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The style of karate taught at our club is specifically called Matsubayashi-Ryu and was developed in the country of Okinawa, by Osensei Shoshin Nagamine. This style is also considered a Shorin-Ryu style and the two names are used interchangeably.

In Okinawa the development of martial arts has a long history, much of which is not known in great detail because it was passed on by oral tradition for many centuries. Over time, two different school of karate emerged; one called Shuri-te and the other called Naha-te.

The Naha-te school is divided into two styles; Goju-Ryu and Uechi-Ryu. The Shuri-te school is divided into three schools; two are called Shorin-Ryu and the third is our style called Matsubayashi-Ryu.

You can learn more about the Matsubayashi-Ryu style of karate at the website of the World Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate Association. 

"Martial arts and virtue must be unified as one.
Martial arts without virtue is simply violence.
Martial arts with virtue will purify society and
culture shall flourish."

- O'Sensei Shosin Nagamine -

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