There are no fancy techniques. The Okinawans used to hide the Karate’s killing power because it was against the law to practice Karate.

The best combinations of techniques of Shorin-Ryu and Goju-Ryu to form a basic and realistic system of self-defense.

The use of low kicks. Low kicks allow you to move more quickly with power and balance. Low kicks are hard to see and hard to block.

The use of short, natural stances which eliminates wasted motion and major body shifting, giving a split-second time advantage in a street self-defense situation.

In the kata, the hand and foot techniques are about 50-50 to give a student a well-rounded system of Karate.

Good for close-in techniques which are valuable for street fighting.

Snap punches and kicks enabling you to move in and out quickly in a self-defense situation. The lack of full extension of the limb prevents excessive wear and tear on the hinge joints.

Elements of hard and soft blocking.

Blocks executed with the muscular part of the forearm rather than the bone part to prevent breakage of the bones.

A fist made with the thumb on top of the fist rather than over the first two fingers. This locks the wrist, helps prevents the fist from buckling at the wrist on impact. It also tightens the fist by allowing tension on the top of the fist and the side of the fist.

Vertical punch increases the speed and focus of the punch.

Multiple-purpose techniques which allows a block to become a strike, and vice versa, making the shift from offense or defense a matter of split-second timing.