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Schedule

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Hughes Karate-do provides classes on the following schedule:

  • Adults
    • Tuesday 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    • Thursday 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    • Saturday 9:00 am - 11:00 am open hand/weapons
  • Children
    • Tuesday/Thursday 5:30 pm -6:00 pm Little tigers
    • Tuesday/Thursday 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm beginner/intermediate kids
    • Tuesday/Thursday 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm advanced kids
    • Saturday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm all levels/weapons

Special events

Hughes Karate-do periodically hosts seminars featuring respected martial artists from Shorinkan as well as other organizations. These seminars provide hands-on training in basic and advanced techniques, not just from the karate world but from other styles as well. Seminars are open to all rank levels and typically occur on a Saturday. See the calendar page for the latest offerings.

We also host women's self-defense clinics. These are targeted at women and teen girls and provide simple, effective methods for staying out of trouble in the first place, and then dealing with physical assaults when Plan A doesn't work. Please see the Women's Self Defense page for more information.

Kids in adult classes

Intermediate and upper rank children may train at the same time as the adults at the discretion of Sensei. Youngsters in the same class as adults learn the same techniques as the adults are learning, but the applications are typically very different. One application taught to the children may be a throw or arm bar, while for the adults it is an arm break. Okinawan karate is a combat art and we realze that it would not be proper to teach true combat applications to persons who lack the maturity to handle the responsibility.

That said, having the older kids train with the adults is a great way to expand everyone's horizons. The kids get positive role models and are excited to be learning the "adult stuff". The adults get to work with the youngsters and help them through the beginning-level applications, which improves their mentoring skills (and shakes loose what may be some crusty techniques that have not been practiced for a while).