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+1 503-968-1600
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| 12566 SW Main St, Tigard, OR, 97223 | |
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0.3 miTigard Transit Center
0.3 miSouthwest Main & Commercial
0.4 miSouthwest Main & Scoffins
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Specialties
Traditional Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate-Do
Meet the Business Owner
Robert E.
Business Owner
Sensei Ellis began karate training in 1963. Early training also included Judo, Kendo and Zen with Sakiyama Roshi a former student of Miyagi Chogun Sensei. Following discharge from the Marine Corps, Ellis entered the PhD Japanese history program at the University of Oregon In 1973, Ellis went to Tokyo to study with Higaonna Sensei as one of the first westerners at the now famous Yoyogi dojo. Upon returning to the U.S., Ellis started his own dojo and for the next 20 years headed the University of Oregon club sports karate program and taught karate while on faculty in the P. E. Department. Ellis Sensei’s dojo, SEISHINKAN, is named in honor of his teacher.
