At Kodokai you'll be practicing self-defense techniques 'hands-on' with training partners on your first day and every day.
We know how to ease beginners into practice, and, with over thirty years of experience, we have the depth to help those with prior training continue to grow and expand their abilities.
You'll learn time-tested skills from a teacher with real-life self-defense experience and your training will be geared toward developing skills that will work for you.
get in the best shape of your life
improve your agility, stamina and flexibility
develop calm and confidence
have a blast learning some very cool skills
What is class like?
Meditation and Warmup - Each class begins with meditation followed by muscle loosening exercises to increase flexibility and provide a gentle warmup.
Toning and Strength Building - Our medicine ball workout will get your heart pumping while building core and upper-body strength. Balls vary in weight so you can work at a level that is right for you.
Striking Skills - You'll work on pads, heavy bags and with partners to develop powerful striking skills with the hands, elbows, feet and knees. You will also be burn tons of calories and get a great cardio workout!
Self-defense Applications - Working with training partners you will practice strikes, joint locks, submission restraints, throws and escapes. Weapon disarms, multiple attacker drills and a wide range of other topics are covered.
Cool Down - Classes end with a brief meditation.
Authenticity Matters
All of the photos on this web site are from our own classes and our personal experience training in Japan.
You will learn the same martial arts that are practiced in small schools on Okinawa. They have stood the test of time because they provide the very things you want in martial arts- reliable skills, health benefits, inner-calm, friendship, and a philosophy and strategy toward living a good life.
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The benefits of martial arts training can be immense, but commercialized watered-down generic martial arts won't take you to the same places as the real thing. Why settle for less?
Palace Hand was created on the island of Okinawa 450 years ago. We learned it on Okinawa from Okinawan teachers- it's as authentic as you'll ever get without flying yourself to Japan!
Treat yourself to something worthwhile and accomplish something you'll be proud of.
It's easy to get started!
Drop us a line, we won't pressure you and we'll answer all of your questions.
You have nothing to lose and lots to gain!
I was introduced to Palace Hand in the home of 84 year old Master Toma when I was in Okinawa in 2002.
Eventually I was accepted as a student of Taira and Takamiyagi sensei's.
We traveled to Okinawa to learn Palace Hand and brought our teachers to Rhode Island (Takamiyagi sensei has come three times, Taira sensei, once) to review our students and to insure that we are properly representing this unique martial art.
← I took this photo of Master Toma the day he introduced me to Palace Hand. He has since passed away. His dojo sign, behind him, now hangs in our school.
Taira and Takamiyagi sensei's at our school→
(401) 762-2201 175 Eddie Dowling Hwy. (Rt. 146A, Park Square) North Smithfield, RI 02895
