Osu! Welcome!

 I would like to take this opportunity to personally welcome you to the GiShin Kan web site.

In 2009 Grand Master Henry Cook asked us to join them in there new location 3030 Hunsinger lane Louisville Ky 40220.  

This is a very well rounded Martial Arts School, we support all that is good in the Martial Arts.
 

         What is Okinawin Karate

Okinawan Te is a way of life.

In Okinawa, karate was more than a spare time activity.  It is the very essence of  the people who studied it, thus karate has changed the way they thought, the way they felt about themselves, the people they interacted with, it  deeply changed  their lives.  Much of that has been lost.  In modern America, karate is only a sport like any other sport.

Okinawan Te

Okinawan Te is a well-rounded martial art,
encompassing studies that many more modern styles consider old-fashioned and irrelevant. In Te however, these studies are
relevant, for this is what elevates Okinawan Te  to an art, a way of life, and thus the  self-defense, Life protections skills.

Okinawan Te is Life Protection Skills.

All styles of Martial Arts claim to teach self-defense, but Karate offers the grappling art known as Tuite and the nerve point techniques called Kusho Jitsu.

Tuite Techniques.

 All bodies are weak in the some ways.  They all have nerves, joints, tendons, and muscles that respond  in a way to a certain type of pressure.   Okinawan Te's grappling art exploits these weaknesses, so that a big, strong person is as easily controlled as a small, weak one.

Kusho Jitsu Techniques.

 The striking techniques of Okinawan Te are some of the most sophisticated in the martial arts.  Properly used against selected anatomical points of the nervous and
circulatory systems, they will temporarily disable an opponent beyond his ability to retaliate.  Precision, not strength, is the key. 

Okinawan Te  offers control of the opponent.

Students are trained in the prudent use of lethal force in a life-threatening situation.  Most often, however, the attacker is the victim's friend or family, and the victim will not use killing or maiming techniques.  
Thus, they cannot defend himself, unless they can also control an opponent with a minimum of injury to the attacker.  Such techniques are offered.

Katas.

A kata is a prearranged pattern of movement that expresses the basic elements of karate. Each movement holds subtle meanings not readily discernible to the untrained eye.  Many martial artists have heard of
the hidden art within the kata, this art is taught.

We offer Kobudo Training .

A vest arsenal of  Kobudo "weapons" supplements the formidable array of empty-hand techniques.  Students may learn several katas for each of the traditional weapons, plus an awesome assortment of
techniques drawn from them. Students are thought the interrelationship between empty-hand movements and weapons techniques, stressing the value of  weapons training in the perfection of empty-hand
technique.
      

Okinawan Te uses conditioning to increase stamina, coordination, and balance in our training. This pushes each student to there individual limits, challenging them to increase there limits a little further with every class. The result is improved mental and physical self-discipline, more complete self-awareness, and increased self-confidence.

We offers sport.


Of course, no martial art would be complete without the excitement of sport karate. Free-style sparring,  known as bogu kumite, is characterized by full power punches
and kicks and the use of bogu gear, face masks and body armor for protection.  This enables fighters to use  safety techniques that might otherwise kill or seriously injure an opponent.

okinawan Te offers competition.

A little healthy competition is always good, and it's a great way for students to learn to think on their feet.  Not only the sport of bogu kumite but also empty-hand and weapon katas are featured at occasional tournaments sponsored by  schools.

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           Cell # 405-589-8043

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