We will be known going forward as Essex Shukokai Karate and we will have a new website to go along with the name. You can reach us at 973-748-5282 or EssexShukokaiKarate@gmail.com for more information. We hope to welcome back many of our long time students as well as get future champions started on their journey.
Our new address is 855 Bloomfield Avenue, unit 103, Glen Ridge NJ 07028. Come join us! All of us here at Montclair Shukokai want to assure everyone that we are still training and holding classes 6 days a week. We are always accepting new students, even during these days when we are operating online and outdoors.
Our new address is 855 Bloomfield Avenue, unit 103, Glen Ridge NJ 07028. Come join us! All of us here at Montclair Shukokai want to assure everyone that we are still training and holding classes 6 days a week. We are always accepting new students, even during these days when we are operating online and outdoors.
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Training on-and-off during childhood and adolescence, Sensei Justin received his Green Belt from Soke Kimura before his death in 1995. Sensei Justin continued his training in the new Tenafly Shukokai World Headquarters under the tutelage of Sensei Gavin Armstrong who was the last Sensei to live and train with Soke Kimura.
The Montclair Shukokai Karate dojo is located at 100 Grove Street at the Greenworks Building. It is the first LEED certified dojo of its kind in the United States offering alternative transportation facilities, water and energy efficiencies, and healthy indoor air quality standards through the use of low-or-no VOC emission materials and atmosphere systems.
Shukokai karate is a traditional Japanese martial art. To that point, we observe strict etiquette at the dojo, which ensures not just good manners from our students and visitors, but a good and safe experience for all. The study of martial arts includes the fighting techniques as well as Japanese culture.
Learning through play is a teaching philosophy that Sensei Justin embraces when providing instruction to his younger students. He makes sure that each child feels special, included, and engaged in what they are learning. Most of all, he makes it fun! Younger students learn martial arts through a mixture of traditional drills and innovative play techniques.
Little Dragons caters to our youngest students at Montclair Shukokai Karate. This provides children ages three and four (3-4) the opportunity to learn through playing in a safe environment. If they are able, students of Little Dragons may take the Saturday Ninja class with Sensei Justin as well. Class sizes are limited to just 10 students, with the average attendance around six-to-eight students on the mat.
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Justin Desalvo
Sep 29, 2018
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I built this off the grid GOLD LEED CERTIFIED GREEN BUILDING (Awarded for energy efficiency and homeopathic building materials) from the ground up. We spared no expense to create a training hall that brings the best out in people. As I child psychologist (Psi Chi honorary psychology society member) I have leveraged my degree to overcome my own deafness and become an International ranked 2nd place Kumite finalist in our 28 country world wide karate federation. I aim to bring the focus, respect and effort to all ages groups from 3 to 100! Some of our greatest practictioners are 70+ years of age and
Thoby Solheim
Aug 03, 2017
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My son (a twelve year old brown belt) was privileged to be invited to train with the Montclair Shukokai Dojo in NJ during our holiday to the USA in July 2017. What a fabulous dojo and such a friendly crowd we felt right at home. Thank you to Justin and his team from Thoby and Bjørn in Cape Town, South Africa.
Madeline Till
Jun 01, 2015
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Chris Lynch
Jan 17, 2015
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Alex Thurber
Sep 18, 2013
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