As Grand Master of the largest karate federation on Okinawa, I welcome each of you to the study of this time-honored sport. My teaching techniques are based on Traditional Okinawan Martial Arts learning methods. Learning Karate and Kobudo is a step by step process. It takes time and practice. The history of our style is very important to your understanding of Kata (forms) and Kobudo (weapons). As a Martial Artist or potential student, please take the time to study the Okinawan History; you will find it very interesting.

 

 

“Basics”, a Strong Foundation The basics are critical for building a strong foundation in your techniques. It is like having a strong foundation on a house. If you have a weak foundation when a storm comes your house falls over just as when you get into a situation when you have to use your skills that you were trained in everything falls apart and you end up being hurt or worse.

After a student has a fair knowledge of the basics and knows how to put combinations together through kata the student then learns the one step sparring techniques (ippon kumite). This is done empty handed as well as with weapons later on. This utilizes one student attacking while one student defends. This allows the student to feel and see how effective or ineffective their block and counter techniques are.

After the basics are taught one must learn how to put the techniques together in combination. The way that this is done is through the practice of kata. Kata combines different blocking, kicking and punching techniques in a fluid like manner in different directions and skill levels. We utilize these techniques as a continual part of our training.

Interest in unarmed fighting arts increased during the 14th century when King Sho Hashi of Chuzan established his rule over Okinawa and banned all weapons. A more rapid development of tode followed in 1609 when the Satsuma Clan of Kyushu, Japan occupied Okinawa and again banned the possession of weapons. Thus Tode or Okinawan-Te, as the Satsuma Samurai soon called it, became the only means of protection left to the Okinawans. Thus it was this atmosphere that honed the early Karate-like arts of Okinawa into a weapon, enabling the island people to conduct a guerrilla-type war with the Japanese Samurai that later into the late 1800′s.

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Year Established: 1776
Liability Insurance: Yes
Certifications / Awards:

Okinawa Palament Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award to Fusei Kise

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