Okinawa Shorin Ryu New Zealand
Matsubayashi Ryu
Karatedo - Kobudo
OKINAWA SHORIN RYU NEW ZEALAND
CHIEF INSTRUCTOR
SHIHAN KEVIN PLAISTED, RENSHI, 6th DAN

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KODOKAN TAIRA KARATE DOJO
WORLD MATSUBAYASHI RYU KARATEDO ASSOCIATION
URASOE CITY, OKINAWA, JAPAN
Our Dojo promotes
Authentic Okinawan Karate and Kobudo
                        
Sport / Tournament Karate (WKF) style
                        
" Practising karate lengthens one's life span."
" By matching a deity in skill you  can become superhuman"
Quotes from
The Essence of
Okinawan karate-do.
by Shoshin Nagamine
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 History and Essence of Matsubayashi Ryu.
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Kancho Yoshitaka Taira, Hanshi, 9th dan
&  Shihan Kevin Plaisted, Renshi, 6th dan
at Taira dojo Okinawa.
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 Obi Grades
 How to Tie an Obi
 Japanese Words We Use
 Matsubayashi Ryu Quiz

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Shihan
Shihan Kevin Plaisted is profiled on this page. It gives a description of his journey in martial arts and his enthusiasm for karate in particular
Instructors
Lists our key instructors and their credentials. There is also a list of club yudansha.

Contact Us
Gives contact details for Shihan Plaisted and Sensei Herlihy or, if you prefer, use our contact form.

Past Events
The Past Events page is an index to interesting events in the clubs history. These pages chronicle the numerous visits of Shihan Plaisted and senior dojo members to Okinawa

Club News
General club and international news and events. Also links to Okinawan music via web radio

Club Calendar
A calendar of club, national and international events.

Photo Gallery
The Photo Gallery page is an index to photos arranged in years

Paul Williams Memorial
This page is dedicated to Brendan (Paul) Williams. It highlights Paul's passion for karate and kobudo and the reason we created a trophy in his name. Annual winners of this trophy are listed here.

Dojo information
Information page includes site search function, dojo ethics, precepts of mastery, grading requirements. List of Basic movements, Intermediate movements, Ido kihon, principal karate weapons, hands, feet...You can also access downloads in PDF from here.

Dojo Locations, Training Times & Fees
Includes maps so you can see how to get to our dojo from any where in the world!

Obi Grades
A graphic representation of our grading system from 7th kyu  ~ 10 th dan

How to Tie an Obi
 A step by step tutorial on the tying of a karate obi. There is also a  PDF file version so you can download and print your own copy. Also a brief history of the karate obi and care instructions, including dying and cleaning.

Japanese Words We Use
A list of words and phrases we use regularly in our dojo.There is also a  PDF file version so you can download and print your own copy.


The Matsubayashi Ryu Quiz
A quiz of twenty questions about our style of karate that you can attempt on line. There is also the option to download a PDF version (with answers).


Matsubayashi Ryu
Information on the founder of Matsubayashi Ryu, its naming and style characteristics

Kata & Kumite
Gives a brief description of all the eighteen kata of Matsubayashi ryu

Kata Videos
A growing list of Matsubayashi Ryu kata video

Kobudo
The kobudo page describes the weapons used in our dojo. Including naming of parts of the weapons.There is also a list of kata for each weapon.

Links
We link to karate and kobudo sites, information on Okinawa, karate equipment sites and New Zealand information sites

Matsubayashi Ryu Websites
Probably the largest list of Matsubayashi Ryu dojo websites in the world. Every endeavour is made to keep this list up to date. If you know of a site that's new or we missed please let us know.

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