Welcome to the new Alaskan Seibukan Karate Do Website. Alaskan Seibukan is a non-profit organization dedicated to the teaching and preservation of Seibukan Karate and traditional Okinawan Martial Arts. The individual dojo's of Alaskan Seibukan have spread from a single dojo in Ketchikan, Alaska in 1978 to dojo's in Ketchikan, Craig and Anchorage, Alaska. Washington State Dojo's in Clinton, Coupeville, Oak Harbor and Steilacoom and a dojo in Custer, South Dakota. Although the dojo's operate invidually they collectively work together in an effort to further each others efforts in training and resources. Alaska Seibukan dojo's are all member's of the International Okinawan Shorin Ryu Seibukan Karate Association headquartered in Okinawa, Japan by Hanshi Zenpo Shimabukuro (IOSSKA).
About Seibukan
Seibukan Shorin Ryu is a style of karate developed by Master Zenryo Shimabukuro, student of the great Master Chotoku Kyan. It is neither a hard or soft style and requires power and precision as well as speed and agility. Repetition of basics and kata are the foundation of training in Seibukan Shorin Ryu. Dedicated practice of Seibukan Karate-Do is a path of self-discovery and self-improvement. Under the guidance of Sensei Zenpo Shimabukuro, Seibukan Shorin Ryu continues the legacy of its founder Master Zenryo Shimabukuro.