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Shin Te Ryu
Shin Te Ryu is a system comprised of, Japanese Wado ryu,Japanese Goju, Okinawan Kobudo, Japanese Kendo, and Puerto Rican Knife and Machete Fighting. I have invested my life studies into this amalgam of martial styles, not taking anything away from any style but using what works as i have seen thru my own experience.
Shin Te Ryu Creed
“I come to you with only Karate, my empty hands, I have no
weapons, but should I be forced to defend myself, my principles
or my honor, should it be a matter of life or death, of right or
wrong; then here are my weapons, Karate, my empty hands.”
About The Creed
"The above Creed has become an accepted Code for many Martial Artists, it denotes the Martial Artist's way of life in today's environment. Time inevitably alters attitudes and convictions. Therefore, in reanalyzing the Creed, the use of the words right or wrong leaves no margin for clemency, but to defend one's self. A matter of life or death means strict adherence to survival in protecting loved ones or self even if it means death to the adversary should no alternative be left. Principles must be upheld and protected, for without them the very core and soul of man is valueless. Honor motivates a Martial Artist to action because it gives him dignity. Empty hands (as well as other body weapons) are the substitutes that a Martial Artist uses in place of man made weapons to sustain his honor. Discipline developed through training without weapons implants justice and discretion when applying the Martial Arts. Thus the above Creed acts as a regulatory guide in aiding the Martial Artist in developing a keen sense of justice."*
