Brewer Maine Traditional Karate Dojo 153 State Street Orrington, ME Kenshin Kan

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Brewer Maine Traditional Karate Dojo
50 Bouchard Drive
Orrington, ME 04474

Description

We are a charter member of the OSMKKF (Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Matsumura Seito Karate and Kobudo Federation), led by Grandmaster Fusei Kise, 10th Dan and Kaicho Isao Kise, 8th Dan Supreme Instructor from Okinawa, Japan. The Brewer Dojo has direct connection to Sensei Brad Hamel, 5th Dan who is a student of Shihan Greg Lazarus, 7th Dan (Eastern U.S. Director) from the Dover Kenshin Kan Dojo in Dover, NH.

All rank promotions are certified via Okinawa, and Master Kise personally supervises all Black Belt promotions during his yearly visits to the United States. Our classes stress traditional protocol, self-discipline, and quality authentic training and techniques as they are done in Okinawa, Japan.

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Shorin-Ryu Matsumura Seito (Orthodox) is one of the oldest Okinawan styles to be formally organized into a “ryu”, or system to be handed down. As head bodyguard and martial arts instructor to King Sho Tai, Sokon “Bushi” Matsumura developed the system in the early 1800s. He based the style on the teachings of “Tode” Sakugawa, and the Hakutsuru (White Crane) techniques he learned during his stay at the Shaolin Temple in China. He had many students, but reserved much of his teachings for his grandson Nabe Matsumura. Nabe in turn taught these secrets to his nephew Hohan Soken, who passed them on to Grand Master Kise. As a result, Hanshi Kise is the first person not of the Matsumura family to receive the Menkyo Kaiden (certificate of full proficiency) of Matsumura Seito. Because Hohan Soken spent several years in Argentina and avoided the popular migration from traditional karate to sports oriented training, the techniques he taught remained pure.

We do not use the low stances and exaggerated motions popular in sports styles, instead keeping the shallow, upright stances and conservation of motion and effort that made Bushi Matsumura’s style so effective in his duties protecting the King. Our kicks are generally kept at belt level or lower, and our hand techniques are very quick and focused on specific vulnerable targets and pressure points. Because our stances are more natural and comfortable, we are able to kick quickly with either leg, and to employ “body change” – a method of stepping and anglingthat maximizes our ability to hit an opponent’s targets while keeping our own targets protected.

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Business Hours

Mon. Youth 4:30-5:30pm
Adult 5:45-7:00pm

Tues. Youth 4:30-5:30pm
Adult 5:45-7:00pm

Wed. Youth 4:30-5:30pm
Adult 5:45-7:00pm

Thur. Adult 5:45-7:00pm

Fri. Youth 4:30-5:30pm

Contact

Phone: 207-825-4048
Fax: 207-825-4048