The Rockland Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate Dojo was founded in January, 2006 to bring traditional Matsubayashi-Ryu karate to midcoast Maine with three weekly classes.
The dojo operates out of the Penobscot Bay YMCA, in Rockport, Maine. We offer four weekly classes open to all students, and one black belt class. Karate classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 – 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Kobudo class is Monday, from 6-7 p.m. Please contact us at mainekarate@gmail.com for information regarding the kobudo classes. The black belt class is by invitation only and is at 12 p.m. on Saturday afternoons.
There is no extra fee for members of the Penobscot Bay YMCA.
Classes are intense, and will help improve both your mental and physical endurance. We practice kata and kumite (sparring), fighting applications, and basics. If you are thinking of learning the art of Shorin-ryu Karatedo while strengthening your body and mind, email us at mainekarate@gmail.com or give us a call at (207) 358-0343.
Instructor David Troup trained from 1987 through 2005 under Sensei Owen Masters, 6th Dan in Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu, and Sensei Max Crevani, Kyoshi, 8th Dan in Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu at the Shorin-Ji Bushido in New York City. Both Senseis Masters and Crevani were students of Sensei Zenko Heshiki, Kyoshi, who had been a student of the late founder of Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu, Grandmaster Shoshin Nagamine.
Troup received his 5th dan from WMKA President Yoshitaka Taira, Hanshi, 10th Dan; WMKA Vice President Toshimitsu Arakaki, Hanshi, 10th Dan; and Iwao Tome, Hanshi, 9th Dan; after receiving his 1st, 2nd and 3rd Dans from the late Soke Takayoshi Nagamine (1945 – 2012), 10th Dan Hanshisei, the son of Matsubayashi-ryu’s founder—Grandmaster Shoshin Nagamine. He currently continues his own training in Okinawa with Toshimitsu Arakaki Sensei.
Dojo Yudansha:
Joseph Russillo, 3rd Dan
John Thibodeau, 3rd Dan
Kyle Reniche, 2nd Dan
Steven Munford, 2nd Dan