The Northern Virginia Isshinryu Karate Club is a not-for-profit, comprehensive fitness and self-defense program held at the Ponds Community Center in Burke, Virginia through the Burke Centre Conservancy. Its purpose is to provide qualified instruction in Karate, Self-Defense and the principles of traditional martial arts through training in Okinawan Isshinryu Karate. We welcome any resident, age 14 and up (younger with parental participation), interested in a well-rounded martial arts program that emphasizes physical fitness and self-defense. Classes are held on Friday nights from 7:00PM until 9:30PM at the Ponds Community Center in Burke, Virginia. Please visit the “About Our Dojo” page for more details and directions. Our Chief Instructor is Jim Miller, Master-Level Instructor, Okinawan Isshinryu Karate.
The NoVA Isshinryu Karate Club and its instructors have taught Karate, Personal Safety and Self-Defense in Northern Virginia for a quarter of a century.