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This site is dedicated to the memory of my late teacher, Grand Master Hohan Soken and to the memory of my teacher the “old” Fusei Kise.

If you are interested in Shorin-Ryu Karate, with all of its traditional punches, kicks, blocks, kata, and weapons then you came to the right place.

Sensei James H. Coffman, a 7th-degree black belt   (1977-)  has the knowledge to instruct and teach the finer points of this martial art.  With over 60+ years of experience and knowledge, there are few in the art that knows more.  He was taught when personal safety wasn’t a concern when the fights were real and often bare-knuckled with no hand or feet protection. He learned the way the Okinawans did because the class had little or no other Americans in them, just the Okinawan students and their teachers.  When Sensei Fusei Kise became a student of O’Sensei Hohan Soken back in the late 1950’s early 1960’s neither man envisioned what the future would hold for them or their Martial Art. Out of this early 1960’s development came a student who still forges ahead every day to carry on the training of these two men. One still alive (Fusei Kise) the other passing decades ago. (Hohan Soken)

Sensei James H. Coffman has for all the years he’s been involved tried to convey the style he was taught in the same manner. Perfecting what he was taught and then passing it onto his own students. This art has undergone many changes some GOOD some BAD, it has produced many many students again some Good some Bad. Through it all Sensei Coffman has tried his best to bring the art he was taught those many years ago.

His dojo is now located at 2361 Braddock Road, Mount Airy, Maryland 21771

The phone number for the new dojo is  (443)-293-7806.  Call for classes. Dojo hours: Thursday 7:30 pm to 9 pm,… Saturday  12 noon to 2 pm…. Private classes based on availability.  Sensei James Coffman has been teaching this style of Okinawan Karate since 1960, he is one of the most knowledgeable teachers in the entire country and he’s here in Mount Airy, Maryland, call and set up a time to meet and discuss classes with him. Everyone’s reason for studying Karate is different, we all have a desire to be in control, these classes will help you achieve your goals and dreams. Call about  Karate Classes today.

This is Okinawan karate at it’s best!   Sensei Coffman is one of the top Karate-ka’s in the United States with over 58 years of teaching experience, teaching both group lesson, Seminars, weapons instruction as well as private lesson available. All ages from 14 years up to and including students in their 70’s. This karate is for all ages. If you are looking for a method to defend yourself this is the place for you, we teach functional karate, not the commercial karate you see advertised on the TV, you will not be jumping over tall buildings or be breaking one inch boards, this is real karate as it was taught back in the 1950′ & 1960’s.

Sensei Coffman’s reputation is worldwide, known as one of the top karate instructors in the United States, Classes are kept small, no large crowd group instruction. 

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  499. Thank you for your write-ups on the history of some of the claims made about people’s lineage. I personally don’t care all that much about how a person learned a martial art, as long as that person is honest about it. If a person learned how to fight by watching alley cats from their bedroom window, that’s fine. Just be honest about it. Then I can choose if that’s what I want to invest my time and energy into.

    I trained under a couple of the students of one of the Matsumura Seito “10th dan” masters you’ve written about. I have actually met one of that 10th dan and trained in his dojo once or twice on a “field trip.” The man was actually quite nice and I enjoyed the visit. I have nothing bad to say about him. He has done a lot to foster the martial arts community in the region.

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    This instructor, who trained under one of your named 10th dan, made comment about other styles and how they are inferior, including posting a many-hundred word long rant to Facebook disparaging Shotokan for not being an “authentic” style and essentially ruining authentic Okinawan martial arts. The post was timely, as the instructor knew I had trained in Shotokan, and initially didn’t want to allow me to join the school simply on the fact that I had previously trained in it. I had also ranked in his style (not quite 1st dan, but getting there), so he decided to grant me the opportunity to make my case to train in his school.

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  500. Thank you for your comments. 1st of all I do not believe there are ANY true 10th Dan’s here in the USA in Matsumura Seito Karate, to me they are “want-to-be’s”. I agree with you that if a person is good, he’s good but that does not make him/style/system real. As far as I am concerned there are no bad styles/systems of karate, “ONLY” bad instructors. I allow anyone to come into my dojo and work-out with us before they decide to join or not. If said person states he is a Black belt (regardless of style) I except him for that rank, that being said when he works out with us/me and he looks like a Blk belt he is excepted as such, however if he looks like a lower rank (blue/green etc) then he is not. He does not embarrass me because the rank did not come from me, the embarrassment falls upon him alone. An so called 10th dan being nice to you does not mean he is qualified to hold that rank. There is NO reason for rudeness! If for some reason you have lost your rank certificate(?) would not matter to me, because the rank did not come from me and therefore you would have too equal said rank under me before you could go higher. However if you are what you say/claim to be and look/preform as such your rank would be accepted. Shotokan is a real and is a good system, the person sounds like a egotistic fool. When I trained on Okinawa 1960-64 there were ONLY a half dozen 10th dans, today there are over …135+… claiming to be 10th dans, how can they all be real? There are ONLY under a dozen or less styles. Today there are dozens of off shoots of any given style on Okinawa. I believe in the traditional systems of Okinawa Karate’s. Today it’s all about money on Okinawa/USA, people travel to Okinawa and come back a higher rank after a few weeks of training, after paying the required amount and then they claim to be a student of “I TRAINED on Okinawa UNDER SOKEN, NAKUMURA, ETC.”, I find this to be BS (to put it plainly). AGAIN all traditional styles are GOOD!, only bad teachers/instructors. “EGO” is the number one problem with the so called high rank holders today, most are fat and out of shape, not to mention their true skill level most of the time is poor at best.

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