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Enshin Karate (official name- Enshinkaikan), is a style of Karate founded in 1988 and includes schools and members in various countries around the world. Enshin is considered a "full-contact" Karate style in that Enshin students train with full-force (or close to full force) contact with each other. The core emphasis in Enshin is use of the "Sabaki Method," a system of techniques employed with the goal of turning an opponent's power and momentum against him or her and repositioning oneself to the opponent's "blind" spot to counterattack from a more advantageous position. Enshin includes the kicks, strikes, and punches found in most other styles of Karate. But, Enshin also utilizes numerous grabs, sweeps, and throws often associated with Judo or other grabbing/grappling styles of martial arts. Enshin was founded by Kancho (Grandmaster) Joko Ninomiya who is originally from Shikoku, Japan, but now directs the Enshin organization from his headquarters (honbu) in Denver, Colorado. Enshin is noted for its annual tournament, the Sabaki Challenge, a full-contact, no pads/no gloves-rules competition held every spring in Denver and open to advanced martial art's entrants from any style or school.
References
Kancho Ninomiya, Joko (with Ed Zorensky). Sabaki Method: Karate in the Inner Circle. Berkeley, California: Frog, Ltd., 1998.
Kancho Ninomiya, Joko (with Ed Zorensky). My Journey in Karate- The Sabaki Way. Berkeley, California: Frog, Ltd., 2000.