ZENDANKAI Vision: To Build healthy minds, bodies, and spirits through the study of traditional KARATE.

AFFILIATION : ZENDANKAI MAA is proud to be affiliated with Gōjū-Ryū  Okinawakan Karate-do Kyokai and Ryukyu Dento Kobujutsu Hozon Budo Kyokai.

KARATE is a Martial Art that Originated in India and developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. The literal meaning of the work KARATE is “Empty Hand”. It originated as a system of self-defense which relied on the effective use of unarmed body of the practitioner. KARATE is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee strikes, elbow strikes and open hand techniques such as knife-hands, spear hands and palm-heal strikes. In some styles, grappling, throws, joint locks, restraints, and vital point strikes is also taught.

Karate may allow you to defeat an opponent by the use of striking and kicking. The students practice hard physical training to develop fighting skills. This training requires strenuous physical and mental discipline. Karate helps with the development of a strong character and builds a feeling of respect toward our fellow man. The study of Karate, therefore, may be valuable to all people, male and female, young and old alike.

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