American Kenpo Karate

10/27/2025

Happy 85th birthday Tokumura Sensei!

Happy 84th Birthday, Tokumura Sensei

As you enter your 85th year, we send our deepest respect and warm congratulations. Your life and teachings continue to inspire martial artists around the world, and your legacy through Tokushinryu Kobudo will live on for generations to come.

With gratitude and respect,
From the Tokushinryu Family Worldwide

Photo sent to Jeff Perkins Sensei by Masami-san, Tokumura Sensei’s daughter.

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徳村先生、84歳のお誕生日おめでとうございます。

85年目に入られるこの特別な節目に、心からの敬意とお祝いの気持ちをお送りいたします。
先生の人生と教えは、世界中の武道家たちに今もなお深い感銘を与え続けています。
そして、先生が創設された「徳心流古武道」の遺産は、これからも世代を超えて受け継がれていくことでしょう。

敬意と感謝を込めて、
徳心流ファミリー一同より

この写真は、徳村先生の娘である雅美さんからジェフ・パーキンス先生へ送られたものです。

08/19/2024

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08/13/2024

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving!!

09/26/2023

This is a great video about the origins of American Kenpo Karate

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09/06/2023

All classes this Thursday afternoon from 4PM through 8:30 on 9-7-23 will be cancelled due to an out of town funeral. Sorry for any inconvenience.

07/29/2023

Congratulations to our newest 1st dan black belts Joi Spann, Kennedy Mason, Ian McArthur, and Mira Varshney!

Ranking up to 2nd Dan is Bruce Godlewski.

Also, ranking up to 3rd Dan black belt are Abigail and Ayanna Ellis, Jonathan Rhee, and Yuri Kindt!

Congratulations to all!!

07/23/2023

Our school, although at it's core is self-defense, also teaches Shotokan kata. Shotokan, founded by Gichin Funakoshi, is a Japanese style known for long, stretching stances and strong movements. Despite the founder's believe that competition runs contrary to the essence of karate, it has become famous for the beauty of it's forms.

https://youtu.be/oEdN9Dge9w0

07/02/2023

We will be closed Tuesday for the 4th. Have a great holiday everyone!

07/02/2023

Kenpo is primarily a self-defense martial art. Ed Parker, the founder of American Kenpo Karate, spent a lot of time designing and refining the original self-defense system and making it as practical as possible for the modern world.

06/18/2023

Happy Father's day to all the great ones out there!

06/08/2023

Dream Metal Kobudo makes great products for our Okinawan weapons style. They have some of the more hard to find specialty weapons available, like this beautiful Tinbe (Turtle shell) made of hardened cast aluminum.