Seishinkai Shotokan Karate International (SSKI)is an international association dedicated to the teachings of Shotokan Grand Masters Gichin Funakoshi, the founder, and the late great Japanese Karate Association (JKA) Chief Instructor Masatoshi Nakayama Sensei.

SEI = SPIRIT AND SOUL
SHIN = MIND
KAI = ASSOCIATION OR GROUP

Headquartered in England, SSKI has clubs in other countries such as the USA, Kazakhstan and Hungary. The SSKI USA club is located in Springfield Ohio.

Our International Chief Instructor, Malcolm Phipps Sensei 8th Dan, is world-renowned as a highly respected Karate teacher, sports personality,  and author of several books, including his latest “Out of the Tiger’s Mouth”. Sensei Phipps spends time at SSKI USA several times each year. Read more about Sensei Phipps on Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia.

SSKI has produced champions at all levels of competition, including World/European and many National Champions. Regular Referees Courses are held with our Chief Referee, for those interested in this very important part of Competition Karate.

SSKI holds many annual Courses with world-class instructors, including the highly respected Sensei Richard Amos, Sensei Steve Ubl, Sensei Dave Hazard and Sensei Aidan Trimble and many more. Students are also encouraged to attend ‘Open’ Courses held by other groups and Associations as well as those held by SSKI Senior Instructors.

Seishinkai pride themselves in that they have no part whatsoever in the politics of Karate and are current members of the WTKO. Seishinkai also prides itself on being a hard-working and friendly group that has places for everyone in all of our clubs in all of our countries.

“The ultimate aim of the art of Karate, lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants” – Gichin Funakoshi