Tempe Karate

Tempe Karate Welcome to Tempe Karate, providing excellence in martial arts instruction since 2000. We are presented through the City of Tempe Parks and Recreation.

Tempe Karate has been providing martial arts through the City of Tempe since January, 2000. We offer Kenpo Karate on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. We also teach the Goju Shorei Weapons System on Saturday mornings. Sign up through the City of Tempe Parks and Recreation.

Great test by Ryan Olmstead yesterday, as he passed his 2nd Black test for Goju Shorei Weapons!  He demonstrated his mas...
11/03/2025

Great test by Ryan Olmstead yesterday, as he passed his 2nd Black test for Goju Shorei Weapons! He demonstrated his mastery of both the cane and the knife. Well done!

Jay earned his yellow belt last month in Kenpo Karate!
05/25/2025

Jay earned his yellow belt last month in Kenpo Karate!

Connor Moon executed his 3rd Brown Goju Shorei Weapons test yesterday with skill, confidence, and poise!  He's on his wa...
05/25/2025

Connor Moon executed his 3rd Brown Goju Shorei Weapons test yesterday with skill, confidence, and poise! He's on his way to Black Belt!

Matt did a great job on his Kenpo Blue Stripe test last Saturday!
04/30/2025

Matt did a great job on his Kenpo Blue Stripe test last Saturday!

Congratulations to my most senior student, Ryan Olmstead, for a fantastic promotion to 2nd Brown in Kenpo Karate on May ...
05/29/2024

Congratulations to my most senior student, Ryan Olmstead, for a fantastic promotion to 2nd Brown in Kenpo Karate on May 4, 2024!

Sam's test for his Kenpo Purple Belt was well executed! So long to Crane, welcome to Leopard!
02/14/2024

Sam's test for his Kenpo Purple Belt was well executed! So long to Crane, welcome to Leopard!

Highlights of the free BJJ seminar I presented through the City of Tempe:Day 1: Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024- Five first time ...
02/14/2024

Highlights of the free BJJ seminar I presented through the City of Tempe:
Day 1: Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024
- Five first time BJJ attendees shared the mat for 90 minutes to learn more about the self-defense aspect of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu!
- In addition to learning BJJ-specific ground movements (sh*****ng, technical stand-up, break falls from seated position) as part of the warm up, and an introduction to the guard, we addressed these four self-defense situations:
1. Standing front punch
2. Front punch from inside the guard
3. Two handed front choke from standing
4. Two handed front choke from inside the guard

Day 2: Saturday, Feb 10, 2024
- We had four attendees return from last week, plus four new participants, none of which had ever trained in martial arts.
- We addressed these four self-defense situations:
1. Standing headlock
2. Face down headlock on the ground (attacker on their back)
3. Standing front hand grab to shoulder
3. Front hand grab to shoulder from inside the guard

Great feedback from all participants, and some interest expressed in pursuing additional training as well! I had a lot of fun and was very pleased to provide this positive and hands on introduction to this great self-defense art!

https://blackbeltmag.com/kenpo-laws-every-martial-artist-should-know
02/14/2023

https://blackbeltmag.com/kenpo-laws-every-martial-artist-should-know

For decades, kenpo has been renowned in the West as one of the most effective and efficient martial arts in existence, and for hundreds of years before that it enjoyed a similar reputation in Asia. Much of that success can be attributed to a set of fighting principles that has been defined and refin...

02/14/2023

For decades, kenpo has been renowned in the West as one of the most effective and efficient martial arts in existence, and for hundreds of years before that it enjoyed a similar reputation in Asia. Much of that success can be attributed to a set of fighting principles that has been defined and refin...

Sam nailed his Purple Strip test in Kenpo Karate on Saturday!
12/18/2022

Sam nailed his Purple Strip test in Kenpo Karate on Saturday!

Holly passed her 1st Brown test for Goju Shore Weapons on 10/22/22!
12/18/2022

Holly passed her 1st Brown test for Goju Shore Weapons on 10/22/22!

10/04/2022

Ryan and Nickolaus complete sparring match, Lim's tournament.

Address

1730 S Roosevelt Street
Tempe, AZ
85281

Opening Hours

Thursday 7pm - 8:25pm
Saturday 9:20am - 12pm

Telephone

(480) 391-2197

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