Adult Karate Classes & Clinics in East Valley

Within our neighborhood of Phoenix, the Arizona School of Traditional Karate (also the world headquarters for Seiyo-Kai Shorin-Ryu Karate & Kobudo) located at 60 W. Baseline Road in Mesa (near Country Club Road) welcomes visitors to its traditional school (dojo).

The Arizona School of Traditional Karate is a traditional Okinawan karate school with typical Japanese décor. Stop by and see us and see why we have many dedicated members.  

We can't wait to meet you! We are always excited about our new students and we tend to attract bright and personable students - we believe this is due to our Soke's past, who was a kyoju (professor of budo) at different universities. Our world organization probably has more PhDs per capita than any other martial arts association because of this.

So our new deshi (students) are greeted by everyone in the club. You will find everyone will want to help you on your journey in the martial arts - this is just part of martial arts training. You will make new friends, learn martial arts with considerable power, but you will find yourself laughing and enjoying yourself as you train with your uke (partner). We are very serious about martial arts, but we also have a good time learning. So at the Arizona Hombu, your instructor will be either Professor Hausel, 10th dan or Dr. Adam, 4th dan assisted by Senpai P. Borea, B. Borea and Lang (1st Dan). If you are at one of our other dojos in Utah, Wyoming, etc. get to know your instructor.

We are always planning clinics and events along with our normal class schedule.  The majority of our classes are geared towards teaching adults in self-defense and the traditional art of Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo, but we also teach Japanese samurai arts and also cater to families. The family that kicks together stays together. We also have a Shorin-Ryu kids karate class, but this class is restricted to a handful of students who first train with their parents in the family classes and are then welcomed to the Kids Class after they pass some tests.

Members of Utah Shorin-Kai train at the Arizona Hombu

Members of the Utah Shorin-Kai recently trained at our school under Professor Hausel in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and learned some advanced Okinawan forms and self-defense applications.

This was followed by a special clinic for non-martial artists to learn self-defense at our school in Mesa. People who attended this public clinic learned to use their knees, elbows and even car keys for self-defense. 

Another clinic was taught in Gillette, Wyoming to Seiyo Kai International members from Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming. This clinic focused on the Okinawan Yari (spear) and Kotekitae (body hardening). This clinic is only open to members of Seiyo Kai International.

This was to be followed by a clinic from the Police DAV karate team from India . However, bureaucrats at the US Embassy in New Delhi would not provide visas to these high school students.  Over the past few years we have had cancellations from this part of the world many times simply because some bureaucrat at the embassy exercises his right to be a bureaucrat and not providing visas to legitimate martial arts groups for no reason. 

Last week, two members of the Arizona School of Traditional karate tested for rank advancement, while other members from Utah, Wyoming and Vietnam also tested for rank and were promoted by Soke Hausel.

Dai-Soke Eric Hausel with Soke Hausel at the Hombu in Mesa

In further news, the Hombu in Mesa was rated as having the TOP-RATED KARATE classes in the Phoenix Valley.    

Training in Gojushiho kata at Mesa

Rob Watson, Kyoshi, 8th dan, practices kata self-defense applications at the Arizona dojo.

Traditional Karate
by Arizona School of Traditional Karate - Mesa

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