Why Shotokan Karate?

Self-defense • Fitness • Posture • Balance • Concentration • Awareness • Confidence • Discipline • Accomplishment • Self-esteem • Character

Traditional Shotokan Karate maximizes the effectiveness of the body. This offers immediate advantage for self-defense and is used in everyday life. Proper training in Shotokan Karate sharpens both mental and physical aspects of our bodies. It improves our ability to focus and helps us control and leverage our potential.

Why Shotokan Karate for Children?

Karate is one of the best all around training for a child’s physical and mental growth. Child development experts now recognize the correlation between movement and cognitive learning — especially movement that emphasizes balance and coordination like karate.

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Perfect practice makes perfect

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Missouri Karate Association (MKA)

The Missouri Karate Association (MKA) is a family-oriented dojo (school) that provides quality instruction in a safe yet challenging environment. Our goal is to offer an enjoyable and supportive atmosphere for men, women and children to practice Traditional Shotokan Karate.

Instructors are 2003, 2005 and 2006 AAKF US National Champions and part of a family instructing, training and competing in Karate for over 20 years. click

Beginner through advanced classes (children / adults) click

Personal (one-on-one) classes click

Self defense classes for everyone click

Located in Chesterfield, MO and St. Charles, MO click

Great value and pricing click

Frequently asked questions click

"Karate has offered my son a clear sense of purpose and self-worth. He feels good about himself ..."

MKA Traditional Karate Championship

Professional action photographs from the morning competition (prior to 1:00pm) of the Missouri Karate Association's 2009 tournmant can be viewed by clicking here.

Master Hidetaka Nishiyama
(1928-2008)