MATSUBAYASHI SHORIN-RYU

World Matsubayashi-ryu Karatedo Association
The World Matsubayashi-ryu (Shorin-ryu) Karatedo Association, headquartered in Okinawa, Japan, carries the organizational torch for orthodox Matsubayashi-ryu of the Nagamine lineage.

The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do
Written by Shoshin Nagamine, this book outlines and details the eighteen kata and seven yakusoku kumite found within our system, as well as contains a section on kobudo and an in-depth look at the history of Okinawan karate. It is required reading for members of Shobu Karatedo, as well as any serious practitioner of Matsubayashi-ryu karatedo.

Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu of Little Tokyo
Art Ishii’s WMKA dojo in downtown Los Angeles’s historic Little Tokyo district. Ishii sensei is Shobu Karatedo’s senior advisor, and a direct student of the late Takayoshi Nagamine and Eihachi Ota.

OTHER MARTIAL ARTS

Beikoku Shidokan Shorin-ryu Uza Dojo
Okinawa native Yujiro Uza sensei leads this Kobayashi Shorin-ryu karate dojo in Prospect Heights, IL, affiliated with the Beikoku Shidokan Karatedo Association under Seikichi Iha sensei. Highly recommended traditional Okinawan karate training for anyone in Chicago’s North/Northwest Suburbs.

Tohkon Judo Academy
A 501(c)(3) charitable organization, Tohkon features world class instructors and competitors from more than twenty-five countries. They are affiliated with the United States Judo Federation (USJF), USA Judo, the Chicago Judo Black Belt Association, Illinois Judo Inc., and the Kodokan International Judo Institute & World Headquarters.

Chicago Kendo Dojo
Established in 1963 by a group of Issei and Nisei resettled to Chicago from WWII incarceration camps, Chicago Kendo Dojo currently practices in Des Plaines and is affiliated with the Midwest Kendo Federation and All United States Kendo Federation..

COMMUNITY

Ravenswood Fellowship UMC
Founded in part by Japanese Americans resettled to Chicago from WWII American concentration camps, RFUMC’s generous space sharing program has allowed our dojo to have a home.

Windy City Nikkei
@windycitynikkei on Instagram and mirrored on Facebook, Windy City Nikkei offers bite-sized glimpses of Japanese American Chicago, in 2200 characters or less.