Our Heritage

We offer traditional instruction in Shotokan Karate to youth. Our program is directly constructed after the manner of Master Gichin Funakoshi (founder of Shotokan Karate), and we can trace our genealogy back to Master Funakoshi himself. Although we focus on the three main principles of Karate: Kata (form), Kihon (basics), and Kumite (sparring) - Karate is not just a physical discipline. We heavily focus on the spiritual aspects of Karate illustrated in our class theme:

"The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, 

but in perfection of the character of its participants."

Master Funakoshi

Early 1600's to Present
Sakugawa	Iwah		Ko Sho Kun
Gusukuma		Soshu Matsumura
Anko Itosu		Anko Azato
Gichin Funakoshi (1868 – 1957) (Founded Shotokan Karate) (Brought Karate from Okinawa to Japan in 1922)
Tsutomu Ohshima (Brought Karate from Japan to United States in 1955)
Shotokan Karate of America (Founded by Tsutomu Ohshima in 1956)
Ralph Morris (Studied under Mr. Ohshima)
Ken Higa (Studied under Mr. Ohshima & Mr. Morris)
Kyle Podzikowski	Ryan Podzikowski		Tyler Podzikowski