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Dixon Patch Viewfinder: Twice a Week, Teens Learn Okinawan Karate Discipline
Jim and Kathy Ernest run well-known self-defense center
On a Monday afternoon in mid August, 20 Dixon students ranging from age 10 to 13 showed up at Jim and Kathy Ernest's center for their twice-weekly shorin ryu karate lesson. Karate is a self-defense discipline which originated in Okinawa.
Ramtown Karate is associated with the Ryukyukan karate organization based in that country. Its leader, Hanshi Koei Nohara, visits Dixon every November for black belt testing.
Besides the shorin ryu discipline, the class shown here also learns karate methods from two other disciplines.
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Ramtown Karate competes in karate meets in the U.S. and abroad. Karate students at Ramtown range from the very young to adults.
As you can see in these photos, the number of boys in the class is matched by the number of girls. For more information about Ramtown Karate visit www.ramtownkarate.com or call 707-678-4899. The facility is located at 1680 North Lincoln Street in Dixon.
