KARATE SCHOOL WITH THREE CORE PROGRAMS
PRE KARATE
- Pre Karate - 2 exciting levels of kid's developmental Karate curriculum. Great, fun training experiences building a solid, karate foundation.
- NINJA - Fun, first Karate experience for active listening, energetic kids ages 3 ~ 6. Structured as: Fun, skillful, and physically engaging
- SAMURAI - Very positive, core karate builder for ages 6 ~ 11. Teaching basic, core elements of 'real karate' (IKGA). Training becomes more detailed and challenging. Kumite (fighting) is a core element for these ages.
*Kids may also join Olympic sport training according to their ability
IKGA KARATEDO
Build mind, body & spirit in authentic, traditional, Japanese Goju-Ryu Karatedo (IKGA) curriculum taught in 60+ countries (6 continents).
Ideal for all students: female or male; able-bodied or disabled; no experience required; ages 7 ~ senior citizen separated into 2 age groups.
- GOJUKAN (IKGA) - Very positive, core karate builder for ages 6 ~ 11. It's an zone to expand into more serious and complex core training.
- IKGA - 'Real Karate' (IKGA) teaching the most complex curriculum to ages 12 ~ senior citizen.
*Kids start in Pre Karate before moving up into IKGA (according to individual abilities). Teens & adults enroll directly in IKGA.
OLYMPIC KARATE
Fun, energetic, full body workout with lots of Olympic Karate action. Recommended for girls and boys ages 5+.
We are a registered club with the USA National Karate Federation (member US Olympic Committee and the National Governing Body of the sport of Karate in the USA) - an official Olympic Training Center.
Our Olympic and IKGA Karate programs offer New Jersey residents the very best of both worlds - Sport and Traditional - in one location.
Want more adventure? Join New Jersey's most successful national & international travel karate team. Accepting athletes all ages and abilities (typical and para-karate) for our travel team.
16 athletes ages 7 ~ 15 competed in USA-NKF 2025 National Championship & US Team Trials in Fort Worth, Texas July 10th ~ July 13th bringing home 40 National 9 athletes ages 9 ~ 14 represented the USA at the IKGA 8th Global Championship in Chiba, Japan August 7th - 11th, 2025. They brought home 2 medals and three 5th places (lost in bronze medal matches). They were extremely competitive in large divisions in an event with over 1,500 athletes representing 37 countries.
All of these championship medals were brought home to the Central New Jersey area by TKC athletes!
Join our 2026 travel team preparing for the USA-NKF National Championship & Team Trials in Spokane, Washington July 16th ~ 19th, 2026. We are accepting all ages and abilities including para-athletes!
*Karate Debuted in the Olympics in Tokyo 2021! All 4 American, Karate Olympians are friends of TKC Dojo!
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