A Complete Karate System.

In the past, the term “karate” included all forms of fighting and training, from weight lifting to weapons to empty-hand striking and grappling. Our students learn a holistic training program that takes traditional karate principals and combines them with modern advances in training utilized by the top dojos in Japan today.

We are certified by authentic, Japanese karate organizations and are connected to dojos in Osaka, Tokyo and Okinawa Japan.

Five people in martial arts uniforms practicing meditation on a rocky beach with driftwood, facing the ocean, with a cloudy sky and sailboats in the distance.
Two men practicing full-contact martial arts in a dojo.
Three men in martial arts uniforms standing in a dojo posing with fists raised.
A group of martial arts practitioners, including children and adults, in traditional uniforms posing for a photo on a wooden stage at a Japanese shrine.
A man and three young girls wearing karate uniforms posing together after a martial arts competition. The man holds a wooden staff and a gold medal, smiling at the camera. The girls are wearing belts with different colors and medals, and they are kneeling or standing close to the man inside a gymnasium.

Seienjuku Karate

Seienjuku karate descends from Yoshukai karate, a full-contact style known for producing powerful fighters, similar to Kyokushin karate. The lineage passes from founder Soke Katsuo Kamamoto through Shihan Hitoshi Shiozaki to Kaicho Masataka Wakatsuki and Kyoshi Greg Turnbull and Sensei Nick Graves.

Seienjuku karate focuses on modern training drills supporting the high levels of cardio, strength, speed and flexibility required for winning full-contact tournaments in Japan today. Practitioners quickly learn the term “no finish line training” emphasizing the core principal to never leave anything in the tank and always train their hardest!

While adult and teen training can get pretty intense, we focus on fun and functional movements for kids classes, with a motivating atmosphere filled with lots of music, ki-ais and laughter to ensure kids stay interested, while still absorbing the principals of a practical and complex martial art.

A male martial artist in a white karate gi with a black belt and an embroidered patch on the sleeve holds a wooden staff in an indoor sports venue during a martial arts competition.

Okinawan Ryukyu Kobudo Weapons

Originating in the Ryukyu kingdom south of Japan in the islands now known as Okinawa, kobudo refers to ancient techniques for fighting that include use of weapons. The Okinawan weapon systems evolved in response to colonization of the islands by Japan, who banned the use of weapons. Martial artists went underground and began using farm implements to continue their training in secret.

We teach a holistic form of kobudo under Hanshi Masanobu Kikukawa and the Kokusai Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Kyokai (International Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Association). Training is focused on practical, traditional forms and partner drills that emphasize power, application and practicality over looks.

Weapons we train include:

  • Bo (staff)

  • Sai

  • Tonfa

  • Tekko

  • Techu

  • Nunchaku

  • Ekku

  • Katana

Martial artists practicing self-defense in a dojo, wearing gi uniforms, some with colored belts, and performing techniques.

Japanese Daito-Ryu Aiki Jujitsu

Daito-ryu aiki jujitsu is the final piece that rounds out our curriculum. This form of jujitsu is not what you might expect; it combines practical applications from judo and aikido enabling a practitioner to upset their opponents balance and gain the upper hand in any situation. Employing a variety of joint locks, pressure points and grip releases, this style is focused on self-defense rather than sport competition.

We teach under supervision from Hanshi Masanobu Kikukawa and the Daiwa Ryu Aiki Jujitsu Higa-Ha Koubukan kyokai association.

A Long Line of Strength.

The styles of Japanese martial arts that we teach can be traced back over 300 years to karate’s first introduction to Okinawa from China in the 1700s.

Every instructor along the way has added their own ideas, gradually evolving the art into what it is today.

Japanese dragon illustration holding traditional karate weapons.

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