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| Dr. Amit from the University of Wyoming, demonstrates use of bo (6-foot staff). Dr. Amit is not only a martial artist, he is also a PhD in electrical engineering. |
Shorin-Ryu Karate includes several ryu or schools. One of these is Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai (TM).
Shorin-Ryu karate was developed on Okinawa and some great Shorin-Ryu teachers led off on their own to develop their own concepts and techniques in martial arts. This is what happened with Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate. However, Soke Hausel is not a "self-proclaimed" head founder; instead, he was granted permission to develop his own system of Shorin-Ryu Karate and certified as Soke Shodai of Seiyo Shorin-Ryu Karate in 1999 by Zen Kokusai Soke Budo Bugei Renmei.
Hausel stressed the use of power in both blocks and strikes and an important part of his style and his students work to develop one-punch knock outs. Any technique which lacks pragmatic application, Hausel either eliminated or modified to be practical resulting in one of the more pragmatic forms of karate in North America. He also focuses on kata as a way to teach muscle memory, good technique and self-defense applications. Every technique in every one of the 70 kata in the Seiyo Shorin-Ryu martial arts system has a practical self-defense application taught to his martial arts students.
Part of Shorin-Ryu is Kobudo. Students must learn a variety of weapons in this system including kata (forms), bunkai (applications) and kumite (controlled sparring).
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| L to R: Soke Bill Durbin, Hanshi Ron Smith, Soke, Shihan Geoff Goodman at the JKI National Clinic in 2013. |
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| Grandmaster Hausel, demonstrates kenjutsu (samurai sword). A Hall-of-Fame inductee. He has been teaching martial arts for a half century. |
