WORLD ZENDO KAI KAN KARATE


	HISTORY OF ZENDO
	Zendo Karate was founded on four fundamental principles: Respect, Love, Honesty and Sincerity. It is traditional Japanese Military style of Karate. The physical training is strenuous - emphasizing progressive development of strength, flexibility and aerobic capacity. In World Zendo, the students and the quality of instructions are of utmost importance. Our aim is to instill in our students the essence of what we as instructors have learnt about the Martial Arts over years of study, practice and teaching. At World Zendo, our ultimate aim is to develop strong minds, bodies and spirits, which enhance health and a general sense of self-esteem. The History of Zendo has its roots starting in KyoKushin Kai Kan Karate, whose founding member is Masutatsu Oyama. Masutatsu Oyama, in 1932, at the age of nine, learnt the Martial Arts by studying the southern Kempo form. Masutatsu craving for knowledge about self-defense was magnanimous. As a result, he went on a search and by 1938 he started practicing Okinawan Karate. Masutatsu Oyama was a resilient man and thus, by age twenty he obtained his 4th Dan. Masutatsu Oyama opened his first "Dojo" in 1953 in Tokyo. World Zendo Kai Kan Karate has reminiscence not only of KyoKushin Kai Kan, but also of Seido Karate. The founder of Seido Karate, Tadashi Nakamura met Masutatsu Oyama and started training at his dojo. Kaicho Tadashi Nakamura trained hard with great results, such as being given the opportunity to teach Karate to American soldiers at the American base camp at Zama, while in Prep School. With continued growth of the school, Masutatsu Oyama decided to spread the KyoKushin Kai system to the United States. He chose Tadashi Nakamura for this task and in 1966 he was sent to New York. After many years in New York, Tadashi Nakamura saw changes in KyoKushin Kai Karate that he felt was not in the best interest for the growth of the Art and thus, withdrew from the system. Tadashi's love for Karate would not allow him to stop, merely because he was no longer with his instructor. Instead, he opened a school of his own known as Seido Juku and through major and continued growth, it is now known worldwide as "The World Seido Karate Organization". Seido Karate had its headquarters in New York and was founded on October 15, 1976. The Organization has grown drastically over the years with more than fifty affiliated dojos around the world, with Jamaica hosting one of these schools. Shihan Lambert Plummer started as a boxer at the Guinness Gym at the National Heroes Circle, while a student at the Kingston Senior School. After being punched out during a training session, he switched to Martial Arts, becoming a member of KyoKushin Karate under the instruction of Sensei Allan Monteith in 1969. After Sensei Monteith's migration, he continued his training under the guidance of Sensei Monkad 'Monty' Allen and Sensei Errol Lyn, who was the chief instructor of Seido Karate in Jamaica. Shihan Lambert Plummer, founder of World Zendo Kai Kan Karate Organization, gained his 1st Degree Black Belt in 1978, his 2nd Degree in 1987 and his 3rd Degree in Seido Karate in 1991. At the rank of 3rd Dan, Shihan Plummer found discrepancies with the operation of the Seido Karate Organization and thus decided to branch off and started a school of his own. He respectfully resigned from that organization in 1993. Zendo Kai Kan Karate was created by Shihan Plummer on July 27,1993. Its founding members were Jading Greenland McLauchin, Karl Tai Loy, Christopher Collman, Derek Dodd, Dalton Toy Loy, Keith Edwards and Marcus Reid. The members have since left to form their own system. It is the first Martial Arts to be created in Jamaica. A superior form of exercise and self-defense, Zendo is a complete programme of physical and mental conditioning that is both safe and effective for persons of all ages. It is also created to encourage total fitness of its students. The techniques are designed to strengthen the cardiovascular and muscular system while learning self-defense. The school's fully equipped gym enhances this development of mind and body. Our instructors understand that people have different reasons for training and their instructions take that in account, however, discipline and order are never compromised. Whatever your motivation, physical fitness, self-defense, mental discipline, toning, strength building or slimming, then the place to be is Zendo Kai Kan!
	Board of Directors

World Zendo Kai kan Karate. Last Updated - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 1:38 PM