Japan Karate Do Ryobu-Kai New England

Mar 2023

Sensei Paul Belle Isle is a fantastic and knowledgeable karate instructor. I’ve been attending classes here for about a year and a half and only have positive things to say about the class and all associated with it.

Feb 2023

I have been taking Karate Classes at Japan Karate Do Ryobu-Kai New England with Sensei Paul Belle Isle for about 3 months. I have found him to be an incredibly knowledgeable teacher. I have studied Goju Ryu Karate and Feeding Crane Kung Fu and I have found this style to be incredibly authentic and practical. Sensei Paul Belle Isle also takes the time explain the deeper concepts and has a friendly and respectful class. I hope to continue studying here for years to come.Update: It has now been nearly 5 years since I first started with JKR New England and I continue to have nothing but good things to say.

Dec 2018

Sensei Paul Belle Isle is an excellent instructor of Shindo Jinen Ryu Karate. I attended his class for a little over a year and can easily attest that his approach to instructing and teaching this style of Karate makes it easy to understand yet keeps it challenging as it should be. He doesn't just "hand out" belts like some other dojos nor does he allow the students to forget the very basics. For every belt you earn, you can honestly say you know everything you are required to know up to that point. Sensei Paul makes the student understand the purpose of each movement in Shindo Jinen Ryu and with the typically smaller sized classes, he has time to teach one on one if...read full review