11 continuous years of teaching Karate as the sole instructor of KarateZad, in 2022, Nik Datu sensei returned to the art and rejoined Zad sensei to establish KarateTTDI. Just before expansion of KarateTTDI, in June 2024, Zad sensei renamed the brand to KarateDatu—with “Datu”, a family title that has been used in the family continuously as far back as the 14^th century, representing both brothers under one name and vision, then recruited more instructors to the team.

KarateDatu is a dōjo group representing M.A.S.K. (Malaysian Association of Shito-ryu Karate-do), and follows the M.A.S.K. syllabus, and hence the Shitō-ryū curriculum.

Values & Philosophy

KarateDatu Values

The Spirit of Budō in M.A.S.K.'s History

The Birth of Budō and its Adoption into Karate-dō

KarateDatu Values

KarateDatu believes in and aspires to uphold and preserve the purity of Karate-dō and, most importantly, the honour of Karate-dō as a Budō, with sincerity and dedication.

This is in line with the M.A.S.K. (Malaysian Association of Shito-ryu Karate-do) Instructors' Code of Conduct, which reflects the vision of the first three Japanese sensei who pioneered Karate-dō in Malaysia.

Budō places character development, discipline, self-respect, and respect towards others — in a single word, ethics — as the highest priorities.

While KarateDatu, in part, also operates as a business and actively encourages students’ participation in championships and combat, in alignment with M.A.S.K. and Budō philosophy, KarateDatu prioritises:

First and foremost: ethics, physical discipline, and the curriculum.
Secondly: combat.
Lastly: business or personal financial gain.

In our own words: in Budō, business or personal financial gain must never supersede combat, and combat must never supersede ethics, physical discipline, and the curriculum. Combat skills should not grow at the expense of ethics, but rather develop hand-in-hand through responsible and moral conduct of combat knowledge.

At KarateDatu:

We believe that if an individual cannot be trained to handle combat skill and knowledge responsibly and morally, regardless from which martial art, then they are not eligible to attain these skills.
We firmly oppose sacrificing the quality of teaching — whether in combat, functional techniques, the Karate-dō curriculum, physical education, or, above all, ethics — in exchange for financial or personal gain.
We balance the kata-heavy curriculum of traditional Karate-dō with kumite (sparring), as we believe that the ability to defend oneself must not be neglected in martial arts, and that pressure-testing not just techniques but, more importantly, one’s reflexes and responses in combat scenarios is essential for self-defence ability.

Striving to uphold the principles of Budō is deeply embedded in the founding history of M.A.S.K..

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The Spirit of Budō in M.A.S.K.'s History

Karate-dō was first introduced to Malaysia in 1966 in the form of Shitō-ryū by three consecutive Japanese sensei, each succeeding the previous, all based in Ōsaka.^[1]

The third sensei, Mori Hidetoshi (森英俊)^[2], eventually faced a conflict of interest with the local organisation that had engaged him.^[1][3] While the local party pursued business and financial gain, Mori sensei remained committed to upholding the purity of the Shitō-ryū Karate-dō style and preserving the honour of Karate-dō as a Budō.^[1][3]

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To ensure their vision was preserved for future generations, in 1977, Shihan Shiekh Naser drafted and formally implemented the M.A.S.K. Instructors’ Code of Conduct, which includes the following principles:^[1]

To uphold the purity of Karate-dō with utmost sincerity, honesty, dedication, and endurance in the spirit of Budō.
To faithfully and diligently instruct Shitō-ryū Karate-dō and to always instil in students the spirit of Budō.
To impress upon students, and the public at large through Karate-dō, the values of self-respect and respect for others, especially towards seniors and fellow instructors.

M.A.S.K. credentials:^[1]

Registered with the Registrar of Societies on December 1969
Registered with the Commissioner of Sports Malaysia in 1988
Founder member of thed Malaysian Karate Federation MAKAF founded in 1978
Founder member of the Asia Pacific Shito-ryu Karate-do Federation (APSKF) founded in 1978
Played host to trainees from Australia, India, Nepal, Indonesia, Middle East and Pakistan

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The Birth of Budō and its Adoption into Karate-dō

The concept of Budō first made a conscious appearance through the development of Jūdō by its founder, Kanō Jigorō.

