SHORIN-RYU KARATE for KIDS

Our deshi (students) learn all aspects of traditional
karate including a show
of respect for one another and the martial arts.

At the Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai Hombu in the Phoenix Valley of Arizona, the Kids Karate Class is quite different from other schools. We keep the class very limited in the number of students so we can focus on those students who are interested in learning karate. We do not accept kids until they are at least 8 years old, and they must have already demonstrated a desire to learn in our evening adult and family classes so they do not slow down the training of our kids. We teach them all of the katas that we teach adults, we teach them the applications of the katas, but eliminate most ukemi waza (throws), and we teach them all of the weapons (kobudo). But most importantly, we teach them the traditions of karate, respect for one another, and how to focus. Some of the more important Japanese words the children learn is oss and domo arigoto.