Welcome to Bayside Seido Karate
The physical training in Seido can be strenuous, emphasizing progressive development of strength, flexibility and aerobic capacity. In addition to developing students with the highest level of physical skill, Seido aims to develop individuals of the highest moral character. We invite you to learn more about the World Seido Karate Organization, its founder & leadership, and our philosophy that makes Seido Karate so applicable to today's life.
	Seido Karate is a traditional Japanese style of karate, into which its founder, Kaicho Tadashi Nakamura has distilled the essence of what he has learned about the martial arts in over 50 years of study, practice, and teaching. Read more		Martial arts are more popular now than ever before in history. Because of movies, television and magazines, karate is widely perceived as a purely physical fighting art. Seido chooses to follow a different path, one that directly--and effectively--connects its students to the origins of karate and the bushido spirit of the samurai. Read more		Kaicho Nakamura began his karate training in   1953 at age eleven. His first experiences were in the Goju style under the instruction of Kei Miyagi Sensei, the son of the founder of the style. In 1956, Nakamura began studying with Masutatsu Oyama, the founder of Kyokushin Karate, and in 1959, he earned his shodan rank. At the time, he was the youngest Kyokushin student in Japan to receive a black belt. Read more