Asian Martial Arts, Inc. was developed in 1989 by Sensei Jeffrey J. Burlingame with the idea of having multiple Asian disciplines under one roof. Currently we offer the following: Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Karate, Shingitai Jujitsu, Tai Chi, Aikido, Iaido and Kung Fu. Each of these disciplines is taught by certified and licensed instructors.

The Seibukan School of the Shorin-Ryu style of Karate was established in 1962 by the late, great Sensei Zenryo Shimabukuro (1908-1969) of Chatan-Cho, Okinawa. He received his training under the watchful eye of famed Sensei Chotoku Kyan of Shuri, Okinawa. It is on this training that he based the establishment of the Seibukan Dojo.

Since its beginning, the Seibukan Dojo has continued the legacy of the past great Sensei by teaching the same techniques and philosophies that were handed down to our present day instructors. This legacy is one of the components that make our school unique from others, for there are few schools that have remained unchanged in today’s world of commercialized Karate.

Sensei Edward Takae (Tampa, FL) trained and studied only under Sensei Shimabukuro and is the most senior of his students in the USA. Sensei Takae is the recipient of the only “Shihan Menjo” (Masters License) known to have been given by Sensei Zenryo Shimabukuro.

Today, under Sensei Takae’s guidance, we continue the unchanged, traditional teachings of Sukunaihayashi “Shorin-Ryu” Karate.

 

Jeffrey J. Burlingame
Kyoshi-Nanadan
jb@asianma.com

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