Santa Barbara Japan Karate Association Shotokan Karate-Do opened its doors in March of 1992 under the direction of Sensei Masayuki Ueoka. Sensei Ueoka continues to teach our intermediate and advanced classes today.
Santa Barbara JKA maintains the highest quality in keeping with Karate's highest tradition. Shotokan Karate is a martial art which focuses on the harmonizing of mind and body, strength, perseverance, patience, all for total confidence and self-mastery.
Santa Barbara Japan Karate Association Shotokan Karate-Do maintains the highest quality in keeping with Karate's highest tradition. Shotokan Karate is a martial art which focuses on the harmonizing of mind and body, strength, perseverance, patience, all for total confidence and self-mastery. The practicality of Shotokan has been demonstrated throughout its history and can been seen today in MMA(Mixed Martial Arts) arenas. Lyoto Machida who currently fights for the UFC relies on a strong foundation in Brazilian Shotokan for his stand up cage fighting skills.