KOKISHINKAN.ORG
- CONNECT WITH KAMI (GOD)
- MINISTER TO PEOPLE
- CREATE JOY & WONDER
- MAKE THINGS BETTER
kokishinMAKOTO - THE 5 GATES
THE ORGANIZATION
We have a variety of programs for mentoring children. We believe that the child who learns to do things with their own hands will have more confidence and peace throughout their life.
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KOKISHINKAN.ORG - THE 5 GATES
KOKISHIN-DO
KOKISHIN-RYU
KOKISHIN-RYU
YOU MUST FIRST KNOW YOURSELF. ONCE YOU KNOW YOUR DIVINE HERITAGE YOU CAN WALK MORE FULLY TO YOUR POTENTIAL. JOY HAPPINESS PEACE & CONFINDENCE IS THE PATH OF THE TREE-WARRIOR. OFFSPRING OF AN ETERNAL CREATOR, THE VERY CHILDREN OF HOLY BEINGS IS WHO YOU ARE. WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF ETERNAL HOLY PARENTS.
BECAUSE OF THIS TRUTH, ALL PEOPLE ARE
YOU MUST FIRST KNOW YOURSELF. ONCE YOU KNOW YOUR DIVINE HERITAGE YOU CAN WALK MORE FULLY TO YOUR POTENTIAL. JOY HAPPINESS PEACE & CONFINDENCE IS THE PATH OF THE TREE-WARRIOR. OFFSPRING OF AN ETERNAL CREATOR, THE VERY CHILDREN OF HOLY BEINGS IS WHO YOU ARE. WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF ETERNAL HOLY PARENTS.
BECAUSE OF THIS TRUTH, ALL PEOPLE ARE OF EQUAL WORTH AND CONSIDERATION. TO KNOW OURSELF IS TO BEGIN UNDERSTANDING THE DIVINE.
KOKISHIN-RYU
KOKISHIN-RYU
KOKISHIN-RYU
TOSHUKUKEN - "In Okinawa there is a kind of miraculous martial art widely spread throughout the prefecture since ancient times....which follows its own distinctive conditions and has a different taste. It is empty-handed and - without carrying weapons - .... to skillfully crush the enemy with one blow, suppress brutality with one kick,
TOSHUKUKEN - "In Okinawa there is a kind of miraculous martial art widely spread throughout the prefecture since ancient times....which follows its own distinctive conditions and has a different taste. It is empty-handed and - without carrying weapons - .... to skillfully crush the enemy with one blow, suppress brutality with one kick, and its a martial-art made for self protection that ensures living in peace and survival... it is KARATE.".....
-Choki Motobu (from my art and skill of karate pg. 3)
KOKISHINKAN
KOKISHIN-RYU
KOKISHINKAN-JIIN
THE DOJO/KOBO - THE PHYSICAL LOCATION (SPACE) WHERE IDEAS ARE BORN, DISCIPLINE IS LEANRED , AND WONDER IS EMBRACED. A PLACE OF CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL THINKING, FOUNDED IN CHARACTER, SINCERE RESPECT, DUTIFUL EFFORT, SOCIAL ETIQUETTE . ONE SIDE IS THE HOMBU DOJO FOR KOKISHIN-RYU, WHERE AGES OLD KARATE TRADITIONS ARE SHARED, THE OTHER IS
THE DOJO/KOBO - THE PHYSICAL LOCATION (SPACE) WHERE IDEAS ARE BORN, DISCIPLINE IS LEANRED , AND WONDER IS EMBRACED. A PLACE OF CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL THINKING, FOUNDED IN CHARACTER, SINCERE RESPECT, DUTIFUL EFFORT, SOCIAL ETIQUETTE . ONE SIDE IS THE HOMBU DOJO FOR KOKISHIN-RYU, WHERE AGES OLD KARATE TRADITIONS ARE SHARED, THE OTHER IS THE KOKISHIN-WORKSHOP WHERE MEANINGFUL THINGS ARE CREATED. THE COMBINED SPACE IS CALLED "KOKISHIN KOBO"
KOKISHINKAN-JIIN
KOKISHINKAN-JIIN
KOKISHINKAN-JIIN
THE TEMPLE/SHRINE IS A PLACE OF WORSHIP AND CONNECTION. MANY PEOPLE WANT TO FEEL CONNECTED TO THE KAMI (GOD) BUT CARRY TRAUMA AND INJURY THAT KEEP THEM FROM ORGANIZED RELIGION, AND THUS FROM MANY TRADITIONS AND RITES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE CONNECT THEM TO GOD. THE KOKISHINKAN-JIIN IS A PLACE NON-DENOMINATIONAL, WHERE ANYONE CAN CONNECT WITH GOD
KOKISHIN-KAI
KOKISHINKAN-JIIN
KOKISHIN-KAI
THE PEOPLE. THE PRACTITIONERS. THE TEACHERS. THE CONTRIBUTERS. THE SUPPORTERS. THE FRIENDS. THE ALLIES . ALL WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THIS WORK OF MAKING THINGS BETTER FOR PEOPLE AND THE WORLD.
Kokishindo - the way of change
ARU MEANS SELF AWARE; INTENTIONALLY MINDFUL
YOU MUST FIRST KNOW YOURSELF. ONCE YOU KNOW YOUR DIVINE HERITAGE YOU CAN WALK MORE FULLY TO YOUR POTENTIAL. JOY HAPPINESS PEACE & CONFINDENCE IS THE PATH OF THE TREE-WARRIOR. OFFSPRING OF AN ETERNAL CREATOR, THE VERY CHILDREN OF HOLY BEINGS IS WHO YOU ARE. WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF ETERNAL HOLY PARENTS.
BECAUSE OF THIS TRUTH, ALL PEOPLE ARE OF EQUAL WORTH AND CONSIDERATION. TO KNOW OURSELF IS TO BEGIN UNDERSTANDING THE DIVINE.
About THE Kokishinkan (DOJO)
KOKISHIN-RYU
TOSHUKUKEN - "In Okinawa there is a kind of miraculous martial art widely spread throughout the prefecture since ancient times....which follows its own distinctive conditions and has a different taste. It is empty-handed and - without carrying weapons - .... to skillfully crush the enemy with one blow, suppress brutality with one kick, and its a martial-art made for self protection that ensures living in peace and survival... it is KARATE.".....
-Choki Motobu (from my art and skill of karate pg. 3)
KOKISHIN-RYU is a blend of Zundel Sensei's life experience in the martial arts. It is the physical practice based on the principles of TOSHUKUKEN - laid down by Motobu & Funakoshi
The MEANINNG
The Kanji for "Bushi" means to serve.
The training of Karate , and its associated philosophies & practices promote individual wellbeing of Body, Mind & Soul
At kokishinkan.org, our mission is to support and improve the movement of peace and unity through the study & practice of karate.
Kōkishin (好奇心) is a Japanese word that means "curiosity" or "inquisitiveness".
Kan ( 知覚, 感知, 会得 )means "Perception", or
Together the words can be loosely translated to mean "the place we learn to change our mind" or in other words, rather than being an object acted upon to be an agent choosing to exercise agency and act for oneself.