Kanō found himself as a Jūjutsu practitioner and master during Japan’s rapid Westernisation in the Meiji period^[4][5][6] — a time when everything Western was regarded as superior over traditional practices, including Japan’s Ministry of Education adoption of Western physical education and repeated rejections of proposals to include traditional Japanese martial arts into the curriculum.^[7][8]

Kano Jigoro Shihan giving a lecture at Shimotomisaka dojo - © The Kodokan Institute

At the time, the public perception of Jūjutsu was highly negative. In an 1898 lecture explaining the naming of his school, Kanō remarked that “jūjutsu had fallen into disrepute.” Although Jūjutsu contests did contribute to physical, moral, and intellectual development, these outcomes were incidental rather than intended. Moreover, the behaviour of many Jūjutsu practitioners where “senior pupils would want only throw down the juniors or pick quarrels, so that jūjutsu was despised as something that made rowdies of young men” in Kanō’s words.^[9][10] This is somewhat reminiscent of the unsportsmanlike conduct observed among most modern “warriors” in the UFC. Kanō also criticised the staging of exhibition matches, some even Sumō wrestlers, and charging of admission fees, referring to it as the “degrading practice of prostituting a martial art.”^[9]

To distance his teachings from this declining image, Kanō deliberately adopted the suffix ‘-dō (道)’, meaning “way” or “path”, instead of ‘-jutsu (術)’, meaning “art”, “technique” or “skill”, thus naming his art Jūdō. Although he was not the first historically to use the ‘-dō (道)’ suffix,^[9][11][12] it was his influence that led to a cultural shift — from what had collectively been known as Bujutsu (武術; military skill) to Budō (武道; martial way), with ethics and etiquette placed at the heart of martial practice.^[13][14]

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In 1911, the Japanese Ministry of Education officially incorporated Japanese martial arts into the school curriculum. By 1925, it formally mandated the use of the new terms Jūdō (柔道), Kendō (剣道), and Kyūdō (弓道), replacing the older Jūjutsu (柔術), Kenjutsu (剣術), and Kyūjutsu (弓術). Over time, these arts evolved into distinct disciplines, separate from it Bujutsu counterpart, the Edo period incarnation of military disciplines, from which they descended.^[15][16]

When Karate was first introduced to Japan from Okinawa in the early 1920s, Okinawan masters initially added the ‘-jutsu (術)’ suffix to Karate to appeal to the Japanese audience. Originally, Karate was written as “唐手”, which translates to “Chinese hands”, pronounced “Tuudii” in Okinawan. In Japanese, it was read either as “Tōde”, “Tō-te” or “Karate.” With the ‘-jutsu (術)’ suffix, it became “唐手術”, romanised as “Tōde-jutsu”, “Tō-te-jutsu” or “Karate-jutsu”.^{[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]}

Okinawa had endured over 260 years under Japanese domination — beginning with its invasion in 1609^[25], transitioning into the Ryūkyū domain in 1872, and eventually becoming Okinawa Prefecture in 1879^[26]. Unlike the dominating empires of Japan and China, Okinawa was a much smaller kingdom, and although it has its own fair share of internal warfare, it was nowhere near as massive, brutal or cruel. Okinawa had achieved unification and entered a peaceful era as early as 1429^[27][28], some 170 years before Japan’s own unification in 1603 into the Edo period^[29][30].

Consequently, the already smaller and less militarised Okinawan kingdom further weakened before and upon facing the invasion by Japan that though Okinawa defended, they were easily defeated. A positive cultural outcome of early unification was that the military systems of Okinawa has transitioned from warfare to recreational, character development and personal self-defence much earlier than Japan. The tradition continued even after Chinese martial arts, that too had already undergone personal development over warfare, were brought to Okinawa in 1750s and infused with indigenous Okinawa martial practices giving rise to Karate^[31][32][33].

