Shian Toma opened his dojo in 1960 teaching Shorin Ryu and Kobudo to the local populace and the US Servicemen. Originally Shian Toma named his dojo Toma Dojo, but later the name was changed to Sei-Do-Kan Dojo. This translates to "True Way House/Style" or "A House of the True Way".
In the early 1960s, Shian Toma's teachings were referred to as a style called Shorinji Ryu, and his dojo belonged to the Okinawa Kenpo Renmei under Shigeru Nakamura. In 1968 Shian Toma, Seikichi Uehara and Seiyu Oyata formed the Ryukyu Karate-do Renmei.[2] Then in 1969 the dojo became an official member of the Motobu Undun Di society and the style came to be referred to as Seidokan Motobu Ryu, Toma was promoted by the 13th Soke of Motobu-Ryu, Seikichi Uehara, to 9th Dan Hanshi.
Toma was the first person to introduce Motobu-Ryu outside of Okinawa, teaching in North America. The first student of Master Toma to bring Seidokan to the United States was John E. Kennedy who was promoted to 9th Dan by Grand Master Toma in 2001. He is the senior student of Grand Master Toma and continues to teach the true Seidokan in Spencerport, NY. His senior student is John LaMarca, 8th Dan and Chief of Instruction for Toma Karate Dojos in Spencerport and Arizona.[3] After a separation from the Motobu Society in 1983, Shian Toma formed his own organization called the Zen Okinawa Seidokan Karate Kobudo.[4][5][6]
A need to develop and organize Okinawa Seidokan's international efforts gave birth to the Ryukoku Seidokan Karate Kobudo Renmei (RSKKR) in 2008. This international headquarters is located at the Nix Seidokan Dojo in Okinawa City. Ron Nix is the International Ambassador and President of the RSKKR.
Due to the death of the headmaster Shian Toma in May 2013, Shigemitsu Tamae of Yomitan, Okinawa became the second headmaster of Okinawa Seidokan. The surviving Toma family officially retired the original organization "Zen Okinawa Seidokan Karate Kobudo Renmei" name. The first word "Zen" was then dropped out of respect to the Toma Family wishes and Shigemitsu Tamae formed the Okinawa Seidokan Karate Kobudo Renmei (OSKKR) as the head dojo. Shigemitsu Tamae and Ron Nix travel out of Okinawa to teach seminars, and host visiting karate practitioners from all over the world.
In 2016 C. Michial Jones, who was graded to Shihan by Shian Toma and to Kyoshi by Col. Roy J. Hobbs in Seidokan Karate and Kobudo, founded the International Karate Kobudo Kyokai[7] to further the teachings of Shian Toma.
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^Mimoun, Boulahfa (1999). "History of Seidokan Karate Kobudo and Toide". russbo.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Okinawa Seidokan news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page October 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Okinawa Seidokan is a style of Okinawa classical karate Tode and Kobudo founded in 1984 by Shian Toma It is a synthesis of the Shorin Ryu katas Motobu Ryu two person open hand grappling and weapons techniques and Kobudo katas mostly of the Ryukyu Kobudo lineages 1 Shian TomaBorn 1929 11 23 November 23 1929Okinawa JapanDiedMay 30 2013 2013 05 30 aged 83 Okinawa JapanResidenceStyleShorin Ryu Goju Ryu Motobu Ryu Kenpō Okinawan kobudōTeacher s Shinzato Sokishi Seiki Toma Zenryo Shimabukuro Nakamura Shigeru Seikichi UeharaRank 10th degree red belt in Okinawan Karate and Kobudo Contents 1 History 2 Major associations 3 Further reading 4 ReferencesHistory editShian Toma opened his dojo in 1960 teaching Shorin Ryu and Kobudo to the local populace and the US Servicemen Originally Shian Toma named his dojo Toma Dojo but later the name was changed to Sei Do Kan Dojo This translates to True Way House Style or A House of the True Way In the early 1960s Shian Toma s teachings were referred to as a style called Shorinji Ryu and his dojo belonged to the Okinawa Kenpo Renmei under Shigeru Nakamura In 1968 Shian Toma Seikichi Uehara and Seiyu Oyata formed the Ryukyu Karate do Renmei 2 Then in 1969 the dojo became an official member of the Motobu Undun Di society and the style came to be referred to as Seidokan Motobu Ryu Toma was promoted by the 13th Soke of Motobu Ryu Seikichi Uehara to 9th Dan Hanshi Toma was the first person to introduce Motobu Ryu outside of Okinawa teaching in North America The first student of Master Toma to bring Seidokan to the United States was John E Kennedy who was promoted to 9th Dan by Grand Master Toma in 2001 He is the senior student of Grand Master Toma and continues to teach the true Seidokan in Spencerport NY His senior student is John LaMarca 8th Dan and Chief of Instruction for Toma Karate Dojos in Spencerport and Arizona 3 After a separation from the Motobu Society in 1983 Shian Toma formed his own organization called the Zen Okinawa Seidokan Karate Kobudo 4 5 6 A need to develop and organize Okinawa Seidokan s international efforts gave birth to the Ryukoku Seidokan Karate Kobudo Renmei RSKKR in 2008 This international headquarters is located at the Nix Seidokan Dojo in Okinawa City Ron Nix is the International Ambassador and President of the RSKKR Due to the death of the headmaster Shian Toma in May 2013 Shigemitsu Tamae of Yomitan Okinawa became the second headmaster of Okinawa Seidokan The surviving Toma family officially retired the original organization Zen Okinawa Seidokan Karate Kobudo Renmei name The first word Zen was then dropped out of respect to the Toma Family wishes and Shigemitsu Tamae formed the Okinawa Seidokan Karate Kobudo Renmei OSKKR as the head dojo Shigemitsu Tamae and Ron Nix travel out of Okinawa to teach seminars and host visiting karate practitioners from all over the world In 2016 C Michial Jones who was graded to Shihan by Shian Toma and to Kyoshi by Col Roy J Hobbs in Seidokan Karate and Kobudo founded the International Karate Kobudo Kyokai 7 to further the teachings of Shian Toma Major associations editOkinawa Seidokan Karate Kobudo Renmei Shigemitsu Tamae Toma s Successor Ryukoku Seidokan Karate Kobudo Renmei Ron Nix promoted to 9th Dan by Toma Kenshinkan Sogo Budo Kenkyukai Roy J Hobbs promoted to 9th Dan Hanshi by Toma with dojo in 26 countries International Seidokan Motobu Ryu Rengokai Jody Paul Seidokan International Allen Tackett International Seidokan Glenn Capistrant promoted to 9th Dan by Toma Sakura Take Kan International Mimoun Boulahfa promoted to 8th Dan by Toma International Karate Kobudo Association C Michial JonesFurther reading editOkinawa Seidokan Tome 1 by Donnie Hayhurst Lulu Press 2011References edit Hobbs Roy J Jones C Michial March 2002 The Genealogy of Seidokan Vol 15 No 7 ed Traditional Karate Magazine Ryute Ryute com McCarthy Patrick 1987 Classical Kata of Okinawan Karate Ohara Publications p 47 ISBN 0 89750 113 6 Shian Toma Ryukoku Seidokan Retrieved 3 March 2017 Hobbs Roy 2 April 1984 Seidokan Karate History Official Karate Mimoun Boulahfa 1999 History of Seidokan Karate Kobudo and Toide russbo com Retrieved 3 March 2017 Kokusai Karate Kobudo Kyokai Homepage Kokusai Karate Kobudo Kyokai Archived from the original on 2 March 2017 Retrieved 28 November 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Okinawa Seidokan amp oldid 1177267708, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
