"The ultimate aim of karate lies not in victory nor defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants."- Master Gichin Funakoshi

Corvallis Karate School teaches a style of karate called Shotokan.
Shotokan is based on the premise "ikken hisatsu", or a single blow must decide all.

How do we train ?
A typical class usually starts with total body warm-up exercise for about 10-15 minutes. It continues with basic exercise. Then, we have drills which specialize in specific techniques or parts of the body. Sometimes, we also have sparring and kata.

** New Student Special **

Instructors:

Richard Hand, 4 th. Dan, email:

Gil Hartl, 3 rd. Dan, email: