About
Welcome to Justice Karate
The Justice Karate School was chartered in 1975 by the State of Virginia to teach martial arts. We are the oldest karate school in Richmond, Virginia, teaching an international level of karate to both youths and adults. We teach Shotokan forms, Ishimaru Weapons, and the USA-NKF international style of fighting. Our philosophy is to develop the mind, body, and spirit through practice in psychical and mental exercises. We are a member of the USA-NKF, the governing body for Karate, and support the movement to have Karate included as an Olympic Sport. We also offer classes in kickboxing and Iaido, and have an exercise room complete with weights and treadmills for the further training and conditioning.
Our students range in age from 5 and up, and form al walks of life and occupations. We pride ourselves in our international mix of students and count over 20 countries or origin in our student body. We also have students that are family members or co-workers. We believe this diverse mix provides a rich pool of knowledge, skills, support, and enthusiasm for the school and the sport of Karate.
Our students have traveled all over the United States and even to several foreign countries to compete in tournaments. Our school hosts two tournaments each year, one being the State Championships, which qualifies the participants to attend the National Championships in the summer.
Please let us know if you have any questions and we hope you enjoy the training, the exercise, the fun, and the benefits that Karate has to offer you.
Sincerely,
Sam Justice
9th Degree Black Belt
Member USA-NKF
The Head Instructor: Sam Justice
About The Classes
Karate: Everyone that practices get many benefits. The structured practice consists of punching, kicking, and striking with open hands, knees, elbows, and throwing techniques. Our program improves self esteem, confidence, self-assurance, more positive attitude, and physical fitness. Karate training increases motor activity that helps students develop a sense of integrity about their bodies. Balance, coordination, posture, and general movements with both left and right sides are the hidden jewels.. The self-defense techniques learned are priceless, especially during these disruptive times. Justice Karate comes many sources and individuals. the system is composed of traditional and contemporary kata exercises. The system is made up of ten belt ranks including Black belt. There are three disciplines, kumite, kata, and kobudo, including mechanical, technical, and psychological points.
Kumite: Kumite classes give the student an opportunity to apply the fighting techniques they learn in a controlled, aggressive application. Strategy and methods of mental and physical applications apply. All the components of skills, timing, practice, offensive, defensive, and basic principles are taught through actual one-on-one application. Mental superiority over an opponent is emphasized, using positive thinking techniques.
Additional Courses
Conditioning: Our conditioning class is a series of exercises used for building strength, endurance and speed. The class is compromised of a variety of cardiovascular exercise commonly used in training kick boxers.
Iaido: Iaido is a Japanese martial art associated with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard, striking or cutting the opponent, removing the blood from the blade and then placing the sword back in the scabbard.
All the additional classes are offered at no additional charge to JKAS Students. (Iaido: you much purchase your own uniform and sword). If you're interested in any of the additional course, please contact Mr. Sam for details.
About the USA/NKF
The USA National Karate-do Federation (USA-NKF) members are among the ranks of thousands of karate practitioners and enthusiast who enjoy the highest caliber support system of Karate in the United States.
The USA-NKF has within its technical, administrative, referee, medical and athlete corps an impressive group of competent, internationally certified, world class Karate-ka of the highest integrity.
These men and women are dedicated to the promulgation of Karate-do, to the educational, and financial support of its athletes, and to the dissemination of our experience's and skill in the martial arts to the community at large.
The USA-NKF has within its rank some of the finest Karate athletes in the world. A USA-NKF athlete has garnered every World Championship Medal won by the United States in the 25 years. in addition out membership includes eight United State Olympic Committee Karate Athletes of the year, five World Championships Individual Bronze and Silver Medalists, and countless other internationally acclaimed junior and senior medalist
As a 501c3 nonprofit organization, the USA-NKF depends upon the talent and efforts of its volunteer corps who are mutually vested in the welfare and future of America's Karate participant's. If you are not a member of the most influential karate Organization in the United States, please take the time to first acquaint yourself with out Organizational structure and then please join us as a member. We look forward to your involvement.
Background
On April 14th, 1996, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Board of Directors upon the recommendation submitted by the USOC Membership and Credentials Committee voted to sanction the newly formed USA National Karate-do Federation (USA-NKF) as a member. This membership met with unanimous approval.
As the National Governing Body for the sport of Karate in the United States, the USA-NKF responsibility include:
The development and fielding of Junior and Adult Karate Athletes to international events and competitions representing the United States.
Serving all membership classes represented on the Boarded of Directors.
Representing the United States within the designated international Federation (I.F.) under the auspices of the Internationa; Olympic Committee (I.O.C.).
National Championships
As the largest Karate Organization in the United States in "nature, quality, scope and strength" as determined by the amateur Sports Act and the USOC, the USA-NKF remains a nonprofit 501c3 organization open to all martial arts practitioners. It is an organization dedicated to the growth and promulgation of all types of Karate in out country.
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