Our Dojo
The San Francisco Shorin Ryu Shorin Kan Kumemura Dojo was founded in 1992. We continue to grow into a unique karate community. We have deep roots in Okinawa. We belong to the Shorin Ryu Shorinkan Association, a strong national karate organization. We take the best customs of Okinawan karate to create an environment of learning and hard work. We use a minimum of structure and regimen. The focus is self defense and extracting the principles from kata. We demystify karate and de-emphasize rank. In fact we only have three color obi (belt); white, brown and black. We fully understand that karate gives you back exactly what you put into it. We practice karate as a lifetime of effort.
Location
Our dojo is located in the SOMArts Cultural Center,934 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA.
For more information about the SOMArts Cultural Center, please visit their website: www.somarts.org
Santa Rosa
If you live in the Santa Rosa area and are interested in Karate, we strongly recommend the Shorinkan dojo of Sensei Stephen Curley.
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