TRADITIONAL OKINAWAN KARATE IN EDMONTON
International Okinawan Shōrin-ryū Seibukan Karate-dō Association
国際沖縄少林流聖武館空手道協会
人に優しく己に厳しくそういう精神が厳しい稽古の中で培うものである
This spirit of being kind to others and being strict with oneself is cultivated through rigorous training
Shimabukuro Zenpō Sensei, leader of Seibukan karate-dō worldwide
NEWS
I'm an old man; I'll turn 70 this year. I will never be a great warrior. Then why do I practice karate? In 2025, when it's desperately vital to fight fascism, oligarchy, and lies, karate is not just a way to move through life with more grace. It is a way to fight with honour and for truth and justice.
Hakai no bi 破壊の美 is the beauty of destruction.
Zenpō Sensei said our kata must have yūgasa 優雅さ: elegance.
We introduced Ian and his son Mark to Seibukan karate. Welcome to the dojo!
Training in Okinawa
Zenpō Sensei is unequivocal that it is necessary for Seibukan karateka to go to Okinawa:
Karate is from Okinawa, so you must go back to Okinawa and see what we do; every karate technique you must correct in Okinawa. Make sure you visit your sensei and feel all Okinawan people.
Please visit Okinawa, to feel traditional Okinawan karate, and eat Okinawan food and breathe Okinawan air. Many things you have to experience in Okinawa.
In October three members of the dojo traveled to Okinawa to train. Craig stayed for two weeks; Lucy and Doug were there for a month. This was the seventh trip to Okinawa since 2014 for Lucy and Doug. Every time, it's been demanding, illuminating, and marvelous.
One of the advantages of our dojo is that its instructors regularly bring lessons from the finest teachers in the world back to Edmonton. The purpose of our dojo is to be a bridge between the karate and culture of Okinawa and good people in Canada seeking to move with more grace through life.
We took Zenpō Sensei to lunch for his birthday.
Our Edmonton Dojo
It is the practice that changes you. It is the trying that matters. You see, this is really an art. It takes a lot of practice but now people don’t like to practice so much. They will find easier ways to do it and when that happens, the art will be lost.
Mei Chen
Clayton introducing new students to karate. The mission that has been given to us is to bring good people to Seibukan, and we take that responsibility very seriously.
