Adult Karate Classes in Vancouver Since 2010
The Vancouver Dojo offers adult karate classes in Vancouver for students, no matter your skill or fitness level. Students learn basic self defense skills and along with building a foundation of strength and overall fitness.
Senior level students interested in advanced martial arts learn weapons training, sparring instruction and advanced karate kata.
Karate for
Self Defense & Fitness
Karate is a complete self defense system. Training includes, strikes, throws, joint locks, kicks, grappling, free style sparring, and more. Training is always done with safely at the forefront and within the dynamic range that each individual student is capable of.
Karate simply means “open-hand” (open/kara hand/te). This can refer to the idea of defending oneself without the help of any weapons. It can also refer to the idea of keeping an open spirit and mind, being ready to take on any challenges with clear and considered thinking.
Gain Essential Life Skills
The Dojo welcomes skilled practitioners of other styles and beginners alike. There is a saying that the entire art can be known through a single technique. In that spirit there is only the training.
Karate is the perfect style for anyone who aims to achieve their truest and best in life. Holistically blending strong and fast techniques with slow and deliberate ones Karate is the meta practice of life itself.
Advanced Martial Arts with Weapons
Students of all skill levels continually work on foundational skills such as proper stances, blocking and striking techniques.
More advanced students have the opportunity to train with traditional Japanese weapons during kobudo training. Weapons include sai, bo staff, tanbo, tonfa and kama, among others.
Other advanced training includes access to kata from various traditions including shotokan, goju-ryu, shuri-ryu, and more.
6 Benefits of Karate
Mind. Body. Spirit.
Adults of all ages greatly benefit from taking karate classes via strengthening exercises, stretching, balance, mental awareness and focus.
Beginners can join anytime and students of all levels train together with more experienced students helping the newer members of the Dojo develop their skills.
Flexible Class Schedule
Adult karate classes run three times a week from our Dojo in the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver, where we have been for over ten years.
> Tuesdays 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
> Thursdays (Open Dojo) 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
> Saturdays 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Check out our full dojo schedule.
July 1, 2024
This is a list of the most frequently asked questions from prospective Karate students of The Vancouver Dojo.
June 24, 2024
This article covers useful terminology and associated kanji commonly used in karate, the dojo during training and in general.
June 20, 2024
Okinawan Kobudo is a traditional weapons martial art. A kobudo weapon is considered an extension of the body, and an extension of Karate training.