Okinawa Seidokan

Okinawa Seidokanis a style of Okinawa classical karate (Tode) and Kobudo founded in 1984 by Shian Toma. It is a synthesis of the Shorin Ryu katas, Motobu Ryu two-person open hand grappling and weapons techniques, and kobudo katas mostly of the Ryukyu Kobudo lineages.

Shian Toma opened his dojo in 1960 teaching Shorin Ryu and Kobudo to the local populace and US Servicemen.

The name of Shian Toma's dojo was the Sei-Do-Kan Dojo. This translated to "True Way House/Style" or the House of the True Way.

In the early 1960s Shian Toma's teachings were referred to as a style called Shorinji Ryu. Then in 1969 the dojo became an official member of the Motobu Undun Di society and the style came to be referred to as Seidokan Motobu Ryu. After a separation from the Motobu Society in 1983, Shian Toma formed his own organization called the Zen Okinawa Seidokan Karate Kobudo Renmei and re-inducted his style officially back into the Shorin Ryu Society. The Okinawa Seidokan style was propagated all over the world in countries like USA, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Great Brittan, Greece, and Spain.

A need to develop and organize Okinawa Seidokan's international efforts gave birth to the Ryukoku Seidokan Karate Kobudo Renmei (RSKKR) in 2008. This international headquarters is located at the Nix Seidokan Dojo, 5-20-24 Misato, Okinawa City, Okinawa-Ken, Japan 904-2153. Ron Nix is the International Ambassador and President of the RSKKR.

Due to the passing of the headmaster Shian Toma in May 2013, the mantel passed to Shigemitsu Tamaie of Yomitan Okinawa Japan to become the second headmaster of Okinawa Seidokan. The surviving Toma family officially retired the original organization "Zen Okinawa Seidokan Karate Kobudo Renmei" name. The first word 'Zen' was then dropped out of respect to the Toma Family wishes and Shigemitsu Tamaie formed the 'Okinawa Seidokan Karate Kobudo Renmei' (OSKKR) as the 'Honbu Dojo'.

Shigemitsu Tamaie and Ron Nix travel out of Okinawa to teach seminars as well as host visiting karateka from all over the world to come to the heart of karate and train in the Okinawa Seidokan system.

The largest contingent of Seidokan practitioners, outside of Okinawa Japan, exist in the United States of America.

Kata Syllabi:

Basic empty-hand kata added to the Dojo Curriculum during 2003 - 2016

1. Kihon Kata Ichi
2. Kihon Kata Ni
3. Kihon Kata Dai San

Original Toma Dojo Empty-hand Curriculum (est. 1960):

1. Seisan
2. Ananku
3. Wansu
4. Passai-Dai
5. Pinan Shodan
6. Pinan Nidan
7. Pinan Sandan
8. Pinan Yondan
9. Pinan Godan
10. Naihanchi (Shodan)
11. Passai-Sho
12. Gojushiho
13. Chinto
14. Kusanku

Original Toma Dojo Kobudo Curriculum (est. 1960)

1. Kihon Bo (a.k.a. Toma no Bo)
2. Tokumine no Kun
3. Sai Kata (a.k.a. Toma no Sai)
4. Tunfa Kata (a.k.a. Toma no Tunfa)
5. Kama Kata (a.k.a. Toma no Kama)