Why "Mizu Shotokan Karate-Do" ?

"Mizu Shotokan Karate-Do" is a bit of a mouthful, but each part is important and was chosen carefully:

Mizu	Mizu is the Japanese word for water. Water can be calm... but it can also be rough. Just like karate.
Shotokan	The style of karate we practice is Shotokan Karate. It is one of the oldest and most popular karate styles.
Karate	As you may know, the word karate derives from the Japanese words kara - 'empty' - and te - 'hand'.
Do	Do - pronounced like dough - means "way". Thus Karate-Do translates as 'Way of the Empty Hand'. The "Do" is important, as it emphasises that there is much more to karate than the technical aspects of fighting.