Kokorozashi Dojo

10/24/2026

04/15/2026

We’re on a mission—and we need YOU! 🔥 Our competition team is geared up and they have been training hard for an amazing season, but we need a little help getting there.
Stop by our fundraiser craft/bake sale Saturday April 25th at Kokorozashi Dojo in Mathews.

All funds raised will help support competition fees/travel for our competition team.

08/22/2025

💥 WIN BOB 💥
BOB needs a new home!! Used as a tool for self defense training, BOB is perfect for practicing strikes, kicks, and defensive techniques…even for beginners. And he’s just fun to hit😁
Amazon has him listed at $369!
Raffle tickets:
$5/ea or 5 for $20

Drawing is in September and One lucky winner will take him home!

Funds will help with our competition team!

05/20/2025

Discover the powerful and balanced art of Goju-Ryu Karate, a traditional Okinawan martial art that blends hard (go) and soft (ju) techniques for a well-rounded approach to self-defense and personal growth.

🌟 Why Choose Goju-Ryu?

Traditional training rooted in Okinawan heritage

Develop physical strength, focus, and inner calm

Ideal for all ages and skill levels – beginners welcome!

👊 What We Offer:

Expert instruction from certified black belts

Safe, friendly, and respectful environment

Adult, teen, and kids classes available

🥇 Train with purpose. Build confidence. Join our Karate family today! 🥇 Sign up today!

01/01/2024

Happy New Year from all of us at Kokorozashi Dojo志道場‼️

07/19/2023

I’m pleased, and proud to say that the 2023 USA NKF nationals season has come to and end! This group of athletes has been working incredibly hard in pursuit of self improvement and national glory! We’ve had 9 students competing at local, out of state, and national level tournaments winning over 30 medals and 9 trophies, collectively. Last week 8 of us competed at the US National Championships in Richmond VA, where we as a team faced our toughest competitors from all over the United States. We ended our week with 3 🥇 3🥈 4 🥉, and our very own Elizabeth Senpai qualified for the Team USA Junior pool in her first ever elite kumite debut! Way to go team! Onwards and upwards from here!

02/22/2023

Our new Kanban has successfully been installed at the dojo! Sensei worked hard at creating something for the dojo with a very traditional feeling. He selected the slab of wood, cleaned it up, cut the top and bottom edges so they were straight, and hand wrote the Japanese calligraphy on the board! Almost every dojo on Okinawa has a kanban at the entrance, and we wanted to pay homage to our Okinawan lineage by adorning our entrance with one as well! Let us know what you think of it! #看板 #志道場 #書道 #剛柔流尚武館 #全沖縄古武道連盟

01/30/2023

Here at Kokorozashi Dojo, we don’t just teach Okinawan Karate, but we also teach Kobudo! Kobudo is our “old martial arts” that we teach that includes traditional Okinawan weaponry, like the Bo, Sai, Nunchaku, and many more! We are very privileged to have been taught these skills by Takushi Seiki Sensei, of the Zen Okinawa Kobudo Renmei in Okinawa,Japan! #古武道 #空手道 #又吉古武道 #全沖縄古武道連盟 #志道場