Live your life with balance, using what you learn from the martial arts to address the challenges of your everyday life.

Shin Ri Tan Kyu – the literal (English) translation is “seeking the truth”. We are a group of dedicated, focused instructors with a love of studying and sharing the martial way.

We endeavor to foster good qualities within our students: acceptance of others, patience and forgiveness. In compliment, we create accomplished fighters and technicians, prepared to protect family, friends or selves, if necessary.

The primary karate style we teach is USA Goju, which is a hard/soft style of Karate. It is principally a medium to close range combat system, using techniques designed to incapacitate an opponent as quickly as possible. The softer, circular ‘ju’ movements are utilized to bring opponents within striking range of the harder, more direct ‘go’ applications. The system utilizes low kicks, elbow strikes, joint locks, and takedowns from multiple angles, against both armed and unarmed assailants, its practitioners relaxed, yet prepared for any sudden threatening situations.

One premise of the Goju system is that there is no singular solution to a given situation or problem. Thus, the ability to flow with that situation, to adapt to the environment, is what ensures survivability. One will find that this concept applies not only to the battlefield, but also to everyday occurrences in our lives, from the classroom, to the workplace, to the boardroom. The literal translation of Goju is hard/soft, and defines, somewhat, the reason for this system’s effectiveness.

We complement our art by cross training in other systems to better understand their philosophies and approach to self defense. With the capricious demands and varied circumstances confronting us in our everyday routines – Art imitates Life.