KishimotoDi camp

24.8.2024 10-17 Porthania, Helsinki

KishimotoDi, also known as Kishimoto-Te, or 

Kishimoto-Ha karate, is a rare system of Suidi 

(Shuri-Te), which is currently taught at the 

Bugeikan dojo on Okinawa, Japan, which 

also teaches Motobu Udundi and Hanashiro 

Chomo Shorin-Ryu. It was handed down to 

the Higa family by Kishimoto Soko, who 

learned from “Bushi” Tachimura–a contemporary 

of the famous “Bushi” Matsumura Sokon, 

and fellow student of “Tode” Sakugawa Kanga. 

Kishimoto Soko had only 9 students in his life.

One of them was Seiken Shukumine, the founder

of Taido.

On the Kishimoto day we will look at Kusanku

kata and applications. The Kusanku kata will also

serve as a basis for the Taido camp.

Outside of Okinawa, the foremost instructor of 

KishimotoDi is Ulf Karlsson, Shihan, 

who is the first person to ever be granted

a Shihan License in the art by Higa Kiyohiko, 

the head of the Bugeikan.

Taido camp

25.8.2024 10-16 Porthania, Helsinki

Taido, the way of mind and body, is

known for its versatile use of body and

movement, but it has its roots in

Okinawan karate.

In this camp, we will investigate the

very fundamentals of Taido: stances,

steps, roots of techniques etc.

We will look into the technical content

related to Kusanku kata, such as kamae,

tachi, sengi, ungi etc. The goal is to under-

stand the basis for Taido when looking at

Kusanku as historical and technical

reference.

Ulf Karlsson, 6.dan kyoshi, has been

training and teaching Taido for over 30

years. He has taught Taido in several

countries. He has been a member of the

Swedish national Taido team for several

years both as a competitor and as a coach.