Community
I regularly turn to Kato-san and Sensei Brian Arthur, who are based in Tokyo, for expert advice and education. ありがとうございます! I am grateful to have such excellent men in my Seibukan family.
In our dojo, as in Japanese culture in general, one of the most important relationships structuring society is that between sempai and kōhai (senior and junior).
The Seibukan Karate Dojo is a provincially registered non-profit organization. All instructors are volunteers; none is paid.
We are a small dojo by design. We're not trying to make money from karate and we don’t depend on a large enrollment. Instead, we seek to build and sustain a community of karateka who work together to become better people and contribute to a better world. There are other clubs that can boast more trophy and medal winners. We are content that you cannot find a more welcoming and supportive community anywhere.
We invite anyone of good character with a sincere desire to learn Seibukan. We promise we will do our very best for you. We don’t care if you’re fat or skinny, young or old, in great shape or not very fit. We only ask (and expect) that every member uphold the openness and respect that defines the spirit of karate.
Zenpō Sensei says that there are no borders or races in karate-dō. Our dojo welcomes people of any ethnic background, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, gender-identification, body shape, or family configuration to train, sweat, and laugh with us.
In December 2024, we taught karate to over 400 young men and women in phys-ed classes at Strathcona High School. We did this as volunteers; we are grateful for the Seibukan tradition we have been given and want to share it to the best of our abilities.
Recently, we cancelled a class so that several members of the dojo could help pack up rugs for the local non-profit, fair-trade Village Goods store.