Shorinji ryu karate, firmly rooted in Southern Japan, is characterized by great mobility and swift combinations of movements. Shorinji ryu karate is an older style of karate, and very complimentary to Shotokan.

The Satsuma Dojo is affiliated with the All-Japan Karate-Do Federation, headed by Master Isamu Tamotsu, tenth dan. Shorinji ryu karate is based in the home dojo "Renshinkan", in Japan. "Renshinkan" translates to "the school where you study hard with feeling from the heart".
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