Our Mission:
Excellence.
We strive to share traditional Okinawan karate and its goal of achieving excellence through dedication and effort.
Our Passion
Karate is a pursuit of perfection through dedication and tenacity. At our dojo, we aim to share our philosophy on how to find your own way to continue your trek through your path. “Perfection” lies not only in a physical expression of martial prowess, it applies to your whole being, compassion, effort, mindfulness, spirituality, and thoughtfulness. This is what we strive to improve within ourselves.
Our Classes
We offer classes five days a week:
Mondays nights - Karate
Tuesday nights - Women’s Self-Defense
Wednesday nights - Women’s Self-Defense
Thursdays nights - Karate
Saturday mornings - Karate
Our tuition is set to make it accessible to you ($65/month per person or negotiable).
Okinawan Heritage
Ryuei Ryu is a traditional Okinawan Karate style. Ryuei Ryu was brought to USA in 1979 by Kyoshi Tomohiro Arashiro (8th Dan) from Okinawa. The Pan-American branch of Ryuei Ryu [Okinawa Ryuei Ryu Karate Kobudo (ORRKKO)] is headquartered in San Diego, California. In the USA, ORRKKO has dojos in California, Texas, and Washington. ORRKKO is directly affiliated with the main Ryuei Ryu organization, Ryuei Ryu Ryuhou Kai, in Okinawa, Japan.
Karate
Karate (空手) is a martial art that originates from Okinawa, Japan. Karate is a whole body training regimen that utilize the entire body. Karate is a way of life.
Kobudo
Kobudo (古武道) is an aspect of Ryuei Ryu which trains its practitioners in traditional Okinawan weapons including Bo (棒術), Sai (釵術), Kama (鎌術), and more.
Authenticity
We are the only official Ryuei Ryu dojo in the Pacific Northwest region. We are located in the Olympia/Lacey area.
We are affiliated with the Pan-American Ryuei Ryu organization ORRKKO and train under Tomohiro Arashiro Kyoshi.
Our Instructors
We have two excellent instructors at our Olympia/Lacey dojo:
Dj Schmieberg (2nd dan)
Satoshi Shimoji (1st dan)
Dj Sempai has practiced Ryuei Ryu for over 20 years. Satoshi Sempai is Dj Sempai’s first student to attain his black belt. They are committed to Ryuei Ryu as well as karate as a whole and look forward to sharing their passion with you.