Overview of Shin Ai Do
Shin Ai Do Karate Do is a modern Karate style that inherits from traditional Karate schools such as Goju Ryu and Kyokushin. The name Shin Ai Do was first used in 1989 to describe a school of Karate developed in Russia by Master Alexander Szurmiej, 8 Dan.
The term "Shin Ai Do" means "Way of True Harmony", which echoes the principle aims of the style. These are for a practitioner to execute techniques in a flowing manner that is in harmony with the advances of an attacker, and more broadly, for a practitioner to find a style of fighting that is in harmony with their own abilities.
The main distinction between Shin Ai Do and some other styles of Karate is that Shin Ai Do training focusses on adopting a way of thinking as opposed to just learning a particular set of techniques by rote.
Components of Shin Ai Do
Shin Ai Do uses strikes, throws, sweeps and ground fighting techniques that support fighting against an opponent in a variety of scenarios. In all cases the aim is to use an attacker's power against him/her.
Starting from a standing position. |
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Resulting in some form of take down... |
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Leading to ground fighting... |
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Finishing with a submission. |
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