Shihan Shihan Kevin Plaisted is profiled on this page. It gives a description of his journey in martial arts and his enthusiasm for karate in particular
Instructors Lists our key instructors and their credentials. There is also a list of club yudansha.
Contact Us Gives contact details for Shihan Plaisted and Sensei Herlihy or, if you prefer, use our contact form.
FAQs Common questions and our answers about classes, Matsubayashi ryu karate style and other matters.
Past Events The Past Events page is an index to interesting events in the clubs history. These pages chronicle the numerous visits of Shihan Plaisted and senior dojo members to Okinawa
Club News General club and international news and events.
Club Calendar A calendar of club, national and international events.
Photo Gallery The Photo Gallery page is an index to photos arranged in years
Paul Williams Memorial This page is dedicated to Brendan (Paul) Williams. It highlights Paul's passion for karate and kobudo and the reason we created a trophy in his name. Annual winners of this trophy are listed here.
Dojo information Information page includes site search function, dojo ethics, precepts of mastery, grading requirements. List of Basic movements, Intermediate movements, Ido kihon, principal karate weapons, hands, feet...You can also access downloads in PDF from here.
Obi Grades A graphic representation of our grading system from 7th kyu ~ 10 th dan
How to Tie an Obi A step by step tutorial on the tying of a karate obi. Choose the video or photographic tutorial. There is also a PDF file version so you can download and print your own copy. Also a brief history of the karate obi and care instructions, including dying and cleaning.
Japanese Words We Use A list of words and phrases we use regularly in our dojo.There is also a PDF file version so you can download and print your own copy.
The Matsubayashi Ryu Quiz A quiz of twenty questions about our style of karate that you can attempt on line. There is also the option to download a PDF version (with answers).
Matsubayashi Ryu Information on the founder of Matsubayashi Ryu, its naming and style characteristics
Kata & Kumite Gives a brief description of all the eighteen kata of Matsubayashi ryu
Kata & Training Videos A growing list of Matsubayashi Ryu karate kata videos, kobudo videos & Training videos starting with videos on conditioning
Kobudo The kobudo page describes the weapons used in our dojo. Including naming of parts of the weapons.There is also a list of kata for each weapon.
Links We link to karate and kobudo sites, information on Okinawa, karate equipment sites and New Zealand information sites
Matsubayashi Ryu Websites Probably the largest list of Matsubayashi Ryu dojo websites in the world. Every endeavour is made to keep this list up to date. If you know of a site that's new or we missed please let us know.