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Welcome to the Shorin-Ryu Butokukan of Williamsburg website! The Shorin-Ryu Karate School is Williamsburg’s premier training center for traditional karate- an alternative to the costly, contract-based martial art schools found today. The benefits of our training go beyond powerful self-defense skills. Weight loss, stress relief, whole body fitness, focus and confidence make our classes an invaluable investment for families and individuals. We are a big family at our club and costs are kept extremely affordable for individuals and families. Our school is the USA headquarters for Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate Butokukan Association in Okinawa, Japan under grandmaster Sokuichi Gibu, Hanshi/10th degree black belt. Our Chief Instructor is John Spence, who is also a well-known 5th Grade teacher here in Williamsburg. ”Our greatest responsibility is to teach martial arts as it has been passed down to us from our teachers in Japan. Traditional karate gives kids and adults incredible discipline, self-control, and confidence and these things build leaders in our community and schools.”states Spence. Our karate school’s location is in the
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Congratulations to all successful grading candidates! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Omedeto Gozaimashita! Congratulations to all of our students who participated in the Northern Virginia Traditional Karate Championships! We are very proud of you.
Not pictured (Micah Garrison, Josiah Garrison, Ruth Bryant) Kobudo- Anna Ferguson 2nd; Tyler Price 1st; Micah Garrison 2nd; Dominic Peri 3rd ; David Lawrence 1st ; Kareem Selwaeh1st; Josiah Garrison 1st ; Ruth Bryant 2nd;Samantha Still 4th Kata - Anna Ferguson 2nd; Micah Garrison 1st; Tyler Price 2nd; David Lawrence 1st; Micheal Lawrence 3rd; Kareem Selwaeh 1st; Josiah Garrison 2nd; Samantha Still 4th; Ian Lucas- 2nd; Chris Kostelni 4th Kumite - Kareem Selwaeh 1st; Michael Lawrence 3rd; Joey Selwaeh 4th Congratulations to Kareem Selwaeh to winning first place in all events!(kumite, kata and kobudo) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
April 2009
Click here for the diary and pictures ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Betsy McKenna Joshua Fulton __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ New articles and links added !
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Karate Gi Review Article
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7te6UwgSOY&feature=channel_page _____________________________________________________________________________________
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Mailing address: Shorin-Ryu Karate of Williamsburg 311 Buford Road, Williamsburg, Virginia 23188
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