Nantanreikan Karate Dojo

"Nantanreikan" is Japanese for "the Hall of Difficult Grace." It is dedicated to the practice and teaching of Shorin-ryu Seibukan karate-do. Our lineage is impeccable, running back to Kyan Chotoku and embodied today by the head of Seibukan, Shimabukuro Zenpo Hanshi, 10th degree black belt, and Dan Smith Hanshi, 9th degree black belt. Both are among the most highly respected karate sensei in the world, and our instructors travel regularly to the US and Japan to train with them.

We adhere to the venerable Japanese precept that some crucial transformations of the mind and spirit can only be accomplished through disciplined physical practice. Training is intense, demanding, but very friendly and supportive.

We run five classes per week. The first hour of each class is for all ranks. After the first hour is for advanced students and lower ranks who seek additional training.

Tuition is $45/month, payable per four-month term. We are registered non-profit foundation and all instructors are volunteers. If you cannot afford the regular tuition, we ask that you pay what you can. No one who sincerely wants to learn will ever be turned away for financial reasons.

While we have occasionally had a few children train with us and they are welcome, we are primarily an adult and young adult dojo.

Anyone who is interested in learning karate is invited to try a class at no charge.