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  Welcome to the New York City Shorin Ryu Karate Club web site.  We are an adult karate club practicing Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu Karate at John Jay College, CUNY in New York City.  Our members come primarily from the New York City area.  Some are college students who began training with one of our college karate clubs, and some joined us later after beginning at another Shorin Ryu or Shotokan dojo.  We accept new members at any time, subject to approval by the chief instructor.  Classes are held on Wedneday evenings (8-10pm) and Saturday mornings (10am-12noon).  Additional training and instuction in kobujutsu is available at other times to advanced rank students.  No prior experience is necessary to begin Shorin Ryu classes, but a serious intention and mature demeanor is required.  Tuition is managed annually as part of John Jay College's recreational athletic program.  For more information, click the contact button above

At this site you can learn about our dojo, our curriculum, Shorin Ryu (the style of karate we practice), Okinawa (the place where this and most other forms of karate originate), the sorts of readings and resources recommended to accompany our training, and any news (below) we have about our dojo, events around New York, or the organizations we belong to.

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Please note:  The author of this site is Kirk Dombrowski, and he is solely responsible for its contents.  It is intended as an educational resource only and we ask that you use it in this spirit.  Where mistakes have (inevitably) been made, apologies are offered.  Corrections are welcome.  Professor Dombrowski can be reached via the contact button on the menu at the top of this page.

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