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  Ogasawara-ha Shorinjiryu Karatedo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The teachings of Sakugawa Koshiki Shorinjiryu Karatedo are not sacramental in so far as they go beyond the realm of morality into other domains of thought and truth.
Karatedo masters often conceal the highest truths under the veil of allegory, the better to excite the student's curiosity and cause him to investigate.
Therefore, karatedo is a system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.
www.wiredaemons.com /shorinji   (274 words)

  
 History
Stories about the origins of karatedo and the lives of its masters are rich in folklore.
It is traditional to trace the origins of karatedo to the Indian Buddhist monk Bodhidharma.
Karatedo was practiced largely in secret until its introduction in the public schools of Okinawa by Itosu and his students in 1902.
www.uga.edu /karatedo/history.html   (818 words)

  
 Karate
Karatedo is a way in which the Karateka can use their training so as to cultivate their mind, body and spirit.
Karatedo is a form of 'martial' art, and just like any other form of art, it requires your full dedication and sincerity.
Karatedo will not make you prone to injuries, or in children, will not hinder their natural growth, which is the usual misconception.
www.geocities.com /noidakarate/faqpage.htm   (1301 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: World Genseiryu Karatedo Federation
The World Genseiryu Karatedo Federation has its office in Ito, Japan, the place where sensei Shukumine lived for many years and where he is now buried.
The Japanese Karate-do and Martial Arts Association is a member of Nippon Karatedo Rengoukai, and since Nippon Karatedo Rengoukai is a member of the Japan Karatedo Federation (JKF) ([2]), the W.G.K.F. consider the Japanese Karate-do and Martial Arts Association to be a member as well.
In 1964 he published his book "Shin Karatedo Kyohan", which is considered by the W.G.K.F. to be the first book ever on Genseiryu Karate.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/World-Genseiryu-Karatedo-Federation   (1134 words)

  
 Hong Kong Standard Annice's Cover Story
The former karatedo champion should be an inspiration to any woman who likes the idea of being self-employed and being closer to her family.
She may be a karatedo exponent, but there is not a hint of aggressiveness in her style.
In recognition of her contribution to the art of karatedo in Hong Kong, Ms Chiu was appointed as tournament council chairman by the Amateur Karatedo Association (HKAKA) in 1992.
www.nvo.com /psc/hongkongstandardannicescoverstory1   (1853 words)

  
 Shorinji Ryu Karatedo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Shorinji Ryu is one of many schools or "ryu" of karatedo.
The rankings of UGA Budokai members are certified by the Zen Tohoku Karatedo Kempo Kumiai (All Northern Japan Karatedo and Kempo Union), one of the prefectural organizations that comprise the Japan Karatedo Federation.
Classes are taught by several fl belt instructors under the supervision of Sensei Thomas Cauley, international director for Ogasawara-Ha Shorinji Ryu and 8th degree fl belt.
www.uga.edu /karatedo   (372 words)

  
 Moral and Virtue Essays   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The word "kentokukan" in Shorinjiryu Kentokukan Karatedo means "the School for the development of virtue and morals through the study of Karatedo" (Donivan, 1995).
Karatedo techniques are but one aspect of the development in the karateka’s career.
Shihan Donivan (1995) feels that the study of karatedo is but one aspect or stepping stone on the path, which is the way of life that must be, open to all and practiced for a lifetime.
kentokukan.dezines.com /articles/toku.htm   (1998 words)

  
 Shorin Ryu Karate, Shobayashi, Eizo Shimabukuro Hanshi - Okinawan Karate Club of Atlanta
For all he has contributed to karatedo, he continues to aid in its growth and development by sharing his knowledge with other followers of the art.
Karatedo originated in China during the 5th century A.D. with an Indian man's visit to the Shaolin Monastery.
Gary Hu Sensei and Karl Scott III Sensei of Ann Arbor, Michigan, were introduced to Shorin Ryu karatedo through Herbert Wong Sensei, a 7th dan under Shimabukuro O'Sensei.
www.atlantaokinawankarate.com /Shorin_Ryu.htm   (1173 words)

