White Bear Area Isshinryu Karate and Ryukyu Kobudo Shimbukan

10/08/2024

09/18/2023

Congrats to Juan Guzmán shodan, and John Simons sandan for the recent promotions in Ryukyu Kobudo Shimbukan. They have strong connections to the White Bear Lake Dojo!

09/12/2023

Tonight Sensei Holt delivered Jason's Shodan Certificate from the Shimbukan Hombu Dojo from the test he passed back in August at the seminar in New Prague. Congratulations Jason!!!

08/27/2023

Memories from the 2023 seminar with Akamine Sensei .

05/30/2023

I just spent 5 weeks in Okinawa ,training kobudo and karate with Akamine Sensei . We are looking forward to his visit to Minnesota in August .

01/27/2023

This will be fun ,open to all styles !

09/09/2022

Injury is the enemy.

05/19/2022

H-Pattern demonstrated by Sensei Harrill, the creator of the form.

Sensei Harrill developed this "kata" based on the "H- pattern" used by several styles for beginner kata. While not a kata in the classical sense, he intended...

03/07/2022

Congratulation to our dojo's very own Troy Dey on his recent promotion to yondan in Ryukyu Kobodo

11/29/2021

A special congratulations is in order for our very own Denise Callen. A few weeks ago she tested for godan in Ryukyu Kobudo Shimbukan and passed. For those of us whom train with her, it is no surprise that she did so well. Her hard work and dedication really shows when she steps out on to the dojo floor. This past week we got some special mail from Okinawa, it was her certificate! Pictured is Sensei Holt presenting her certificate to her in class last Monday.