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Welcome to Winter Haven Budokai!
We hope you enjoy our website and that you will stop in soon to meet us! Visitors are always welcome at Winter Haven Budokai. If you are so inclined, stop in and try a free class on us to see what we are all about. Our website is designed to give you information about our school, our class schedule, our karate style, our staff and provide you with information on how to contact us as well.
The meaning of
Budokai.
Budokai is pronounced (Boo doe k-eye). Bu means "Martial" and do means
"the way", it refers to living a life of discipline, respect, honor,
loyalty and peace. Kai means "club".
The Winter
Haven Budokai Program.
Winter Haven Budokai's curriculum and approach are designed to work with
people of all levels of skill and fitness from beginning to advanced to
bring out the best in every individual. We emphasize the
importance of respect, responsibility, honesty, good behavior,
politeness and self control while learning self defense and creating a
safe and fun environment. The ultimate purpose of karate is not to
create fighting machines, but to improve one’s character through martial
arts training. We offer martial arts and fitness training in a
positive, family oriented environment.
The students will learn
to respect others, to refrain from violent behavior, to be good students
in school, and to be courteous all through rigorous karate workouts.
They will learn all aspects of the Okinawan Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu
system of karate and they will maintain good physical and mental health
thanks to the guidance of our instructors.
The Meaning of Matsubayashi Ryu.
"Matsubayashi" is the Okinawan/Japanese pronunciation of the ideograms for "Pine Forest." "Matsu" means "pine" and "Hayashi" means "forest." When the two words are put together, the "H" of Hayashi is pronounced as "B," hence Matsubayashi. "Shorin" is the Chinese pronunciation of the same ideograms. The origin of this name is the Shaolin Temple in China. "Ryu" translates as style or system. Literally, it means "river," which conveys the image that an art is a living, flowing thing.
Characteristics of Matsubayashi Ryu.
The main characteristic of Matsubayashi-Ryu is to start with very natural movements, with no sense of awkwardness, and use a natural respiration method. Therefore, it places great importance on handling the body in a natural way, rapid and tempo-free movements, and tanren (development through hard training) of sharp techniques. In Matsubayashi-Ryu, Kata are regarded as being creative, and an enbu, demonstration, emphasizes the harmony of speed, power and weight. The purpose of training is to train in the principle of shin‑gi-tai‑ichinyo, (oneness of mind-technique-body) and master it.
Student of the Month
Andres Acosta is our August
Andres Acosta is the son of Carlos Acosta and Martha Sabogal.
He is 12 years old and is in the 7th grade at Jewett Academy.
Andres started Karate because he wanted to do karate his whole
life. His favorite thing in
karate is sparring, kata, punches and kicking.
Andres also plays Soccer, but enjoys playing all sports.
In his free time he enjoys hanging out with his friends and
playing on the computer. He
is most competitive in the computer game Crossfire.
He is an Honor roll student at school earning straight A’s and
plays the trumpet. He is
bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish.
Andres is very proud of his Columbian heritage.
It is hard to catch Andres without a smile on any given day.
He is always polite.
He is a hard learner and always pushes himself to do better.
It is an honor to have Andres at Winter Haven Budokai.
