Members of Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai at the Arizona Hombu dojo in Mesa, provide traditional martial arts demonstrations, clinics and talks to educate the general public in understanding the purpose of traditional Okinawan karate and kobudo. The purpose of the traditional martial arts was best summarized by the father of modern karate, Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Karate master Gichin Funakoshi: "The purpose of karate lies not in victory of defeat by in the perfection of its participants"