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Butch Marino's
Shorin-Ryu Karate Institutes

Director: Butch Marino, 8th Dan
Cheif Instructor: Tammy Marino, 6th Dan

Director
Instructor certification awarded to Sensei Butch Marino in 1982, at the rank of 5th degree black belt. Okinawan Karate Instructor certification "licenses" Sensei Marino to teach Shorin-Ryu Karate anywhere in the World, including Okinawa or Japan.

Former Shibucho (Branch Chief) of the All Japan Shorin-Ryu Karatedo International League.
President, Traditional Okinawan Karate Association
World Hall of Fame Inductee
Hall of Fame Inductee, Professional Karate League
Hall of Fame Inductee, Sport Karate International
Promoter, "Battle of New England International Karate Championships"
Co-Founder of KRANE (Karate Referee Association of New England)

Chief Instructor
Tammy Marino has trained since 1973. She retired from competition after capturing the women's New England Champion title and holding on to the Number One rated slot for over 2 years. In 1985 she won three of four gold medals at the National "Women of Excellence" Karate Championships and ended her competition career with a twenty-five tournament winning streak. Today she is thought of as one of the all-time top women fighters of New England. Tammy was the first woman certified as an instructor under the Grand Master in Okinawa. Voted "Woman of the Year" (1995) by the World Hall of Fame, she specializes in the training of children as young as four years old.

Philosophy
When will I be good enough to take care of myself?
You should plan to get out of your training what you put in. No, this is not an oriental proverb. It is a true valuation of hard work and resulting reward.

If you took the three-month, crash course of dance lessons as a pre-teen, would you remember all of the steps as an adult? No. If you could remember any of them, could you perform them smoothly and without hesitation? Probably not. If you studied dance for three years as a teen, do you think you might dance pretty well as an adult. You probably could. So the more time and effort you spend usually results in better performance.

Martial Arts training is somewhat the same as learning to dance. The more time you spend the more you learn - and the better you get at it, the more you'll retain over time. Is three months enough training? No, it's not. Plan to spend at least a year if you intend to use your knowledge decades in the future. Spend a couple of years if you expect to be good at it, and twice that long for some sort of long-lasting perfection. Age and learning ability also plays a part.

Training Location

Directions To This Location

Headquarters:
151 John Downey Dr.
New Britain, CT 06051

Phone: (860) 225-7200

Email:

Main Site: http://www.marinoskarate.com

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