Greetings from the Orlando Shotokan Club. We are a diverse group of students and instructors dedicated to practising and advancing the traditional art of Shotokan Karate-Do. Our membership is composed of Dan ranked students i.e. all black belts of various degrees. If you have a background in Shotokan and would like to join our club to advance in your training, please contact us using the contact form below.

JKA Techniques: The Inseparable Trinity Lead to Kime

The foundation of karate is the kihon (basic techniques), the kata (forms), and the kumite (sparring). Upon these three rest all technique, all speed, all strength and all progress in karate. They are, in essence, one. And they must be studied as one: without the kihon basic techniques, there can be neither kata nor kumite. Likewise, kata separated from kumite is simply rote movement unseasoned with the knowledge that comes from application. Finally, kumite without kata loses the characteristic agility and effortless smoothness inherent in karate. Kihon is kata is kumite.

The Five Dojo Kun

Senior instructors at the JKA developed the Five Dojo Kun, which everyone studying at the JKA commits to memory. With each practice session at the dojo, students kneel in the seiza position and repeat these five precepts out loud. This process reminds students of the right attitude, frame of mind and virtues to strive for both within the dojo, and outside.

Contact Us

For general questions about our club, please use the contact form below or send us an email at OrlandoShotokanKarateClub@gmail.com. Be sure to include some basic information about your martial arts background.

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