Japan Karate Association--Virginia

The Japan Karate Association (JKA) Virginia dojo offers training in traditional Japanese shotokan karate. Skotokan karate focuses on effective and powerfowl strikes, blocks and kicks, tudents develop speed, strength, flexibility, and concentration, as well as some of the finest self-defense techniques in the world. Located in the Arlington YMCA, JKA Virginia is a branch of the Tokyo-based Japan Karate association. JKA was founded in 1948 by Master Gichin Funakoshi, the father of modern karate, and is now the world's largest shotokan karate organization.