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.
Kiku Matsu Dojo
Kiku Matsu Dojo is the headquarters of the Aikido World Alliance, an affiliate of the Aikido World Headquarters (Aikikai Foundation) in Japan. Established in 2005 with Andrew Sato Shihan as chief instructor, this group generously shares its space with Shobu Karatedo.
COMMUNITY
Ravenswood Fellowship UMC
Founded in part by Japanese Americans resettled to Chicago from WWII American concentration camps, Shobu Karatedo’s first thirteen years were operated out of RFUMC’s gymnasium.
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.