To ensure the survival — and ideally the flourishing — of Okinawan culture, Karate masters adapted aspects of Japanese culture into Karate when presenting it to mainland Japan. Apart from the adoption of the ‘-jutsu (術)’ suffix, Karate also adopted innovations by Kanō Jigorō such as the keikogi (training uniform), and the kyū (級) and Dan (段) belt ranking system.^[34][35][36]

Despite the humiliation and pain that Okinawa endured from the invasion,^[25] the Karate masters of Okinawan held great respect for Kanō Jigorō in regards to martial arts^[37][38][39]. His Jūdō not only outcompeted the old Jūjutsu systems philosophically but also technically, consistently prevailing in contests and earning adoption as the official unarmed system for the Japanese police.^[4][40][41]

A meeting among prominent Karate masters, many of which are founders of modern Karate styles, in 1936. From left to right: Toyama Kanken, Ohtsuka Hirinori, Shimoda Takeshi, Funakoshi Gichin, Motobu Choki, Mabuni Kenwa, Nakasone Genwa, and Taira Shinken

In 1933, Karate was officially accepted as a modern “Japanese” martial art. Then, in mainland Japan from 1934 to 1935, there were emergence of the Karate was written as “空手道”, as how it is written today, in the titles of several of published books written by many notable Okinawan Karate masters in mainland Japan.^{[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49]} Here, “唐手” was replaced with a homophone also read as “Karate”, “空手” that appropriately meant “empty hand”, to foster better acceptance among the Japanese public, particularly given Japan’s tense relations with China at the time. Finally, in 1936, a meeting in Okinawa itself among the most influential Okinawan Karate masters, observing the growing popularity of “Karate” in mainland Japan, they too agreed to formally adopt the new written form, “空手”, in favour ofer the old over the “唐手”.^[50] The ‘-dō (道)’ suffix was added, formally classifying Karate-dō as a Budō and signifying alignment of values — values that, by chance, similar to values that Okinawan martial arts had long embodied even before Japanese influence.

Understanding how deeply Budō values are embedded in the histories of M.A.S.K., Karate-dō, and Budō itself, KarateDatu aspires to actively practise and uphold these values today and for generations to come.

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Instructors

Zad Datu (Datu Firzada Datu Harun) sensei

Nik Datu (Datu Noornikman Datu Harun) sensei

Zufar (Abu Zufar Abu Zarim) sensei

Zaid (Muhammad Zaid Hasni) sensei

Zad Datu (Datu Firzada Datu Harun) sensei

/@KarateDatu | /KarateDatu | /Zad.Datu | +60 12 640 4050 | zad.datu@gmail.com

Zad Datu sensei, a Mechanical Engineering Masters Degree graduate from the University of Nottingham Malaysia who is currently a Data Analyst at a international food ingredients company, began karate at the age of 7 years in his hometown, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Upon settling in KL in 1999 at age of 14 years, Zad sensei began Shito-ryu Karate-do under Kong Tai Moon sensei, a 4-time SEA Games gold medalist and Malaysia’s first World Karate Championship two-time quarter-finalist and 4^th placing (Mexico 1990, South Africa 1996 and Sabah, Malaysia 1994 respectively). Zad sensei practices and teaches a good balance between traditional and sports karate, as well as between art and combat.

Competitively, Zad sensei has placed 3^rd in the country for Male Kumite below 60kg in the 28^th National Senior Karate Championship 2008, and represented Selangor for SUKMA VI Kedah 2006. He is a 4-time champion in the National/Inter-dojo Shito-ryu Championships that is all except his first participation, and 4-time champion in every participation fo EMZ (East Malaysia Zone) MASK Karate Championships. Zad sensei remains physically active until today as much as he can that recently he landed in the finals for both Kata and Kumite for Veteran (35 years old & above) category in the 23^rd Milo Open Karate Championship 2024 held in June achieving Gold and Silver medals respectively.

