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Locations:
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Shorin-Ryu
Karate USA Home Page
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Shorin-Ryu
Karate USA Locations (Redirect to SRKUSA Location page)
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Cocoa
YMCA Home Page [ Directions
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| Suntree
YMCA Home Page [ Directions
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Recommended Reading:
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- The
Shorin-Ryu Okinawan Karate Question & Answer Book by Robert
Scaglione
- Building
the Warrior Spirit with Gan, Soku, Tanden, Riki by Robert
Scaglione
- The
Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do by Shoshin Nagamine
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The
first two books can be purchased from your Sensei.
For the
third, just follow the link.
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| Gi
and Belt:
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The
Gi (traditional karate uniform) can be
purchased from Sensei Oscarson or from Key
Martial Arts at 2778 North Harbor City Blvd in Melbourne. Women are asked
to either wear a shirt underneath the Gi or to secure the Gi jacket
closed with a pin or snap.
The
sleeves should be shortened to make the wrists visible, if necessary, and the pant legs should be short enough so that the
ankles are visible. Also, the black label
sewn into the front bottom portion of the Gi jacket should be
removed.
Colored tips should be sewn onto belt ends so they do not slip off.
NOTE: Deshi under age 18 wear color belts with a white stripe
down the middle.
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| Patch:
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| The Shorin-Ryu patch
can be purchased from your Sensei before attaining the rank
of Ro-Kyu (one green tip). The patch is sewn onto the upper left side of the Gi jacket.
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Our
Patch and Its Meanings
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Karate Creed:
I come to you only with
karate.
My hands are empty, but I fear no man.
Should I be forced to defend myself, my honor, or my
principles -- should it be a matter of right or wrong, life or death
-- then here are my weapons: my empty hands.
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