Desa School of Karate

Description

The style of karate you will learn at this school is called Shohei-Ryu. Formerly known as Uechi-Ryu, it is derived from a form of Chinese temple fighting. It is a popular style of karate worldwide with its headquarters on the island of Okinawa, Japan the birth place of modern karate. The name Shohei-Ryu comes from two Chinese characters, SHO and HEI, the first of which means "to shine brightly" and second of which means "fairness", "equality" and "peace". At another level of significance the name also refers to two Japanese eras, a past one, Showa, and the present one, Heisei. Thus, SHOHEI becomes also an amalgamation of the old and the new. It is the Okinawan's intention to neither reject the past not ignore the future. Ryu (pronounced "roo") is the Japanese word for "style" or "path". Karate-Do (pronounced "kah rah tay doh") is three words: 'kara' meaning "empty", 'te' meaning "hand" and 'do" meaning "way". Thus, Karate-Do means "The Way of the Empty Hand" and is a method of studying karate which tries to make the student a better person in addition to teaching the art of self-defence.

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