Class Schedule & Contact Info
- Congregation B'nai Israel, 91 North Bayview Avenue, Freeport NY 11520
- Monday 5:00-6:15, 6:15-7:30pm
- Wednesday 5:00-6:15, 6:15-7:30pm
- Sunday 10:30-11:45am, 12:00-1:00pm
- Telephone - 516-SHOTOKAN (516-746-8652)
~ Visitors are always welcome ~
News and Upcoming Events
* Note: Our dojo newsletter can be found at the bottom of this web page *1- PENJAT SILAT SEMINAR: Sunday, November 1st, Forest Hills, Queens. Bring a rubber knife and a scarf or t-shirt for soft weapons practice. For further details, visit
http://www.silatsuffian.com/. E-mail 50% payment in advance by PayPal to
tonybells131@verizon.net.
2- BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU SEMINAR: Sunday, Nov. 29th, 10:30am-12:30pm, at Freeport dojo. Further details, application and flyer are posted towards the bottom of this page.
Please Note
The Carle Place hombu dojo closed when the American Legion sold the building in January, 2007. We are presently actively searching for a new location, but until then, Carle Place members are urged to stay sharp, keep practicing, and visit the Freeport branch as often as possible. We have kept the same phone number: 516-SHOTOKAN (516-746-8652), to make it easy to stay in touch.
Yudansha-kai
- Shihan Steve Gottwirt - Yon Dan (4th degree) - Chief Instructor
- Sensei Jonathan Abrams - San Dan (3rd degree) - Dai Sempai
- Sensei Dexter Frank - San Dan (3rd degree)
- Mr. Kenneth Scarola - San Dan-ho (3rd degree apprentice)
- Ms. Lisa Kamhi - Ni Dan-ho (2nd degree apprentice)
- Mr. Dominick DeMeo - Sho Dan (1st degree)
- Mr. Jose Pineda - Sho Dan (1st degree)
- Ms. Michele Eng - Sho Dan (1st degree)
- Mr. Francisco Cerna - Sho Dan (1st degree)
- Mr. Jimmy Eng - Sho Dan (1st degree)
- Mr. Simon Nurse - Sho Dan (1st degree)
- Mr. Jerry Saravia - Sho Dan (1st degree)
- Mr. Kevin Cerna - Sho Dan (1st degree)
- Mr. Ron Payne - Sho Dan-ho (1st degree apprentice)
- Mr. Frank Gomez - Shonen Sho Dan-ho (Junior Black Belt apprentice)
LEFT: The chest patch shows a red circle on white background for the Japanese flag. The spread pine needles represent Shotokan, as 'Sho' means 'pine'. The kanji on the circle is 'Do', meaning 'The Way'. Its overall design is reminiscent of the emblem used in Kenkojuku, the root association from which we came.
RIGHT: The back patch is a red circle on white gi background, representing the Japanese flag. The circle within a circle is 'In & Yo', the Japanese equivalent of 'Yin & Yang'. The tiger is by the artist Hoan Kosugi, and is an emblem representing Shotokan and Funakoshi O-sensei. The kanji reads 'Do Gakuin'. The back patch is worn by non-beginners, 6th Kyu - Green Belt and above.
Our Beginnings
Many other websites go into great detail on Shotokan's origins. This site will give our beginnings:
N.Y. Institute of Technology in Old Westbury had a Karate club in the 1970s and 1980s run by Sensei Mike Hatgis and Black Belt Academy. Over the years, Sensei Hatgis showed up less frequently, leaving the club to be taught by his advanced students. As of the 1981-82 academic year, Sensei Steve Gottwirt began instructing the club on a regular basis. During the Fall 1985 semester, NY Tech Karate Club members expressed the desire for a new logo to specifically represent them. The club was a college activity open to the entire student body, so there were a variety of martial artists in addition to Shotokan practitioners. With different styles of Karate-do, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, and Aikido represented, it was democratically agreed that the kanji for 'Do' within a red circle for the Japanese flag would be that new logo. Patches were made up over Christmas break 1985, and club members began wearing them on their January return for the Spring '86 semester. Do Gakuin Shotokan Karate-do, Inc. was incorporated in 1995, and is certified with the University of the State of New York, State Education Department.
Mission Statement
The mission of Do Gakuin Shotokan Karate-do, Inc. is to preserve Shotokan Karate as practiced by Black Belt Academy and members of Kenkojuku Association during the 1970s. Most Shotokan is now practiced following the teachings of the Japan Karate Association (JKA). The head of Kenkojuku, Master Tomosaburo Okano, had joined with JKA and the four other styles of the Federation of All-Japan Karate Organizations (FAJKO) in the standardization of the teaching of all Karate. Many changes were made to Shotokan, specific stylistic elements were lost in the process, bunkai has been altered, and some movements have completely disappeared. We shall strive to maintain our kata as it was, yet remain flexible enough to adopt new techniques in order to advance our knowledge and abilities. While subtle changes in kata were periodically made since the 1970s, Kenkojuku generally resembled that which Funakoshi O-sensei's followers practiced in his organization - Shotokai, which was established to differentiate his teachings from the changes JKA had made. A comparison as to when these different organizations were created shows the JKA forming in 1948, Shotokai beginning in 1956, and Master Okano founding Kenkojuku (originally called Kenko-kai Karate-bu) prior to them in 1941.
Goals
- The study of Shotokan as an art form
- The study of Karate-do as a way of improving oneself physically, mentally, and spiritually
- The practice of Karate techniques as a means of self-defense
- The analysis of dynamics, kinesiology, physics, and anatomy
- The study of some Japanese history, culture, and terminology
- The benefits realized through active physical training: increased strength, stamina, flexibility, balance, coordination, stress relief
- The benefits realized through mental training: confidence, self-respect, self-control, self-discipline
- Kobudo training in Okinawan weapons for Brown Belts and above
Guest instructor Rich Steck is an 8-year certified instructor under Grandmaster Mansor, Kioto BJJ.
This seminar will mostly cover positions of the guard (mat work on your back), submissions from the guard, passing guard, mount, side mount, and other techniques we may choose to study.
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