Rockland Matsubayashi-ryu Dojo
The official Maine, USA, World Matsubayashi-ryu Karatedo Association Dojo
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2025 Seminar: O'Malley Sensei
2025 Seminar: O'Malley Sensei
Join us at the Penobscot Bay YMCA on December 6th and 7th for a special seminar by Martin O'Malley sensei, 5th dan in Matsubayashi-ryu.
Training Abroad: A Journey to Eastbourne, England
Training Abroad: A Journey to Eastbourne, England
Troup sensei spent 10 day enjoying Karate Training in the UK at Steve and Sally Woolston sensei's Dojo in Eastbourne.
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Founded in 2006, the Rockland Matsubayashi-Ryu Dojo is the oldest dojo in Maine dedicated to practicing Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu karate. Instructor David Troup trained from 1987 through 2005 under Sensei Owen Masters, 6th Dan in Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu, and Sensei Max Crevani, Kyoshi, 8th Dan in Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu at the Shorin-Ji Bushido in New York City. Both Senseis Masters and Crevani were students of Sensei Zenko Heshiki, Kyoshi, who had been a student of the late founder of Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu, Grandmaster Shoshin Nagamine. Troup received his 5th dan from WMKA President Yoshitaka Taira, Hanshi, 10th Dan; WMKA Vice President Toshimitsu Arakaki, Hanshi, 10th Dan; and Iwao Tome, Hanshi, 9th Dan; after receiving his 1st, 2nd and 3rd Dans from the late Soke Takayoshi Nagamine (1945 – 2012), 10th Dan Hanshisei, the son of Matsubayashi-ryu’s founder—Grandmaster Shoshin Nagamine. He currently continues his own training in Okinawa with Toshimitsu Arakaki Sensei.
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Welcome to the Dojo
Welcome to the Dojo
Located at the Penobscot Bay YMCA, the Rockland Matsubayashi-Ryu Dojo is the oldest dojo in Maine dedicated to practicing traditional Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu karate.
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