Keishinkan

Keishinkan is an international association of traditional Okinawan Karate, practiced throughout Japan, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Kei Shin Kan literally translates as:
"Respectful, Heart and Soul, Place to practice."
In 1955, Kanken Toyama gave Masanao Takazawa the name "Kei Shin Kan" for his dojo. Toyama himself was a student of Anko Itosu and told Takazawa that “true karate cannot be confined by the creation of particular styles.” He instructed that Kei Shin Kan be a dojo for students to practice true karate and not a style of karate. Training is done in the Okinawan tradition of Seito-Shito-ryu.
Keishinkan 9th Degree Black Belt, Masanao Takazawa, died on 29 May 2010.
The current Branch Chief of US Keishinkan is Isaac Espinoza, 5th Degree Black Belt in Koshiki fighting.

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