About Taifu-Shoi Karate Do

Origins

The Taifu Shoi is a karate-do style developed in Puerto Rico that combines the Korean Tae Kwon Do, the Chinese Kung Fu and the Japanese Shotokan. During the 1970s, José A. Pabon created the Taifu-Shoi and uses as a logo in the uniforms a red circle with black edges, a white scorpion in the middle and leaves on the sides. Most of the instructors and freestyle organizations that have been successful are or have been Taifu-Shoi students.

About the Founder

Meijin Sankei 10th Dan Jose A. Pabon, Ph.D. is the creator and founder Taifu-Shoi Karate-Do Jibun-Waza Kai, Kimi Do Katana and the Puerto Rico Black Belt Society.

He is the first recognized martial arts instructor by the Associated Free State of Puerto Rico (government of Puerto Rico). Currently he has more then 67 years of practicing martials arts. He practices and teaches more then 10 Kobudo weapons and in addition the Katana. With the Katana he's been practicing it for over 50 years.

He is founder of Taifu-Shoi Karate Do which competitive and self-defense. He is the founder of Jibun-Waza-Kai which is just for self-defense. He is also the founder of Kimi-Do Katana which is the Union of Spirit - mind and body through practice of La Katana. The Katana is known as "The Guillotine of Hand." Lastly, he is the founder of the Black Belt Society of Puerto Rico which is one of the prestigious organizations of Puerto Rico and globally.