AMERICAN SHURI-RYU KARATE

MISSION STATEMENT

It is our goal to teach the art of Karate from a realistic and scientific basis. This is accomplished by the adherence and incorporation of traditional Okinawan Shuri-Ryu techniques with Americanized mixed martial arts techniques. The Americanized Shuri-Ryu system has incorporated fighting philosophies and academic concepts of the following Martial Arts but not limited to any.

Okinawan Karate

Japanese Karate

Chinese systems

Korean systems

Jeet Kune do concepts

Kick Boxing concepts

Jujitsu \ Judo \ Aikido concepts

And any forms of self defense worth incorporating; techniques, teaching principles, fighting concepts, and academic principles have been added or deleted with one test formula in mind.

This one test formula concept is whether or not a technique, teaching principle, fighting concept, and academic principle meets the test of being a simplistic, economical, and efficient tool in the realm of street oriented self defense or Martial Arts competitive arena.

Thus developing the mind, body, spirit of the Karateka - Martial Artist. It is our goal to develop the student to his/her best and natural potential. The ultimate goal is to develop a student with superior self defense skills, as well as inter personal skills such as responsibility, honesty, dedication, and respect for man kind.