As an instructor, Zad sensei holds a 3^rd Dan from M.A.S.K., 1^st Dan from W.S.K.F. and is certified with a Karate Specific Sports Science Course Level 1, and also with Proficiency on Basic CPR & AED Training (Basic Life Support) by Pertubuhan Latihan CPR Malaysia. He has fifteen (15) continuous years of teaching Karate since 2009 until today plus briefly in 2005 that includes several Karate classes all over KL and Selangor from schools and children centres to universities including UiTM and Monash University. He has been appointed as Kumite Coach for M.A.S.K. official Centralised Training and lead as either Coach or Team Manager of the M.A.S.K. Senior and Junior Teams for 36^th National Senior Karate Championship 2016 Melaka, and four (4) National Cadet, Junior & U-21 Karate Championships (2013/14/15/16), and the Junior team for Melaka 750YEARS International Karate Championship 2012. He was also the appointed by UiTM as coach for the UiTM Karate Team for from 2011 to 2019, achieving Karatedo Overall Champion in 3^rd SUKIPT 2016 (UTM, Johor), and 2^nd Place Overall in Sukan MASUM 2011 (UPM, Serdang), 2013 (IIUM, Gombak) and 2015 (UTM, Johor).

Zad sensei has lead as Organising Chairman with his students as the organising committee for the 32^nd Annual Inter-Dojo Malaysian Association of Shito-ryu Karate-do Championship UiTM Shah Alam 2015 with over 200 participants, held on 20 – 22 November at Dewan Sri Budiman, UiTM Shah Alam. He has also performed a number of Karate Demonstrations, with two local television appearances showcasing Karate both in 2011. The first being a comedic talk show ‘Salih Yaccob Show I Follow’ hosted by national celebrity and comedian Salih Yaccob, and the second being a live morning weekend talk show ‘Nasi Lemak Kopi O TV9’ where Zad performed a full demonstration followed by a short interview. Zad sensei also visited the Honbu Dojo (Headquarters training centre) of WSKF (World Shito-ryu Karate-do Federation) in Asaka City, Japan for a training experience in 2016.

Below is the Booklet for 32^nd Inter-Dojo M.A.S.K. Championship 2015 designed and edited by Zad sensei which includes a brief introduction the hosting University, M.A.S.K., Shito-ryu Karate-do, flashbacks to previous Inter-Dojo Championships as well as the organising UiTM Shito-ryu Karate Club mentioning their activities and achievements during its guidance under Zad sensei.

Karate Achievements Summary

3^rd Dan Black Belt from M.A.S.K., 1^st Dan Black Belt from W.S.K.F.
Certified with MAKAF (Malaysian Karate Federation) Specific Sports Science Course Level 1.
3^rd place in the 28th National Senior Karate Championship 2008 for Male Kumite below 60kg.
Represented Selangor State in SUKMA VI Kedah 2006.
Fifteen (15) continuous years of teaching Karate since 2009 until today plus briefly in 2005 with several Karate classes all over KL and Selangor from schools and children centres to universities including UiTM and Monash University.
Coach of UiTM Karate Team from 2011 to 2019, achieving Karatedo Overall Champion in 3^rd SUKIPT 2016 (UTM, Johor), and 2^nd Place Overall in Sukan MASUM 2011 (UPM, Serdang), 2013 (IIUM, Gombak) and 2015 (UTM, Johor).
Appointed as Kumite Coach for M.A.S.K. official Centralised Training; lead as either Coach or Team Manager of the M.A.S.K. Senior and Junior Teams for 36^th National Senior Karate Championship 2016 Melaka, and four (4) National Cadet, Junior & U-21 Karate Championships (2013/14/15/16), and the Junior team for Melaka 750YEARS International Karate Championship 2012.
Four (4) times Champion in National/Inter-dojo Shito-ryu Championships in every except first participation (Rakan Wajadiri National 2004 Ipoh, Inter-dojo 2004 KL, Inter-dojo 2010 P. Pinang, Inter-dojo 2017 P. Pinang).
Four (4) times Champion in every participation of East Malaysia Zone MASK Karate Championships (2011 Bintulu, 2012 Miri, 2013 Kuching, 2015 Kota Kinabalu).
Certified with MAKAF National Kumite Coaching Course.
Certified with Instructor Licence from M.A.S.K. since 2010.
Certified with Basic CPR & AED Training (Basic Life Support) by Pertubuhan Latihan CPR Malaysia.

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Nik Datu (Datu Noornikman Datu Harun) sensei

+60 12 620 0700

Nik Datu sensei, an Electrical and Electronics Engineering Masters Degree graduate from the University of Nottingham Malaysia is the elder brother of Zad sensei by one year and started Karate in his hometown, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah about a year before Zad sensei did. Upon settling in KL in 1999 at age of 15 years, Zad sensei began Shito-ryu Karate-do under Kong Tai Moon sensei, a legend in Malaysian Karate.

