Traditional Martial Arts

In Traditional Martial Arts we absorb the philosophy of those great masters and grandmasters who are our teachers, both living and those who lived before us. We have roots in the Western US, but we have ties in Okinawa/Japan. The sokeshodai (first generation grandmaster) of our martial art known as Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai is Soke Hausel, who was provided the privileged and honor of developing his his own system of karate by Dai-Soke Sacharnoski, a martial artist considered by many to be the greatest living martial artist in the world.

The quick and the dead provide us guidelines for being better martial artists and better people. If our politicians were required to learn traditional martial arts, we would have a better society as honor, respect and honesty are required in traditional karate.

Here are some of our guides and thoughts.

• “You Don’t quit karate because of age, You age because you quit karate” - Soke Hausel
• "I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." ~Thomas Jefferson 
• You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves." ~ Abraham Lincoln 
• A quick temper makes a quick fool
• “Do not worship great men of the past – seek instead to follow in their accomplishments” – Soke Hausel
• "Nunchaku is like a snake - mistreat it & it will bite” - Soke Hausel
• “With kama, you can cut weeds or cut those who plant weeds” – Soke Hausel.
• “Karate begins and ends with courtesy” - Gichin Funakoshi
• "There is no end to learning martial arts - only a beginning".
• "If there is no kata, there is no karate, just kicking & punching"Shoshin Nagamine (1907-1997)
• "One who fishes with spear can get fish & defend his meal at same time" - Soke Hausel
• There is a significant difference between softness and weakness
• "The purpose of Karate Lies not in defeat or victory, but in the perfection of its participants" Gichin Funakoshi.
• "My choices in life were either to be a piano player in a whore house or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference!” - Harry Truman
• There are many paths to the top of Mt Fuji, but it only has one summit.
• Fear is a darkness. Traditional karate brings one to light overcoming darkness by teaching self-confidence and respect for mankind.
• "How does an adult defend against a child? With a lollipop. At the Arizona School of Traditional Karate we teach one to defend against adults"- Soke Hausel
• "If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed.  If you read the newspaper, you're misinformed." -  Mark Twain
• "Each kick, each block, each punch should be practiced as if they are your very last – this is how one achieves mastery of karate". Soke Hausel
• "Everytime you punch or block without power & focus, you greatly diminish your potential to be a great martial artist. Think about it! You are teaching yourself to defend without power and focus". "Punch as if you are being attacked". - Soke Hausel
• “If God wanted man to run, he would not have invented karate” – Soke Hausel
• "Twirling is for marching bands & cheerleaders not for kobudo" - Soke Hausel
• 'Karate is like the boiling water'- If you remove the fire, it will cool.
• "For the beginner of Karate, everything is important. For the master, ‘nothing’ is important." Soke Hausel 
• Search the eyes of all who pass by for their intentions.
• Hitotsuki hitogeri “one punch, one kick”
• “In daily life, one’s mind & body should be trained & developed in a spirit of humility and at critical times, be devoted to the cause of justice – this is true karatedo” Gichin Funakoshi
  
  

  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

Mesa-Gilbert Arizona Traditional Karate has lineage

Seiza - kneeling to show respect

Keizu - or lineage in Japanese, is a very important part of any Okinawan karate school or system. The Arizona Traditional Karate Center at 60 W. Baseline (Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai Hombu) along the border of Mesa and Gilbert has lineage documentaion dating back for many hundreds of years. The Soke of this style was presented certifications for his system in 1999 by Zen Kokusai Soke Budo Bugei Renmei, a lineage chart by Juko Kai International in 2006 and was promoted to judan in 2004 by Dai-Soke R. Sacharnoski. Members of Seiyo Kai travel world wide to train under Soke Hausel in karate, kobudo, self-defense, philosophy and more.

Shorin-Ryu Karate, one of the original styles of karate developed on Okinawa has evolved into several hybrid forms including Seiyo Kai Shorin-Ryu. Seiyo focuses on power and acceleration to develop unusual force and speed. Those who master the art are known to have one-punch knockout power, but at the same time, are taught to master themselves and show respect to all others. It is a strange dichotomy, but necessary to bring a person to peace within oneself.

As you may have gathered, those who train at the Arizona Hombu at the border of Gilbert and Mesa, are trained in the art of self-defense, kata (forms) and kobudo (weapons) but are also taught the art of life and are asked to live by dojo kun (philosophy) designed to improve oneself and self-confidence.

Some philosophy to live by -

“To win 100 victories in 100 battles is not the highest skill. To subdue an enemy without fighting is the highest skill” – Sun-Tzu

“Karate begins with courtesy and ends with courtesy” - Gichin Funakoshi

Soke Hausel demonstrates traditonal
karate - Hakutsuru (white crane Shorin-
Ryu

‘No matter how you excel in the art of te (karate) and in your scholastic endeavors, nothing is more important than your behavior and your humanity as observed in daily life’ - Teijunsoku. (this zen is particularly applicable considering that Seiyo Shorin-Ryu includes many scholars in a variety of sciences, engineering, etc.
In form there is emptiness; in emptiness there is form

Shoshin Nagamine (1907-1997), Grandmaster of Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu karate wrote, "if there is no kata, there is no karate, just kicking & punching"
The purpose of Karate Lies not in defeat or victory, but in the perfection of its participants.

"The art of painting and the art of karate-do have the same Zen principle; in karate one does not make a fist, but becomes the fist. In painting one does not paint, but becomes the paint brush".

While many schools in the East Valley of Phoenix claim trophies, we claim our lineage and students.

"At the Seiyo Hombu, we will teach you about life and about your path in life" - Soke Hausel

Traditional Okinawa Karate for adults in Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler & Tempe.

For more information – see:

ARIZONA TRADITIONAL KARATE TRAINING
SHORIN-RYU KARATE
SEIYO-KAI INTERNATIONAL

VISIT OUR HOMBU IN MESA, ARIZONA

Map to Dojo

Our center is open to the public - we focus on Adults and Families. Learn the traditions of Okinawan Karate & Kobudo & how we are trying to make this world a better place, one person at a time. We introduce meditation, philosophy, Japanese and martial arts history in our karate & kobudo classes.

Our schedule is as follows:

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Arizona Karate

You can find more information about our affiliations at
Seiyo Kai International
Juko Kai International

Other websites about us
Arizona Hombu

Even though our address is 60 W. Baseline Rd, we are actually located at the NE CORNER of McDONALD just off of baseline.

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