Learn from a USA National Karate Champion! Transforming your dreams into reality!

Since 1997 Mr. DaCosta a Shotokan Karate Instructor, now retired from the US Army after 21 years of service, has been providing SHOTOKAN KARATE classes to Killeen, Fort Hood and Coperas Cove community. In 2006, 2005 and 2004 he won 1st places in Kata and Kumite becoming National Karate Champion under USA National Karate Federation (USA-NKF) and is also a certified referee for the same organization. Some of our students also are State and National Champions, the only Karate school in Killeen to coached and trained students to become National Champions consistently since 2004. We are affiliated with the USA-NKF, a member of the U.S. Olympic Committe and and represent the International Shobukan Karate Association (I.S.K.A.) in he USA.

Every year we participate in Regional and National level tournaments as well as International events.. Our training has proven very effective in the past 10 years. We invite you to join the Home of Champions, where your child will become a mentor to others. We follow traditional Japanese Training in our daily classes.

We are located in Suite 800A in Plaza de Rosales Shopping Center on 2201A West Stan Schlueter loop, Killeen, Texas. Our School training area is a 2000 sq. ft. facility in a new building with plenty of space for everyone to practice.

We hope you enjoy our website and will stop by and visit us if you are in the area. This site is designed to give you information about our organization, location of other members, our style of martial arts, our staff and provide you with information on how to contact us as well. Please visit our new online Karate Store for your favorite items.

What is Karate?

"True karate is this: that in daily life one's mind and body be trained and developed in a spirit of humility, and that in critical times, one be devoted utterly to the cause of justice."
-- Gichin Funakoshi

Karate translated either means "Chinese hand" or "Empty hand" depending on which Japanese or Chinese characters you use to write it.

Okinawan Karate styles tend to be hard and external. In defense they tend to be circular, and in offense linear. Okinawan Karate styles tend to place more emphasis on rigorous physical conditioning than the Japanese styles. Japanese styles tend to have longer, more stylistic movements and to be higher commitment. They also tend to be linear in movement, offense, and defense.

Both tend to be high commitment, and tend to emphasize kicks and punches, blocks, strikes, evasions, throws, joint manipulations and a strong offense as a good defense. Karate techniques consist basically of hand and foot techniques. Hand techniques are divided into defensive or offensive moves. Foot techniques are divided into kicking techniques; snap and thrust kicks. Other important elements of Karate include stances, posture, body shifting, hip rotation, and breathing.

Training differs widely but most of the Karate styles emphasize a fairly equal measure of basic technique training (kihon), sparring (kumite), and forms (kata). Forms are stylized patterns of attacks and defenses done in sequence for training purposes.

An art of self-defense as well as a sport, Karate has in recent decades proliferated worldwide. It is one of the most widely practiced of the Asian martial arts, with a large following in the U.S., Japan and Europe.

Our Goals

To Promote the Practice of Traditional Shotokan Karatedo in the Community
To Promote Friendship with all practitioners
To Provide a location for all to practice Traditional Shotokan Karate
To Promote cultural exchange within the Community through the practice of Karate-do
To Contribute to the Improvement and development of Individual Character, Physical and Mental Fitness of the individual
To Promote Friendship, Respect, Integrity, Loyalty, Discipline and Family values
To Motivate Students to become Positive Role models in their Community (to keep students away from crimes and improve their school grades)

Our Sponsor 2005: ELITE REAL ESTATE!

We wish to recognize and invite our students, friends and family members to visit the link below of a great company that supported us with our Annual event.
ELITE REAL ESTATE. Click here to visit our Sponsor. Thank you for your support during our Annual Karate Tournament.