Welcome to our Dojo!
Black Belt is centrally located in Hicksville in an authentic Dojo and has been open for 30 years. We offer training in Traditional Shotokan Karate, Jujutsu, and Self-Defense.
* $120 PER MONTH UNLIMITED SHOTOKAN CLASSES
*SPECIAL- 3 MONTHS-$300
*NO CONTRACTS
*MOST CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED
*FAMILY RATES
PRIVATE LESSONS AVAILABLE
DIRECT CELL: 516-353-4311
BEST CHILDRENS PROGRAM ON LONG ISLAND!
SPECIAL SUNDAY BRAZILIAN JUJUTSU MATWORK SESSION!
All Shotokan classes personally instructed by San Dan Black Belt Sensei Antony Mavroudis who has been training in the Original Shotokai Style of Shotokan Karate for over thirty years and is also Shodan Black Black in Traditional Jujutsu.
We offer training in Kihon-Basics, Kata-Forms, and Kumite-Sparring.
Director of our Dojo is Shihan Gary Damato who has been training for over 4o years and trained directly with Master Toyotaro Miyazaki.
Authentic Kobudo included which is training with the Japanese and Okinawan Sai, Tonfa, Bo and Jo.
The Founder and Senior Instructors of our Dojo have trained with Master Toyotaro Miyazaki. Photograph below is an advanced Shotokan Karate Seminar taught by Master Miyazaki which Sensei Antony Mavroudis attended.
OUR SHOTOKAN TRADITION
Shotokan Karate was developed by Gichin Funakoshi (1868-1957) and his son Gigo Funakoshi (1906-1945). Gichin was born in Okinawa where he trained in Shōrei-ryū, a hard style with low stances and powerful movements and Shōrin-ryū, a soft style with fast birdlike movements. The combination of both hard and soft styles forms the basis of Shotokan Karate. Gichin Funakoshi introduced karate to Japan in 1922. He is credited with being the father of modern karate.
Gichin Funakoshi was also a poet and a philosopher. The name Shotokan (House of Shoto) is derived from Funakoshi’s pen name, Shoto, which means “waving pines” and Kan, which means training hall or house.
“The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of the participant.”
Gichin Funakoshi
“Ancient in origin, the martial arts of the East have always had the development of man’s spiritual, as well as physical, nature at their core. Karate-dō, the ‘Way of Karate,’ is no different from the other martial arts in this respect.”
Shigeru Egami – Japanese master of Shotokan Karate and one of Gichin Funakoshi’s earliest students
