Oshiro Dojo, in San Mateo, California, is the world headquarters (honbu) of the Ryukyu Bujutsu Kenkyu Doyukai (RBKD), an international organization dedicated to the study and development of traditional Okinawan martial arts. Oshiro Dojo teaches the Shima-Ha Shorin-ryu style of Okinawan karate and the Yamanni-ryu style of kobudo (weapons) in a friendly, non-competitive environment.
Karate and kobudo are not only great for developing coordination, physical fitness and self-confidence, but they are also fun, challenging, and fascinating. A typical class focuses on either kata (forms) or kumite (sparring). Kata practice helps develop physical technique and body awareness, while kumite helps students learn confidence versus an opponent, timing, and interpersonal awareness.
Karate and kobudo are not only great for developing coordination, physical fitness and self-confidence, but they are also fun, challenging, and fascinating. A typical class focuses on either kata (forms) or kumite (sparring). Kata practice helps develop physical technique and body awareness, while kumite helps students learn confidence versus an opponent, timing, and interpersonal awareness.
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About the RBKD
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The Ryukyu Bujutsu Kenkyu Doyukai (Society for the Study of Okinawan Martial Arts) is an international organization founded in 1985 by Master Chogi Kishaba in Okinawa and Shihan Toshihiro Oshiro in the United States for the purpose of studying and developing traditional Okinawan karate and kobujutsu technique.
Shihan Oshiro
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Shihan Toshihiro Oshiro, co-founder and Chief Instructor of the RBKD, has studied martial arts for well over 50 years, earning advanced degrees in karate, kobudo, as judo, and kendo. Shihan Oshiro was born in Haneji, Okinawa and began training in karate as a young man.
He had the opportunity to learn karate and kobujutsu directly from many masters of Okinawan martial arts, including Sensei Shoshin Nagamine, Sensei Chogi Kishaba, Sensei Masao Shima, and Sensei Seigi Nakamura.In 1978, after serving as a police officer in Okinawa, Shihan Oshiro emigrated to the United States to teach Okinawan karate.
He had the opportunity to learn karate and kobujutsu directly from many masters of Okinawan martial arts, including Sensei Shoshin Nagamine, Sensei Chogi Kishaba, Sensei Masao Shima, and Sensei Seigi Nakamura.In 1978, after serving as a police officer in Okinawa, Shihan Oshiro emigrated to the United States to teach Okinawan karate.
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