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GAMANSHIN DOJO
GAMANSHIN DOJO is a Kingston-based dojo focused on Life Protection, through traditional old style Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-jutsu, Kobu-jutsu (weapons), the sub-arts of Tuite and Kyusho-Jutsu Training.
It is a place for disciplined practice, practical personal growth, and respectful community - preserving heritage while helping students become stronger in real life.
Life protection • Old style training • Ties to Okinawa
Lineage &
Authentic
Connection
We practice the full curriculum of Okinawan Kenshi-Kai Goju-Ryu Karate-jutsu and Hokama Kobu-justu, with Officail affiliation through Kenshi-Kai organizations and an Okinawan connection via the IKO Lineage referneced by the Dojo.
We are offically affiliated with the North American (Hokubei) Kenshi-Kai Association, headed by Luis Morales Hanshi on behalf of Grand Master Hokama , and are members of Hokubei Kenshi-Kai Canada.
VALUES
- Respect - for tradition, instructors, and training partners
- Discipline - consistency, effort, and self control
- Humility - train with an open mind; always be a student
- Purpose - practice with meaning, not for show
- Integrity - honest standards; do the work the right way
- Community - support each other; grow together
Train with purpose
IKO - International Kenshikai Organization & HK - Hokama Kobudo
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