Located on the beautiful campus of Saint Mary's University (SMU) in south end Halifax, the Saint Mary’s Shotokan Karate Club specializes in teaching Shotokan Karate. We supports members who wish to pursue karate for traditional training and fitness, but also those who would like to excel in karate as a competitive sport. The SMU club is affiliated with Karate Nova Scotia, East Coast Shotokan, and Karate Canada.

Fall term starts September 10, 2024.
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New for September 2024! Competition Kata Class!

The SMU Karate Club is pleased to offer a new Competition Kata class starting this September 2024. This class is geared toward the karateka/athlete who wishes to advance their kata performance for either competition, or gradings. Those who wish to participate in this class should already know at least one full kata from their style of karate that they are comfortable working on to improve. The basic fundamentals of kata will be worked on in this class, including speed, power, stances, transitions, balance, timing and techniques. This class is geared towards improving your kata performance.

This class is open to members of the SMU karate club and any member of Karate Nova Scotia in good standing. This is a drop-in class with the option to register for the term.