  
 Recto 1 (Outside page 1 - Front of Trifold)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The "do" at the end of Karatedo refers to a life path or philosophy - Karatedo Doshinkan is a way to help our bodies, minds and spirits achieve optimal levels of health and strength.
Karatedo Doshinkan is dedicated to helping people learn to tap their own supply of this healing energy.
Karatedo Doshinkan is unlike most martial arts, where the grand master only trains with a very few advanced students who train others who train the beginners.
www.doshinkan.com /BoiseNorth_Brochure.html   (832 words)

  
 Shotokan Karate Academy - Benefits of Karate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Shotokan Karate Academy is a Shotokan Karatedo school with the primary objective of introducing the community to the many benefits of training in the art of Shotokan Karatedo.
Shotokan Karatedo was designed to benefit men, women, and children of all ages by combining fluid techniques and natural body movement.
In Karatedo, one's individual goal might be improvement of his or her health or training of his or her body to function efficiently.
www.skahouston.com /generic5.html   (474 words)

  
 Kaikan Dojo of Ogasawara-ha (Sakugawa Koshiki) Shorinji-Ryu Karatedo - San Francisco, CA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Ogasawara-ha (Sakugawa Koshiki) Shorinji-Ryu Karatedo is a classical Martial Way that fosters personal growth, forges one’s spirit, and leads to harmony and insight.
Originally practiced in Okinawa, karatedo was introduced to Japan in the early 20th century and has since spread across the world.
The Kaikan is a dojo providing classes in traditional Japanese karatedo with an emphasis on mutual respect, self-discipline, and physical conditioning.
www.busymonkey.com /kaikan   (275 words)

  
 Raiden Budokai Wado Ryu karatedo
Wado Ryu is one of the major styles of traditional karatedo.
From the former are derived the large athletic techniques and kata's, from the latter the quick, very efficient attacks to vulnerable points, the locks and throws and advanced body movements.
By choosing this name Otsuka signaled that karatedo is more than a method of self-defence: it is a budo - an art by which its practitioners can develop themselves, both mentally and physically.
www.raidenbudokai.nl /index_en.html   (156 words)

  
 Okinawa karate & kobudo
Chojun Miyagi Sensei was appointed Chief of Karatedo for the Okinawan branch of the Butokukai.
This was a milestone for Karatedo as it meant that it was recognized on a level with the highly respected martial arts of Japan.
Karatedo can no longer be referred to as a solely Okinawan or Japanese martial art, but it has become an art with no boundaries, an art for all nations and all peoples of the world.
www.karate.org.yu /articles/Miyagi.htm   (3225 words)

  
 Doshinkan Cornell Home
It is classical Karatedo, emphasizing not only solid self-defense but also virtues like respect, honor and a positive attitude.
Karatedo Doshinkan is not a sport karate, and does not sanction competitions or full-contact sparring.
In the Karatedo Doshinkan Club at Cornell, we train together under the direction of Shihan 7th dan Dr. Dean Lillard, Renshi 6th dan Dr. Rick Geddes (on leave this year), and Sensei 4th dan Andrew Sich.
www.rso.cornell.edu /doshinkan   (253 words)

  
 Karatedo Doshinkan
Karatedo Doshinkan was founded by the late Hanshi 10th dan Isao Ichikawa.
In Karatedo Doshinkan, we believe that the purpose of Karatedo is to help people become strong physically, emotionally, intellectually and spiritually.
Karatedo is supposed to help you learn to defend yourself and become healthy.
www.rso.cornell.edu /doshinkan/doshinkan.html   (306 words)

