About Us
Southwest Chicago Shotokan is an affiliate of Shotokan Karate of America (SKA), a nonprofit organization teaching traditional karate in the United States since 1956. Like our parent organization, our focus is the practice of traditional Shotokan karate, with an emphasis on self defense. We provide quality instruction at affordable rates. Southwest Chicago Shotokan has been proudly serving the Southwest suburbs since 2007, and was recognized as SKA’s Central Region Dojo of the year in 2015.
Our Location
Southwest Chicago Shotokan is based in the Southwest Suburbs of Chicago, and services Lockport, Orland Park, Joliet, Naperville, Romeoville, Downers Grove, Lemont, Bolingbrook, New Lenox, and Plainfield.
Beginners Welcome
Beginners are always welcome to join practice. It is always a great time to start. We encourage those thinking about joining us to try a couple of practices free of charge before signing up to make sure that our practice is a fit for what they are looking for. Information about our practice can be found on this website. If you would like more information about practice, please contact us.