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 To Kindle, Teach and Nurture the Development of Individual Technical Skills, Physical Conditioning, and Moral Character attainable through the Study of Shotokan Karate.  SKC's ultimate goal is to develop good character in our students through training discipline, giving them the skills necessary to become successful adults. Oh, and by the way, we also teach excellent karate. Sensei Paul has been teaching karate steadily for the past 37 years and even while being a young black belt has been entrusted to start up many dojos by his then Chief Instructor, Sensei Kenneth Funakoshi. He has taught thousands of students and produced many black belts in his teaching career. His secret? His passion for excellence  Sensei Paul refuses to accept anything less than the best. With almost 4 decades of teaching experience, he has a sharp eye for form and technique in each student, no matter how different a student may be from another. He applies his knowledge and experience to each student and works with them at their level and abilities until his standard of excellent form is attained. |
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His Creed: Never let a student repeat a mistake. From there, it's also up to the student to work hard and correct their own mistakes. Many visitors (including those with karate background) have commented how "lucky" we were to have such focused and talented students. That's not entirely true, SKC isn't "lucky." We get the normal range of students from the best to the worst, but it's Sensei Paul's commitment to excellence that hones each student into what they are today.
He is completely dedicated to creating a strong foundation of Shotokan karate in each and every student. It makes him meticulous and uncompromising, and it makes for a focused student in heart, mind, and body. He has always said that Shotokan karate is so basic it could serve as an excellent base for other martial arts but never the other way around. Because this is the case, he is a strong proponent of excellent basic techniques, the solid rock foundation that all others may soar from.  From rigid basics, Sensei Paul himself soars into self expression with his own developing style which incorporates the various styles of martial arts he has taken over the years (Instructor Profile). He wants to create the complete martial artist and no one style can accomplish this. To learn everything he knows, he has humbled himself many times over, dropping his black belt rank to start at the bottom in different schools, working his way back up to the top with determination and the hunger for learning. He always becomes an expert in everything he does because the more he learns, the more he can share and give to his own students. The culmination of years of personal training and learning is coming together in his personal style called Tsumuji-ryu (Black Belt Program). It's great karate, but it's also great heart. You'll see improvements in your physical conditioning, but you'll also see improvements in your mind conditioning. You can't have one without the other (Etiquette). SKC believes in the complete karate-ka: mind and body. It's done so much for all our students. Not convinced? Well, then just ask our students and parents (Why SKC?) and they'll tell you. Then come down to the dojo and see it for yourself. Sensei Paul: "A passion for excellence? Yes, I have an undying passion for excellence because each student has entrusted themselves to me in hopes that I will help them. I will never give up on a student, that is my motto, and I live that every time I walk into my dojo." Come join us, we're waiting for you. |
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