Enso Dojo

6th Degree Black Belt Senior Ranked Student of Master Arthur Cohen Owner of this site Dojos.com  and  previous  Owner: Tang Soo Do Karate Center Sensei Barrett is Available for Private / Small Group Instruction and Seminars 

Sensei Charles is the creator of Aikido Plus (adding circular motion to your martial arts). He has been training in various martial arts for over 49 years.  He achieved a 6th-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and was head instructor at the Tang Soo Do Karate Center one of the oldest schools on Long Island, NY, founded by Arthur Cohen in 1967.

He is also a 5th-degree black belt, Renshi, in Ryushin Shouchi Ryu Iaido (the art of Japanese sword) and co-founder of To Ko “Eastern Tiger” Japanese Sword School.

He visited the Hombu dojo in Okinawa, headed by Sensei Jerry Figgiani president / founder of SRKDI Shorin Ryu Karate-Do International.  Charles was awarded his 4th-degree black belt in Shogen-Ryu Karate-Do Kyokai and Shorin Ryu Karate-Do International under Chairman Takeshi Tamaki and President Jerry Figgiani.  The Enso Dojo is the continuing culmination of over 49 years of Charles Barrett’s martial arts training.​

 Instructor Arthur Cohen Tae Kwon Do is a Korean Martial Art designed for unarmed self defense and counterattacks. Tae Kwon Do is the art of kicking and punching. It incorporates the linear movements of Karate ((Okinawan-Japanese style of fighting) and flowing circular patterns of Kung Fu (Chinese styles). It is greatly know for its unique kicking techniques not comparable to any of the two mentioned styles.   

In photo (l-r) Lee Bissell, Charles Barrett, Master Arthur Cohen, Master Richard Chun, Chris Caponegro, Marc Redgate.

Instructor Jerry Figgiani (松林流), also known as Matsubayashi Shōrin-ryū, is a school of Okinawan Shōrin-ryū karate founded by Shōshin Nagamine (1907-1997) in 1947. Its curriculum includes 18 kata, 7 two-man yakusoku kumite (prearranged sparring) routines, and kobudō (weapons) practice.

Nagamine named his school in honor of masters whom he viewed as two of the most important forebears of Shōrin-ryū, Matsumura Sōkon and Kosaku Matsumora. He chose to name the school using kanji characters that can be pronounced in Japanese either as "Matsubayashi" or as "Shorin." Therefore, it is correct to refer to the school as "Matsubayashi-ryū", "Shōrin-ryū", or "Matsubayashi Shōrin-ryū". Most people today choose one of the "Matsubayashi" variants in order to avoid confusion with the other many schools of Shōrin-ryū. Nagamine Shōshin also credited Motobu Chōki as the teacher who inspired his seven Yakusoku kumite forms. Today, the official Matsubayashi-ryū organization is run by Shōshin Nagamine's son, Takayoshi Nagamine, though there are many schools teaching Matsubayashi-ryū that are not officially affiliated with the Nagamine dojo.

Matsubayashi-ryū is one of the better-documented traditional karate styles, owing to Nagamine's book, The Essence of Okinawan Karate-dō  as well as Tales of the Masters. 

A product of the Philippines, specializes in stick and knife fighting, typical of the Martial Arts of the southwestern Pacific region.  Arnis turns a simple stick or rolled magazine into a lethal weapon, while not ignoring the empty hand and foot techniques.  To this day, Arnis Masters are the Spiritual Leaders and Healers of their communities.

Popularly known as “the art of drawing the sword", Iaido is the contemporary legacy of the samurai of feudal Japan. A professional warrior class, both samurai men and women practiced warrior skills. Hayashizake Jinsuke Shigenobu is considered the legendary founder of Iaido as a concept and practice distinct from sword fighting in the 16th century paralleling the development of a unified country. , 

Aikido is a non-violent Japanese Martial Art strongly influenced by Zen Buddhism. While teaching an effective form of self defense that does not inflict serious permanent injury, it demonstrates a way of achieving harmony with nature. In this instance one learns to harmonize with an attacker's force. The Aikido student learns a calm, balanced way of being that can be generalized to include all aspects of life. At more advanced levels, Aikido practice has been described as "meditation in motion."

It is an art that requires very little physical strength since an attacker's force is never stopped. Instead it is redirected into a circular path where the attacker is then easily unbalanced and then either thrown or immobilized with various twisting movements of the arms and wrists. Since physical strength is not emphasized, women, children, and older adults can gain the benefits of Aikido training. In place of physical strength, mental strength is developed which is similar to that of the hypnotized subject. This is an aspect of the meditative training and may be described as "extending the mind throughout one's body." 

The "Great Dance of Health", or the “Great Ultimate” has been a vital part of Oriental life for over one thousand years. Within the scope of Tai Qi, as I believe it should be instructed, is Meditation, QI or "Life Force" development, Qi Gung, Martial Arts, Taoism, in addition to exercise, relaxation, and the less well known health benefits. Link for Master Yu  https://www.scarsdaleaikido.com/taichi-instructor.html

Beginner, intermediate and advanced techniques in an area of Martial Art instruction often neglected by other systems. According to statistics, most self-defense situations end up with someone on the ground. You need to know how to get there safely and what to do once you’re there. 

A style of Kung Fu based solely on physical sensitivity and sensorial mind awareness. It does not develop techniques for dealing with particular situations; which just create another habit. Through the learning process, (which is merely to recognize and realize, not to accumulate or imitate) the student begins to understand how "mental and physical" 

affect each other and starts to develop the skill to unify and coordinate them. The student needs to recognize the six physical points and three mental factors in the training system. You train through the process of understanding your muscular movement, body structure  (skeletal, ligaments and tendons, incorporating chi (energy) and your mental process. Relaxation is an essential component of the art. Relaxation contains the process of looseness, softness, elasticity, and fa jing (issuing power). As soon as an I-Liq Chuan practitioner touches an opponent's hands or body, he can feel instantly where the opponent's weight and center of gravity is and what strike or technique the opponent is going to use. Ultimately, the I-Liq Chuan practitioner is able to sense the opponent's intention without contact, through awareness. He can redirect the force and use it against the opponent or incorporate the use of fa jing (energy release strikes) depending on the threat level.