Keishinkan
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Keishinkan is an international association of traditional Okinawan Karate, practiced throughout Japan, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Kei Shin Kan literally translates as:
"Respectful, Heart and Soul, Place to practice."
In 1955, Master Kanken Toyama
gave Masanao Takazawa the name "Kei Shin Kan for his dojo". Toyama himself was a student of Anko Itosu
and told Sensei Takazawa that “true karate cannot be confined by the creation of particular styles.” He instructed that Kei Shin Kan be a dojo for students to practice true karate and not a style of karate. Training is done in the Okinawan tradition of Seito-Shito-ryu.
Keishinkan 9th Degree Black Belt Grandmaster, Masanao Takazawa, died on 29 May, 2010.
The current Branch Chief of US Keishinkan is Sensei Isaac Espinoza, 5th Degree Black Belt.
Kei Shin Kan literally translates as:
"Respectful, Heart and Soul, Place to practice."
In 1955, Master Kanken Toyama
Kanken Toyama
Kanken Tōyama was a Japanese schoolteacher and karate master, who developed the foundation for the Shūdōkan karate style....
gave Masanao Takazawa the name "Kei Shin Kan for his dojo". Toyama himself was a student of Anko Itosu
Anko Itosu
is considered by many the father of modern karate, although this title is also often given to Gichin Funakoshi because the latter spread karate throughout Japan.- Biography :...
and told Sensei Takazawa that “true karate cannot be confined by the creation of particular styles.” He instructed that Kei Shin Kan be a dojo for students to practice true karate and not a style of karate. Training is done in the Okinawan tradition of Seito-Shito-ryu.
Keishinkan 9th Degree Black Belt Grandmaster, Masanao Takazawa, died on 29 May, 2010.
The current Branch Chief of US Keishinkan is Sensei Isaac Espinoza, 5th Degree Black Belt.