BUFFALO SEIDO COMPARED TO OTHER SEIDO SCHOOLS

  Seido Karate at the University of Buffalo is a serious school of Seido karate-do.  The class curriculum is identical to all other Seido Karate schools around the world.  The only notable difference is the time between belt promotions is expanded to coincide with the University’s calendar.

SEIDO COMPARED TO OTHER STYLES

Seido Karate was founded on the premise that everyone can gain benefit, both mentally and physically, from participating in karate.  Historically, karate training was reserved for the strong – the infirmed and weak could not handle the rigors of the sometimes harsh training.  If a person could not bring themselves up to the required levels they left in defeat.  Similarly, students of karate had only a small timeframe to study the arts.  Injury and the stresses placed upon them in training shortened their opportunity to practice – much like the experiences many professional athletes have today.  The idea that karate can be a benefit to everyone came to Kaicho Nakamura when he was an instructor of Kyokushinkai Karate.  Kyokushinkai Karate was (and still can be) a fierce form of karate created by Mas Oyama in the mid-1950’s.  A friend of Kaicho asked if he would give lessons to someone who wished to learn karate.  Kaicho agreed, but later learned that this person was very handicapped.  Searching for a way to accommodate this individual was a challenge Kaicho stepped up to.  It was at this time when the seeds of Seido Karate were planted. 

Seido Karate is different in that it creates karate-ka (students of karate) who knows that karate is more than kicks and punches.  The power and strength developed from karate can benefit an individual internally but it also allows the individual to reflect outwards and help those around them.  This is an idea shared by over 20,000 students of Seido Karate around the world.

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