What is Renbukan ?

Renbukan Shito Ryu Karate is a pure Japanese  Martial Art.
The original  purpose of a pure Martial Art was for Self Defence.
The Masters of Renbukan developed high level Technical Power through specific training and innovation.
Renbukan holds onto this ancient training and values, and teaches this Martial Art as taught by Masters Mabuni, Fujiwara and Iba.
Renbukan was designed for ordinary people who may have to face extra ordinary situations, so is just as relevant today as a Martial Art as it was through the last Century.
There are many Martial Arts throughout the world developed in  different countries for different reasons at different times, but the ones that work best,  have been tried and tested in life and death situations.
The Renbukan training and Katas ( pre arranged training drills ) reflect this understanding, and when this is interpreted by a skilled instructor the value is timeless and precious and practical.
Renbukan is a specialist style of Shito Ryu because it has been refined and developed in the direction of explosive power, and whilst not all who have trained Renbukan have attained this level, as the road his long and hard, all who have trained have seen it and understand what can be achieved by human endeavor if an individual wants to pay the price of commitment, sacrifice, endurance and dedication.
These qualities are necessary to reach the high levels of this Martial Art.
This valuable understanding is passed from teacher to student and can be easily lost in one generation when the art is changed to suit either commercial operators whose only interest is money, or egotistical students whose only interest is valueless gradings and self promotion.
This is why Renbukan Shito Ryu is not a mainstream off the shelf karate, that is for sale, and available to large numbers, because true quality gained after years of perseverance and training is usually appealing to discerning individuals who know what they want and seek out where to find it.
The fact  you have found our website indicates that you are searching for something special in a Martial Art, a look at two separate media stories that have been published around the world of the extraordinary survival tales of two Renbukan Shito Ryu Black Belts, Mike Williams and Dr. James Scott may well indicate that you have found what you are looking for.