3rd NORDIC OKINAWA KARATE SEMINAR 2025
Welcome to the third seminar about the karate of master Chotoku Kyan (1870-1945)
Okinawa, the birthplace of karate, has produced many famous masters of karate such as Gichin Funakoshi (founder of Shotokan), Chojun Miyagi (founder of Goju ryu) and Kenwa Mabuni (founder of Shito ryu), but still relatively little is known about Chotoku Kyan, considered to be the founder of a branch of Shorin ryu.
Chotoku Kyan was the son of Chofu Kyan, an assistant of the last king of Ryukyu Kingdom, Sho Tai. He began his studies of karate with his father and later on was introduced to Sokon ”Bushi” Matsumura (1809-1899) who acted as chief of security and bodyguard of the last three kings in Ryukyu kingdom.
Chotoku Kyan also studied with other famous Okinawan masters of his time, such as Matsumora, Oyadomari, Maeda and Chatan Yara and passed on their kata to his own students.
Today, the three major styles of Chotoku Kyan’s teachings are Shorin ryu Seibukan by Zenryo Shimabukuro (1908-1969), Shorinji ryu by Joen Nakazato (1922-2010) and Isshin ryu by Tatsuo Shimabukuro (1908-1975).
Duration: Saturday 27th of September 10 AM to Sunday 28th of September 5 PM 2025.
Venue: Pitäjänmäki school, Viinenkuja 6, building B, Helsinki
Some accommodations near the seminar:
Comfort Hotel Sello (prices start at about 100 €/night. Breakfast included. About 3 km from school)
Forenom Espoo (prices start at about 75€/night. Breakfast NOT included. About 2 km from school)
Hotel Haaga (prices start at about 40 €/night. Breakfast included. About 3,5 km from school)
Forenom Hostel (prices start at about 60 €/night. Breakfast NOT included. About 1,5 km from school)
Heymo 1 hotel in Keilaniemi (a bit further from the event, but a tram will bring you close. Prices for a double room start at about 70€/night. Breakfast NOT included. About 8 km from school)
Please note that accommodation and meals are to be arranged independently by participants. There will be a separate dinner event on Saturday evening, venue to be announced
Helsinki region public transport (also available as an app for smartphones): https://www.hsl.fi/en
Additional information: seibukanpks@gmail.com
Cost: 60 EUR/person for the entire seminar (40 EUR for one day)
Registration/payment: Your registration is automatically confirmed once the payment is completed. Please follow the instructions below carefully to ensure your spot.
go to Seibukan PKS club’s webshop at https://holvi.com/shop/SeibukanPKS/ and select appropriate seminar fee.
PAYMENT DEADLINE: THURSDAY 25th OF SEPTEMBER 2025.
Requirement for participation: this is an open seminar and we encourage all practitioners from different styles of karate to attend! We recommend that you have at least a year of training in your style
SEMINAR INSTRUCTORS
ISSHIN RYU
Diego Rodriguez, 5 Dan, student of Tsuyoshi Uechi and Osvaldo Rodriguez
https://seishinkanbudoeu.com/
https://www.facebook.com/seishinkanbudo
SHORIN RYU
Kim Mitrunen, 6 Dan, renshi, student of J. Measara and Zenpo Shimabukuro.
https://fssk.org/
https://www.facebook.com/ShorinRyuSeibukanFinland
SHORINJI RYU
Robert Iversen, 7 dan, kyoshi, menkyo kaiden, student of Joen Nakazato.
http://www.shorinjiryu.eu/
https://www.facebook.com/okinawashorinjiryu
ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS
SHORIN RYU: Jani Pyyhtiä, 5. dan
SHORINJI RYU: Anders Bergelin, 5. dan and Daniel Lindelof, 5. dan
The seminar program (some changes may still occur)
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Training times |
Saturday |
Style |
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10-12 |
Kihon & Seisan |
All |
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Lunch break |
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14-15:45 |
Passai |
Seibukan |
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Passai |
Shorinji |
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Sunsu |
Isshin |
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Break |
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16:15–18 |
Kata applications |
All |
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Sunday |
Style |
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9:30-11:30 |
Kata recap |
All |
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Lunch break |
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13:30-15:30 |
Ippon kumite |
Seibukan |
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Yakusoku kumite |
Shorinji |
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Tatsuo no kumite |
Isshin |
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Break |
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15:45–17 |
Kata applications |
All |
The seminar will be taught mostly in English.
Don’t miss this chance — we strongly recommended this seminar for anyone interested in authentic Okinawan karate!
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