The Hombu Dojo is
the headquarters for all Tai Shin Ki Do activities. It is also home to all the associations attached to TaiShinKiDo (NIKA, AOKA, & IBBA). Master David Gowan teaches the program of instruction at the Hombu Dojo. It is taught out of the Parks & Leisure department of the City of Sierra Vista in Arizona. Programs we teach at the Hombu Dojo are Lil’ Dragons Karate, Youth & Adult Karate, and Tai Chi. It is the goal of all instructors at the Hombu Dojo to prepare every student to become an eventual teacher of Tai Shin Ki Do.
Lil’ Dragons Karate
The Lil’ Dragons Program is for children of the ages 4 through 7. Our goal is to teach them discipline, respect, and confidence with a karate atmosphere conducive to their age; and this means having alot of fun!!! The activities the Lil’ Dragons work on include kata (form), punches & kicks, and a mixture of physical activities. We work them hard, and let them have fun at the same time.
Youth & Adult Karate
The Youth & Adult Programs run concurrently, and also concentrate on developing discipline, respect, and confidence. However, unlike the Lil’ Dragons, this program is more focused on the makeup of the art. And through hard work and dedication, these goals will be attained through a series of basic, intermediate, and advanced physical improvements that help prepare one for a possible black belt rank. Mind you, there is plenty of hard work, time, and training between a white belt rank and a potential black belt rank.
Tai Chi/Chi Kung TSKD is our Tai chi system, developed by Hanshi Barnes, and is being taught through our Dojos
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“I come to you with Karate, empty hands.
I have no weapons,
But should I be forced to defend myself,
My honor,
Or my principles;
Should it be a matter of life or death,
Right or wrong,
Then here are my weapons,
My empty hands.”
A person’s heart is the same as heaven and
earth
The blood circulating is similar to the moon and
the sun
A manner of drinking and spitting is either hard
or soft
A person’s unbalance is the same as a weight
The body should be able to change direction at
any time
The eye must see in all directions
The ear must listen in all directions
Shimabuku O’Sensei
1. Physical development.
2. Tradition and historical review and explanation.
3. Kata (Form) training including the study of Ki (Chi), Kime (Focus) and the
interpretation of the techniques (Tonabunika).
4. Self defense training: Kempo, Aikido, Jujitsu, Judo, Shaolin Gung Fu.
5. Meditation and relaxation training (Centering).
6. Sparring techniques.
7. Advanced training weapons.
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