“A place where people gather to learn and study the art of karate.”
HOITSUGAN-KYOKAI Dojo started by Sensei Dutch Farinas while he was in the U.S Air Force stationed at Alamogordo New Mexico in 2000. Sensei Farinas adopted the “Hoitsugan” name from the dojo where he trained in Japan, the infamous dojo of the late Nakayama Sensei. He named the dojo as a tribute of respect to Nakayama Sensei the Senseis at Hoitsugan Japan and others at the JKA-Hombu. Hoitsugan Kyokai karate club is under the auspices of the Shihan Kenneth Funakoshi, founder of the Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association.
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History of Shotokan Karate |
Karate-dō in Japan
Karate-dō in Japan took on a somewhat different shape. One of Japanese Karate’s differences was the meaning of Karate-dō; it was changed from ‘China Hand Way’ to ‘Empty Hand Way’. Other differences in Okinawan Karate and Japanese Karate were due to the often combining of Okinawan styles, varying curricula, and no organized standards of grading proficiency, thus seemingly very unorganized to the Japanese mind. Additionally, the Okinawan teachers, very often, were resentful toward the Japanese for the treatment of Okinawans in general and thus did not reveal certain teachings. Japanese Karate thereby evolved and developed from its Okinawan Karate-dō roots into its own unique form. Japanese Karate-dō includes many styles; the three main ones are Shotokan, Kyokushin, and Wado-ryū.
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