Thirteen students from Allegheny Shotokan “Viola” Karate Dojo qualified to compete this fall in the World Karate Commission National Team Trials Oct. 26-Nov. 1 in Albufeira, Portugal. The local ...

For over 50 years, the Santa Clara University Shotokan Karate club has been training dedicated students in this Japanese-based martial arts form. Read about the club's founders here. Since its ...

Locations: Eagle Valley Elementary School and Edwards Elementary School. Date opened: The club dates back to 1973 with Sensei David Johnston as its first instructor until 1980. Other instructors are ...

A Bellevue woman named Cathy Cline, has a pretty impressive accomplishment under her belt. Or rather-- her belt is her accomplishment! When she achieved her 7th dan in 2005, she became the FIRST woman ...

Mike Griffith, a 21-year-old who lives in Sugar Land, has earned a second-degree black belt at Dai-Ichi Shotokan Karate-Do. The accomplishment is perhaps doubly impressive because he has autism and ...

Okazaki helped found the International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF) in 1977 to promote traditional Shotokan karate in the United States. He had moved from his native Japan to Philadelphia in 1961 ...

A group of girls in Sydney, many with Afghan backgrounds, are learning the Japanese martial art of Shotokan karate under the guidance of Sudan's first female black belt, Rhiannon Elston reports.

Kimberley’s Blade Shotokan made its national debut at the 41st IFFSK National Championship, representing the Northern Cape for the first time, and what an unforgettable debut it turned out to be.

The prestigious competition, which was held in Nottingham, saw the cream of Britain’s karate community participate, including competitors from local club Zanshin Shotokan NI, based in Coleraine, ...