Shoshin Karate-Do International is an established, traditional Shotokan karate school. It is JKA karate in the tradition of Master Funakoshi and Nakayama. Sensei David Johnston, 8th Dan (1937-2016), studied under noted Sensei Kanazawa, Enoida, and Yaguchi, and was formerly assistant Chief Instructor of ISKF Mountain States region, and Technical Director of the AJKA. Today, Sensei Hessam, 5th Dan and senior student to David Johnston, carries on the legacy of his teachers, and the tradition of Shotokan Karate-Do.

Kids Karate

Kids Karate (ages 6 – 12) As a traditional dojo, Shoshin Karate-Do insists on high standards and seriousness that precludes training for children under the age of 6. Children aged 6-11; however, are expected to train with utmost diligence while observing the strict codes of etiquette inherent in traditional forms of budo. The classes here…

Adults Karate & Women’s Self Defense

Adults Karate The adult karate program at Shoshin Karate-Do begins at 11 years of age. Though younger students are paired according to age and ability, they are treated as adults and are expected to keep up with the adults. As is the case with all traditional forms of budo, emphasis is placed on proper etiquette,…

Tradition

Shoshin Karate-Do International is founded on the premise that in the beginners mind, the potential for learning and growth is significantly more, than in a mind that is closed due to believing that it already knows. As such, practitioners of this school hearken back to an older time when Karate was practiced as a method…