East Morris Karate Academy

Specialties

We are a traditional, authentic martial arts dojo that teaches karate as an art of self-​perfection as much as self-​protection.

History

Established in 1981.

Our founder began his training in 1974 at age 26, and has actively and continuously studied the martial arts, philosophy, history and culture ever since.

In 1986, we instituted a formal 3 year instructor training program to develop the most professional martial arts teachers possible for our dojo.

We have been teaching the same art, for the same reasons, since the day we opened. In that way, we pursue our mission: To connect with the centuries old tradition of self-​perfection as a path to self-​defense in the street and success in life.

In 2010, East Morris Karate Academy was reorganized to become the individual student training program under a new 501c non-​profit educational organization, Martial Promise, Inc. Our aim was to insulate our mission from profit pressure and to insure our legacy.

To date, the East Morris Karate Academy has trained nearly 800 students, produced over 100 black belts, created several dozen instructors and inspired a number of them to open dojo of their own