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What makes Shinseido Shorin Ryu special?
I asked members of our association what makes Shinseido Shorin Ryu special.

The following comments were those I received...

 
Ours is not a sport system, neither is it a ‘jutsu’ which focuses purely upon self defence and fighting strategies.  Ours is a true Budo where we retain both the martial applications and also seishin tanren (the spiritual forging) which leads to personal self realisation, contentment, peace, and harmony with others.
Shinseido accommodates the needs of beginners, inexperienced students, seasoned practitioners and experienced teachers alike.
We are not a commercial enterprise and exist solely to support the needs of our members.
Our association is intentionally small and works in the nature of a family system. 
It's a very sociable association and has a welcoming environment that gives the feel of being part of a family with relatively small classes, giving the opportunity for one to one training with at least one qualified and registered black belt teacher.
Knowing and understanding what the art was like in olden times gives us the opportunity to make informed decisions as to how we can practise the art today in our culture in a way that is still deeply meaningful yet in accordance with contemporary needs.
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We recognise that there are many reasons why we cannot train in exactly the same way as those who lived in nineteenth century Okinawa; however, through our deep understanding of the old ways, we can continue to embody the principles and philosophies of these ancient systems while accommodating the needs of today.
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  The system doesn’t have long term detriment on joints etc. Rather, it increases health and fitness, lowers stress levels and improves and develops body - mind co-ordination for maximum performance.  The training raises levels of confidence and self esteem.
Soft and hard (soft tai chi style to hard karate style dependent upon needs and want.
 
Class training time gives priority to the art through individual forms and related pairs work.
     
Encourages individualism and equality  (style – as individual as you are – style as expression of self)
     
Functional, pragmatic, utilitarian approach – everything has to work in reality.  Hence a system for ordinary people that teaches high quality self-defence on all levels.  
 
The teachers have a deep understanding of the underlying principles.  
     
A deep underlying philosophy  
     
Shinseido Shorin Ryu is unquestionably a thinking person’s art.

  There is nothing wrong with sport karate, however, because of its rules and limitations, it is finite. If you are looking for something more meaningful, something with infinite depth you couldn’t do better than to take a look at Shinseido Shorin Ryu. 

  
It is not as easy to learn as conventional simple competitive karate but then nothing worthwhile is ever easy.
Shinseido Shorin Ryu is  based on the original Okinawan Karate and has not been watered down into a sport karate, so there is no competition (any competition is with yourself).

 

Courtesy and respect for oneself and others is paramount in this art.
     

  Self development through mental as well as physical training (theory and philosophy as well as practical) is a natural process of training.
         
  Space for personal growth using the art as means to understand the self
           
  Our art is directly linked to the old classical traditions through the practise of authentic kata and includes weapons practise and unarmed self-defence.
           
   Each individual is taught and progresses on their own individual abilities.
 

 

   I enjoy the training and authenticity of what is taught.  I like the way we work on the premise that we are doing what was done all those many many years ago.