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Burlington Shorin-Ryu is dojo #28 in the American Karate
Federation. The AKF was founded by Sensei
Gary Tiktin in 1961 based on the Matsubayashi style of Shorin-Ryu karate
do. Sensei Tiktin trained in Okinawa under Grand Master Shoshin Nagamine
circa 1958-59. He then returned to the States to help promote Nagamine's
teachings.
Among Sensei Tiktin's many American pupils was Tom
Hronic. He trained under Tiktin during the early
1970s. It was Sensei Woody Bell
who founded Shorin Ryu in Burlington in the late '70s. The Dojo was an old
mill with no comforts or ammenities. Sensei Hronic later became the head
instructor.
While in Burlington, Bell and Heronic trained Jim and Jane
McIver. In 1981,
Sensei Jim was awarded 1st Dan, Sensei Jane shortly after. In the
mid-80's the dojo relocated
to the Elmira community center with Sensei McIver (now a 2nd Dan) in charge.
Today our club still meets at the Elmira center on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. In the traditions of the AKF, the cost to each student is
an affordable $10 a month. This allows us to pay the city for use of the
facility and to buy any equipment we may need (we make no profits). In
addition to warm up exercises and floor drills, our class emphasizes 3 elements:
1. Line training
2. Kata & kumite
3. Self Defense
Anyone who is
interested is welcome to visit us and watch or participate in our
workouts. We are always anxious to welcome new students who are interested
in the benefits of Karate training.
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