  
 SHINDO Online - Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo
In short, in Koshiki Karatedo, we canmerit points to each contender to all the attacks and counterattacks of the contenders during the round.
Koshiki Karatedo guarantees the precise and clear judgement, because the referee can see the moment of a contact, hear a bang sound from the touch by a fist or a leg to protective equipment of the opponent which gives a clear and inpartial judgement, even from the eyes of general audiences.
He was a brilliant Koshiki Karatedo student when he was studying at the Waseda University, one of the so called ivy schools in Tokyo.
www.shindo.de /uk/s_karatedo.htm   (1404 words)

  
 Totally Karate - karatedo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
united martial arts group federation the main purpose of the shorin ryu karatedo association is to unite all shorin ryus karateka, who ar.
karatedo is a martial art in which a person learns to defend himself or herself.
bringing together martial artists of common shorinjiryu kenkokan karatedo and member of the world koshiki karatedo federation at the nihon takaiyama dojo lead by shihan william nusz.
www.karate.saving-info.com /karatedo   (1254 words)

  
 Ogasawara-Ha Shorinji-Ryu Karate-Do: History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
HISTORY OF SHORINJI-RYU KARATE-DO Stories about the origins of karatedo and the lives of its masters are rich in folklore.
The ambiguous nature of these oral traditions is a problem for scholars, who are unable to construct a definitive chronology from them, but these stories are the authentic voice of karatedo and express meanings deeper than mere fact.
This process of spiritual refinement has characterized the transition of many forms of bujutsu (martial arts) to budo (martial ways), and it is reflected by the modern use of a homonymic kanji to write karate as "empty hand." In Karatedo Kyohan, Funakoshi describes the concept of emptiness in terms that evoke Zen attitudes: ".
www.wiredaemons.com /shorinji/history.html   (772 words)

  
 Karatedo Doshinkan FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
When karatedo was originally practiced in Okinawa, kata were the primary means of training.
Karatedo Doshinkan is truly an international martial art with its headquarters located in Vienna, Austria and numerous dojos spread around the world.
One of the things that differentiates Karatedo Doshinkan from other schools of martial art is that all members are welcome and encouraged to train with the "grand master" of the school.
www.clemson.edu /doshinkan/kdfaq.htm   (734 words)

  
 Chudokan Wado Ryu Karate Jerry Smit
Karatedo is een moderne Japanse zelfverdedigingskunst die karaktervorming vooropstelt en vredelievendheid nastreeft door lichamelijke oefening, geestelijke verrijking en langdurige, systematische introspectie.
Deze toen jonge grootmeester in Shinto Yoshin Ryu Jujutsu maakte een synthese van het klassieke Japanse jiujitsu en het Okinawaanse karatedo dat hij van Funakoshi leerde.
De stijl is, naast de gebruikelijke karatedo technieken rijk aan klemmen, worpen en atemi waza (slagen naar vitale punten).
www.xs4all.nl /%7Emikey/chudokan.htm   (461 words)

  
 Interview with Ei'ichi Miyazato - Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate-do Jundo-kan Kyokai Nederland en Budokan Nijmegen, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Throughout the history of Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karatedo it is well documented who were Chojun Miyagi's top students at the time of his death in 1953.
Today Karatedo has become twisted because unqualified instructors who only trained for a short time have now made a lot of money from opening dojos and promoting students.
Koshiki is an official ceremony that says you have been teaching Karatedo for a long time.
www.xs4all.nl /~emarsi/karate/miyazato-interview.htm   (4028 words)

  
 Mabuni Kenwa
Shito Ryu Karatedo became more accepted after this time, and master Mabuni began to teach many students at his home and at many Universities that were forming clubs.
By this time, the future of Shito Ryu Karatedo was assured by many of his surviving students the majority of which could be found on the East coast of Japan in the Kanto district.
The establishment of the sports governing body for Karatedo in Japan, the Japan Karatedo Federation (J.K.F.), formerly known as the Federation of All-Japan Karatedo Organizations (F.A.J.K.O.) was created in October of the same year.
www.shitoryu.org /bios/mabuni/mabuni.htm   (1439 words)

