About
I am a long-time karate practitioner and instructor, holding the rank of 8th Dan (Hanshi), with over five decades of training, teaching, and continued study. My work is grounded in practice, not theory.
My own practice has its roots in Shinjin-ryu Okinawa-te, but reflects a broader background developed over time. I use the term Ryukyu Karate Jutsu as a general expression of that work, and Applied Methods is how I approach it.
It is not a style or system, but a way of thinking about what is being trained, why it is being trained, and how it applies in practice.
Over time, this work has grown into several separate sites, each with a specific purpose - writing, reference material, dojo practice, or archival notes. Rather than combine everything into one place, I keep them distinct and connected.
Karate sits at the center of all of it. Not as a performance or a collection of techniques, but as a long-term practice shaped by experience, context, and continual refinement.
If you have arrived here, the main page will guide you to the different areas of that work.