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Lafayette Karate Club

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Lafayette Karate Club is the only traditional Japanese Shotokan Karate in town! Member the of Japan Karate Association (JKA), & JKA American Federation.

Our Chief Examiner is Takayuki Mikami Sensei, JKA 9th Dan & Chief Instructor is Rose Shuff (Sandan). Lafayette Karate Club is the only traditional Japanese Shotokan Karate in town. Shotokan training is divided into three parts: kihon (basics), kata (patterns of moves), and kumite (sparring). Techniques in kihon and kata are characterized by deep, long stances that provide stability, enable powerful movements, and strengthen the legs. Shotokan is regarded as a dynamic martial art as it develops anaerobic, powerful techniques as well as developing speed. We are a members of Japan Karate Association (JKA), and JKA American Federation. Our Chief Examiner is Takayuki Mikami Sensei, JKA 9th Dan and our Chief Instructor is Rose Shuff (Sandan). Classes:
Mondays & Wednesdays:
Kids: 5:30pm - 6:20pm
Regular: 6:30 - 7:20pm
(NEW) Adult: 7:30pm - 8:20pm

Fridays @ 5:30pm : Additional training / Belt Test preparation

NO contracts and LOW monthly fees! FREE TWO WEEK TRIAL!

411 W. Bluebird Dr, Lafayette LA 70508 (Comeaux Recreation Center)

11/11/2026

**🇺🇸 THANK YOU VETERANS🇺🇸 **

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11/11/2026

***LET'S WORK ON THOSE STANCES TODAY, WARRIORS!***
Classes tonight at Lafayette Karate Club:-
5:30pm - Jr. Warriors/Beginners
6:30pm - Adult/Regular

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11/09/2026

***HAPPY MONDAY, LKC WARRIORS!***
Do you know how to properly fold your Gi? Karate builds discipline, strength, character and respect - even down to the uniform we wear. 🥋
Join us for classes tonight - you never know what you'll learn Karate Club!
5:30pm - Jr. Warriors/Beginners
6:30pm - Adult/Regular

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Karate begins before training. Folding your gi with care teaches patience, discipline, respect, and humility. How you treat your gi reveals how you treat your journey, your teacher, and yourself.

11/09/2026

ALL CLASSES BACK TO NORMAL THIS WEEK at Lafayette Karate Club!!!

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11/07/2026

***ONE IN A MILLION!!***

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11/06/2026

***ATTENTION LKC WARRIORS!! - SPARRING CLUB TONIGHT IS BACK at Lafayette Karate Club!! ***
5:30pm - All ages and belt levels welcome!

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11/06/2026

***All these amazing little faces would get my VOTE this week*** 😄🫶🥋
A big thanks for everyone who joined us at Bourgeois Park while the elections were going on!

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11/05/2026

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If you want to learn Karate in a week, you will quit Karate in a week.

Karate was never meant to be rushed. That is why the old masters divided the whole journey into three stages that you cannot skip.

The first is *Kihon — Basics.* Kihon means foundation, root. This is where you learn to stand, to punch correctly, to breathe. It is boring. It is repeating the same punch a thousand times until your knuckles bleed and your legs shake. Everyone wants to skip it, but without Kihon, everything else collapses. Build is the right word — you are building a house, and Kihon is the concrete.

Then comes *Kata — Forms.* Kata is a fight against invisible enemies, a library of battles left by masters who died 200 years ago. Each Kata contains the grappling, the throws, the vital strikes that you cannot practice on a live partner. This is where you stop copying and start understanding. Why does this hand go here? Why does the foot turn? Kata teaches you to fight many opponents, to move with rhythm, to breathe with intention.

And finally *Kumite — Sparring.* Kumite means meeting of hands. This is where you apply what you built and what you understood. Not to beat someone, but to test yourself. Real Kumite is not about winning points; it is about controlling distance, timing, fear. Without Kihon and Kata, Kumite is just street brawling. With them, it becomes art.

Build. Understand. Apply. That is not just Karate. That is how you master anything in life.

11/04/2026

***ATTENTION LKC WARRIORS - THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE CLASS TONIGHT FOR EVERYONE - 5:30PM @ BOURGEOIS PARK!!*** Lafayette Karate Club

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11/03/2026

LKC Warriors - please note, Comeaux Recreation Center is closed tomorrow.

🗳️ Election Day is Tomorrow, November 3!

Make a plan to vote and get informed about what’s on the ballot before heading to the polls. Visit the Louisiana Secretary of State’s website at GeauxVote.com to review ballot information, find your polling location and access other election resources.

Please note that several PARC facilities will be closed on Election Day because they serve as voting locations:
🔸 Comeaux Recreation Center,
🔸 Domingue Recreation Center,
🔸 Heymann Recreation Center,
🔸 Martin Luther King Recreation Center,
🔸 Thomas Recreation Center

All programs at these locations will be paused for the day to accommodate voting. Programming will resume as scheduled on Wednesday, November 4.

Address

411 W Bluebird Street
Lafayette, LA
70508

Opening Hours

Monday	5:30pm - 8pm
Wednesday	5:30pm - 8pm
Friday	5:30pm - 6:30pm

Website

http://www.lafayettekarate.com/

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