  
 Philosophy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Thus, another sense of Karatedo is "the way to self perfection through the practice of techniques of emptiness" [emptiness being understood both physically (without weapons) and mentally (with an empty or free mind).
The main goal of Karatedo is to help individuals improve themselves and others physically, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually.
The most prevalent traits of Shorinjiryu Karatedo are: mobile - high stances - avoiding techniques - full hips - vertical punches - use of bugu to improve efficiency of basic techniques.
www.samuraispiritkarate.com /philo.html   (598 words)

  
 Okinawan Shorin Ryu Karate, Shobayashi, Eizo Shimabukuro Hanshi - Okinawan Karate Club of Dallas!
At that time, he had already earned his Nidan from Sensei Walter Todd in Kanken Toyama's Shudokan Karatedo and had been competing nationally and internationally (along with substantial backgrounds in kung fu, judo, and aikido, as well).
Gary Hu Sensei and Karl Scott III Sensei of Ann Arbor, Michigan, were introduced to Shorin Ryu karatedo through Kyoshi Herbert Wong, a 7th dan under Shimabukuro O'Sensei.
We are continuing to pass on the traditions of karatedo.
www.okinawankarateclub.com /shorinryu   (2281 words)

  
 Shorinjiryu Kentokukan Karatedo Hombu Dojo Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Karatedo - The word "Karatedo" is composed of the ideograms (symbols) kara, te, and do.
Thus, KARATEDO literally means "the way to self-perfection through the practice of techniques originating during the Tang period".
Thus another sense of karatedo is "the way to self perfection through the practice of techniques of emptiness" (emptiness being understood both physically [without weapons] and mentally [with an empty or free]).
kentokukan.dezines.com /Main%20-%20English/skkmeaning.html   (216 words)

  
 UGA Budokai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In addition to his extensive studies of karatedo, Cauley Sensei became a priest of the Konkyo-ko (Kongo) Zen sect in 1967 at Rokunohe monastery in Aomori-ken, Japan.
Through Cauley Sensei, the rankings of Budokai members are recognized by the Zen Tohoku Karatedo Kempo Kumiai (All Northern Japan Karatedo and Kempo Union), a kaiha of the Japan Karatedo Federation.
The purpose of the Budokai is to train in karatedo as "a method of perfecting the character of its participants via mental and physical discipline" (Thomas Cauley).
www.uga.edu /karatedo/club.html   (335 words)

  
 Karatedo and Kobudo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This 25-minute videotape includes demonstrations of Sakugawa Koshiki Shorinjiryu Karatedo kata, and provides an overview of the history, philosophy, and pedagogy of Shorinjiryu Karatedo through interviews with master teachers.
Sakugawa Koshiki Shorinjiryu Karatedo traces its roots to Okinawa and China.
Thomas Cauley reflects on the philosophical goals of karatedo and kobudo.
www.gactr.uga.edu /karatedo   (318 words)

  
 ★ Karatedo ★   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
TWO former national team members were recently appointed by Philippine Karatedo Federation (PKF) president Eduardo Ponce to reinforce the coaching staff of the national team to the coming Southeast Asian Games.
Karatedo Doshinkan is a traditional Okinawan martial art...
Students of Karatedo Doshinkan have the rare opportunity to study karatedo with a true master of the art, Hanshi 10.Dan...
www.martialartandsport.info /martialarts/karatedo   (395 words)

  
 Karatedo books and references
Karatedo, or karate, are the pugilistic arts developed originally in Okinawa, an island chain between Japan and mainland Asia, called Ryukyu in olden times.
Japanese style karatedo has changed the original Okinawan roots, but there is no doubting the origins of this art.
Written by the founder of Shotokan karatedo, this book offers a wonderful insight into the technical and philosophical origins of an Okinawan martial art being transformed into a distinctly Japanese art.
www.furyu.com /budores/karatebks.html   (1156 words)

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