New students: 1 free week, then your first month of Karate for $50 and uniform included. CLAIM IT

New students: 1 free week, then your first month of Karate for $50 and uniform included. CLAIM IT

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Authentic karate

Authentic karate

Traditional Japanese Karate

for all ages, building strength, confidence, discipline, and character through training.

Traditional Japanese karate for all ages, building strength, confidence, discipline, and character through training.

Young karate athletes wearing white uniforms and protective gear sparring on a competition mat, showcasing martial arts training at TKC Dojo in Matawan, NJ.

karate programs

karate programs

Find Your Karate Path

Find Your Karate Path

Find

Your Karate Path

Explore Karate programs for every age, experience level, and goal, from first steps to training.

Explore Karate programs for every age, experience level, and goal, from first steps to training.

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Ninja Karate

3 – 5 years

Young children in white karate uniforms posing together at a karate event, representing the Ninja Karate program for ages 3–5 at TKC Dojo in Matawan, NJ.
Young child wearing a black jacket and holding a karate competition medal, celebrating an early martial arts achievement.

Students will develop

  • Listening and following directions the first time

  • Balance, coordination and body awareness

  • Taking turns and respecting personal space

A first taste of the dojo, built around the attention span of a three- to five-year-old.

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Samurai Karate

6 - 11 years

Children in white karate uniforms holding achievement certificates alongside their instructors at TKC Dojo, celebrating their progress in kids karate training.
Young karate student in a white uniform practicing a strong karate stance during martial arts training for elementary-age children.

Students will develop

  • Fundamental stances, blocks, strikes and kicks

  • Focus and self-control under instruction

  • Their first kata and controlled partner drills

The recreational and developmental track for elementary-age students.

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Gojukan Youth Karatedo

6 - 11 years

Young karate student wearing a white gi, green belt, and blue gloves posing in front of a TKC Dojo competition backdrop.

Students will develop

  • Precise Goju-Ryu technique and kata

  • Stamina and strength through real conditioning

  • Discipline and traditional dojo etiquette

A focused Karate path building technique, discipline, and confidence.

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IKGA Traditional Karatedo

12 - Adults

Black belt karate practitioner performing a traditional karate stance on the training mats at a dojo, demonstrating Japanese Goju-Ryu karate technique.
Female karate competitor in a white uniform performing a kata technique at a karate tournament, demonstrating precision and discipline.

Students will develop

  • The full Goju-Ryu kata syllabus

  • Kumite with control, distance and respect

  • Practical self-defense application

Authentic Japanese Goju-Ryu Karatedo, under the International Karate-Do Gojukai Association.

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Competition Team

All Levels

Young karate athletes in white uniforms performing synchronized kata techniques on a competition mat during youth karate competition training.
Three young karate athletes wearing black jackets and displaying their competition medals after a karate tournament.

Students will develop

  • Kata and kumite for Olympic-style competition

  • Tournament strategy and composure under nerves

  • Sportsmanship in winning and in losing

Train with a USA Karate Hall of Fame coach for national and international competition.

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Adaptive Karate

All Levels

Martial arts competitor wearing a black jacket and white karate uniform, proudly displaying multiple championship medals on stage.
Young karate student wearing a white gi, green belt, and blue gloves posing in front of a TKC Dojo competition backdrop.

Students will develop

  • Build confidence through karate practice.

  • Improve movement, balance, and coordination.

  • Strengthen focus, discipline, and perseverance.

Inclusive karate training tailored to each student's abilities, building confidence and physical skills.

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Ninja Karate

3 – 5 years

Young children in white karate uniforms posing together at a karate event, representing the Ninja Karate program for ages 3–5 at TKC Dojo in Matawan, NJ.

Students will develop

  • Listening and following directions the first time

  • Balance, coordination and body awareness

  • Taking turns and respecting personal space

A first taste of the dojo, built around the attention span of a three- to five-year-old.

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Samurai Karate

6 - 11 years

Children in white karate uniforms holding achievement certificates alongside their instructors at TKC Dojo, celebrating their progress in kids karate training.

Students will develop

  • Fundamental stances, blocks, strikes and kicks

  • Focus and self-control under instruction

  • Their first kata and controlled partner drills

The recreational and developmental track for elementary-age students.

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Gojukan Youth Karatedo

6 - 11 years

Young karate student wearing a white gi, green belt, and blue gloves posing in front of a TKC Dojo competition backdrop.

Students will develop

  • Precise Goju-Ryu technique and kata

  • Stamina and strength through real conditioning

  • Discipline and traditional dojo etiquette

A focused Karate path building technique, discipline, and confidence.

learn more

IKGA Traditional Karatedo

12 - Adults

Black belt karate practitioner performing a traditional karate stance on the training mats at a dojo, demonstrating Japanese Goju-Ryu karate technique.

Students will develop

  • The full Goju-Ryu kata syllabus

  • Kumite with control, distance and respect

  • Practical self-defense application

Authentic Japanese Goju-Ryu Karatedo, under the International Karate-Do Gojukai Association.

learn more

Competition Team

All Levels

Young karate athletes in white uniforms performing synchronized kata techniques on a competition mat during youth karate competition training.

Students will develop

  • Kata and kumite for Olympic-style competition

  • Tournament strategy and composure under nerves

  • Sportsmanship in winning and in losing

Train with a USA Karate Hall of Fame coach for national and international competition.

learn more

Adaptive Karate

All Levels

Martial arts competitor wearing a black jacket and white karate uniform, proudly displaying multiple championship medals on stage.

Students will develop

  • Build confidence through karate practice.

  • Improve movement, balance, and coordination.

  • Strengthen focus, discipline, and perseverance.

Inclusive karate training tailored to each student's abilities, building confidence and physical skills.

learn more

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Start Your Free Week

Tell us a little about your family and we will match you to the right class, confirm a start date and send your registration and waiver, all before you set foot in the dojo.

  1. A full free week of classes for every new student

  2. Then your first month of Karate for $50, uniform included

  3. We confirm by text and email within one business day

get started

Start Your Free Week

Tell us a little about your family and we will match you to the right class, confirm a start date and send your registration and waiver, all before you set foot in the dojo.

A full free week of classes for every new student

Then your first month of Karate for $50, uniform included

We confirm by text and email within one business day