{"id":15,"date":"2023-06-12T22:01:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T20:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/okinawa-karate-moerfelden.org\/en\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-08-28T12:48:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T10:48:33","slug":"okinawa-karate-moerfelden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/okinawa-karate-moerfelden.org\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Startpage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Welcome to Okinawa-Karate-Moerfelden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"548\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/okinawa-karate-moerfelden.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/logo.png\" alt=\"Okinawa-Karate-Moerfelden\" class=\"wp-image-17\" style=\"width:284px;height:284px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/okinawa-karate-moerfelden.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/logo.png 548w, https:\/\/okinawa-karate-moerfelden.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/okinawa-karate-moerfelden.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/okinawa-karate-moerfelden.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/logo-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The website Okinawa-Karate-Moerfelden serves as a source of information for those interested in the subject of Shorin Ryu-Karate (<span id=\"su_tooltip_69e1e84b4ebb6_button\" class=\"su-tooltip-button su-tooltip-button-outline-yes\" aria-describedby=\"su_tooltip_69e1e84b4ebb6\" data-settings='{\"position\":\"top\",\"behavior\":\"hover\",\"hideDelay\":0}' tabindex=\"0\">\u5c11\u6797\u6d41)<sup><strong>\u24d8<\/strong><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"display:none;z-index:100\" id=\"su_tooltip_69e1e84b4ebb6\" class=\"su-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span class=\"su-tooltip-inner su-tooltip-shadow-no\" style=\"z-index:100;background:#222222;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:16px;border-radius:5px;text-align:left;max-width:600px;line-height:1.25\"><span class=\"su-tooltip-title\">Kanji: \u5c11\u6797\u6d41 (Hiragana: \u3057\u3087\u3046\u308a\u3093 \u308a\u3085\u3046, Phonetics: sh\u014drin ry\u016b)<\/span><span class=\"su-tooltip-content su-u-trim\">school of the sparse forest<\/span><\/span><span id=\"su_tooltip_69e1e84b4ebb6_arrow\" class=\"su-tooltip-arrow\" style=\"z-index:100;background:#222222\" data-popper-arrow><\/span><\/span> and in particular the style Shorin Ryu Matsumura Kenpo (<span id=\"su_tooltip_69e1e84b4ec35_button\" class=\"su-tooltip-button su-tooltip-button-outline-yes\" aria-describedby=\"su_tooltip_69e1e84b4ec35\" data-settings='{\"position\":\"top\",\"behavior\":\"hover\",\"hideDelay\":0}' tabindex=\"0\">\u5c11\u6797\u6d41\u677e\u6751\u62f3\u6cd5)<sup><strong>\u24d8<\/strong><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"display:none;z-index:100\" id=\"su_tooltip_69e1e84b4ec35\" class=\"su-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span class=\"su-tooltip-inner su-tooltip-shadow-no\" style=\"z-index:100;background:#222222;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:16px;border-radius:5px;text-align:left;max-width:600px;line-height:1.25\"><span class=\"su-tooltip-title\">Kanji: \u5c11\u6797\u6d41\u677e\u6751\u62f3\u6cd5 (Hiragana: \u3057\u3087\u3046\u308a\u3093 \u308a\u3085\u3046 \u307e\u3064\u3080\u3089 \u3051\u3093\u307d\u3046, Phonetics: sh\u014drin ry\u016b matsumura kenp\u014d)<\/span><span class=\"su-tooltip-content su-u-trim\">school of the sparse forest, matsumuras method of the fist<\/span><\/span><span id=\"su_tooltip_69e1e84b4ec35_arrow\" class=\"su-tooltip-arrow\" style=\"z-index:100;background:#222222\" data-popper-arrow><\/span><\/span> which is taught in a small dojo (<span id=\"su_tooltip_69e1e84b4eca0_button\" class=\"su-tooltip-button su-tooltip-button-outline-yes\" aria-describedby=\"su_tooltip_69e1e84b4eca0\" data-settings='{\"position\":\"top\",\"behavior\":\"hover\",\"hideDelay\":0}' tabindex=\"0\">\u9053\u5834)<sup><strong>\u24d8<\/strong><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"display:none;z-index:100\" id=\"su_tooltip_69e1e84b4eca0\" class=\"su-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span class=\"su-tooltip-inner su-tooltip-shadow-no\" style=\"z-index:100;background:#222222;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:16px;border-radius:5px;text-align:left;max-width:600px;line-height:1.25\"><span class=\"su-tooltip-title\">Kanji: \u9053\u5834 (Hiragana: \u3069\u3046\u3058\u3087\u3046, Phonetics: d\u014dj\u014d)<\/span><span class=\"su-tooltip-content su-u-trim\">place to train martial arts<\/span><\/span><span id=\"su_tooltip_69e1e84b4eca0_arrow\" class=\"su-tooltip-arrow\" style=\"z-index:100;background:#222222\" data-popper-arrow><\/span><\/span> in Moerfelden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically today&#8217;s karate can be divided into Okinawan and Japanese styles. Historically, the Japanese styles are descended from the Okinawan styles and thus represent a modernized form of karate, which has its origin in Okinawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mainly the Japanese styles are focused on competitions, meaning on the \u201ecompetitive-sport aspect\u201c, though there are exceptions. On the other hand the Okinawan styles are focused on the martial-arts, meaning on the \u201eeffective self-defense aspect\u201c, the original objective of karate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the dojo in Moerfelden, <a href=\"https:\/\/okinawa-karate-moerfelden.org\/en\/instructor\/#Alexandros_Kallidis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sensei Alexandros Kallidis<\/a> teaches this original Okinawan karate. The training offer itself officially exists since 2019 in the form of the <a href=\"https:\/\/skv-moerfelden.org\/sport\/skv-abteilung-karate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">karate department at SKV Moerfelden<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Information regarding the training shedule, registration and costs of an membership can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/skv-moerfelden.org\/trainingszeiten-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official SKV-Moerfelden website<\/a>, everything about the Matsumura Kenpo style here on Okinawa-Karate-Moerfelden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Okinawa-Karate-Moerfelden The website Okinawa-Karate-Moerfelden serves as a source of information for those interested in the subject of Shorin Ryu-Karate ( and in particular the style Shorin Ryu Matsumura Kenpo ( which is taught in a small dojo ( in Moerfelden. Basically today&#8217;s karate can be divided into Okinawan and Japanese styles. 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