He was an active competitor within and representing M.A.S.K., and has won many state and university level gold, silver and bronze medals especially during his studies in UiTM Shah Alam Campus. He is a twice two-categories Champion in two (2) National (Rakan Wajadiri) Shito-ryu Championships (Melaka 2003, Ipon 2004), that is for Weight and Open weight categories Kumite, and placed second (2^nd) place in the Asia Pacific Youth Tournament 2003, Singapore for Male Kumite below 65kg representing Shito-ryu Malaysia.

1^st Dan Black Belt in Shotokan since 1999.
Several state level gold medal, silver and bronze placings between 2001 to 2007.
Placed second (2^nd) place in the Asia Pacific Youth Tournament 2003, Singapore for Male Kumite below 65kg representing Shito-ryu Malaysia.
Twice two-categories Champion in two (2) National (Rakan Wajadiri) Shito-ryu Championships (Melaka 2003, Ipon 2004; for Weight and Open weight categories Kumite).
National level competitor representing M.A.S.K. in 24th National Senior Karate Championship 2004.
2009-2010 UiTM Shah Alam Campus - Assistant Instructor/Coach.
2009-2010 - University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus Karate Club - Instructor.
2021-2022 - Kelab Shito-ryu Karate-do SMK Seksyen 10 Kota Damansara - Assistant Instructor/Coach.
Certified with Exercise Science Certification by ACE (American Council of Exercise).

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Zufar (Abu Zufar Abu Zarim) sensei

Zufar sensei began Karate around 1998/99 under Kong Tai Moon sensei at the age of 6/7. Though much younger, he is senior to Nik and Zad sensei in Shito-ryu. He progressed very quickly in Karate specialising in Kata gaining and his Black Belt within about 4 years of training. He became the young black belt of the dōjo and wihtin M.A.S.K. earning many Gold Medals in Championships within Shito-ryou Malaysia.

After a long pause from Karate, Zufar sensei got in touch back with Nik and Zad sensei and decided to join them becoming the team of instructors for KarateTTDI. Nik and Zad sensei are very confident with their new addition as all three come from the same high-quality tutelage background from the legendary Kong Tai Moon sensei.

Karate Achievements Summary

1^st Dan Black Belt in 2002 from M.A.S.K.
2^nd Dan Black Belt in 2004from M.A.S.K.
4^th Ranked in Kata Category of the 4^th WSKF (World Shito-Ryu Karate-Do Federation) Championship 2003 in Moscow
Silver Medalist in Kata Category of the 10^th Asian Pacific Shito-Ryu Karate Do Championship 2004 in Sabah.

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Zaid (Muhammad Zaid Hasni) sensei

Zaid sensei began his martial arts journey at the tender age of 6, starting with ITF Taekwondo before transitioning to WTF Taekwondo at 7 years old. At the age of 10, he was first introduced to karate through his school’s curriculum, where his passion for the art truly took root.

1^st Dan Black Belt in 2024 from M.A.S.K.
Gold Medalist – Kumite (15–18 years) at the Shito-Ryu Inter-Dojo 2010, Kuala Lumpur
Gold Medalist – Kumite (Below 55kg) at the Malaysian University Games (MASUM) 2010
Bronze Medalist – Kumite (Below 55kg) at the IIUM Karate Open Tournament (IKOT) 2010
Gold Medalist – Kumite (Below 55kg) and Silver Medalist – Kumite (16–18 years) at the Penang Shito-Ryu Inter-Dojo 2011
Bronze Medalist – Kumite (Below 55kg), Individual Kata, and Team Kata at the Malaysian University Games (MASUM) 2012
Gold Medalist – Individual Kata, and Silver Medalist – Team Kata at Sukan Selangor 2012
Top 5 finish – Individual Kata, and Bronze Medalist – Team Kata at Sukan Malaysia (SUKMA) 2012

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Contact

	Sensei Zad +60 12 640 4050; zad.datu@gmail.com Sensei Nik +60 12 620 0700
	Sensei Zad +60 12 640 4050; zad.datu@gmail.com

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