Kodokan-Seiler Dojo
Traditional Martial Arts
Okinawan Karate-do
Matsubayashi-Ryu (Shorin-Ryu)
About Us
Ken Zen Ichi Nyo
"The Fist and Zen as One"
Matsubayashi-ryu strives to cultivate within the practitioner a sincere pursuit of character.
"Karate is self training in perfection, a means whereby a man may obtain that expertise in which there is not the thickness of a hair between a man and his deed. It is a training in efficiency. It is a training in self-reliance. It's rewards are here and now, for it enables a person to meet any situation with exactly the right expenditure of effort, neither too much nor too little, and it gives him control of his otherwise wayward mind so that neither physical danger from without nor rampant passion from within can dislodge him."
- Shoshin Nagamine
Karate-do is a Physical Art
"Steady and hard efforts can produce miracles"
- Shoshin Nagamine
Through diligent practice and sweat and hard work in the dojo we forge an indomitable spirit that translates into both physical and mental endurance in all of our endeavors. Training in traditional Okinawan Karate-do means developing the body as a weapon. This requires both the development of technique as well as the development of physical attributes for effectiveness; strength, endurance, flexibility, and suppleness. We apply methods in our training sessions including bodyweight exercises, weight training implements, and body conditioning drills. Training through traditional methods requires patience, perseverance, and humility.
Instructor
Don Seiler
With an extensive background in multiple traditional Japanese martial arts (including Judo, Aikido, Kenjutsu, and Iaido), Don Seiler has been practicing Matsubayashi-ryu Karate-do exclusively since 1998. He has trained under multiple WMKA senior instructors around the United States and in Okinawa. Don Seiler holds the rank of Godan (5th Degree Black Belt) in the WMKA and a current dojo owner license issued by Yoshitaka Taira, WMKA Kaichou (President of World Matsubayashi-ryu Karate-do Association).
Don Seiler's Instruction History and Lineage:
1987 - 1996: Melbourne Aikikai Kenjutsukai Judokai. Received instruction in Judo, Aikido, Iaido, Kenjutsu under Senior instructors: Anthony Graziano (Aikido, Iaido, Kenjutsu), John Ellis (Judo, Iaido, Kenjutsu), Andre Merrell (Judo), David Ellis (Judo), and Jeff Grant (Iaido, Kenjutsu)
1997-1998: Aikido Association of America (AAA). Received instruction in Aikido from Walter Marker (Dickinson, TX), Mark Allen (Morgantown, WV)
1998 - Present: Instruction in Matsubayashi0ryu Karate-do under Kevin Seiler
1998 -2002: Instruction in Matsubayashi0ryu Karate-do under Gene Orr, Renshi
2002 - 2021: Instruction in Matsubayashi0ryu Karate-do under Fred Christian, Kyoshi
2019 - Present: Instruction in Matsubayashi0ryu Karate-do under Toshimitsu Arakaki, Hanshi
2023 - Present: Instruction in Matsubayashi0ryu Karate-do under Yoshitaka Taira, Hanshi, Kaichou and Iwao Tome, Hanshi
Additional Instruction received directly from Takayoshi Nagamine, Soke, at six seminar and closed session events from 2009 through 2012
Additional Instruction received in multiple seminars with senior ranking WMKA Instructors in the United States.