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Lahaina Dojo takes part in JKA karate tournament
October 3, 2022
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Japan Karate Association Fall Tournament was held on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the University of Hawaii Maui College. Participants in the…
Lahaina Dojo holds a kyu exam
April 10, 2022
In the first week of April 2022 Lahaina Dojo held kyu tests for color belts at the main dojo in Lahaina Civic Center on Maui. The students demonstrated their progress in Shotokan karate - basic…
Shotokan karate classes resume at Lahaina Civic Center
March 8, 2022
After a long pause due to coronovirus, Maui Lahaina Dojo is back to training at our dojo space in Lahaina Civic Center. Our traditional Shotokan Karate-Do classes' schedule and dojo location can be…
Shodan Certificate Presentation
October 27, 2021
Michella Cabingas and Caehlaen Wyatt Balmores were presented with their official Japan Karate Shoto Federation (JKS) shodan - first degree black belt - certificates at the Wednesday practice by…
Summer Kyu Test
July 22, 2021
Lahaina Dojo held a kyu examination for eligible color belts in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii on July 9, 2021. Two groups of students tested - younger kids as well as more advanced kids and adults. It was a…
Lahaina Dojo Students Test for Shodan
May 22, 2021
Three Lahaina Dojo students - Hanan Oleiwan, Caehlaen Wyatt Balmores, and Michella Cabingas tested for their first degree black belts in Lahaina on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Charles Lee Sensei, the head…
Black Belt Certificates
March 5, 2020
Charles Lee Sensei and Walter Chihara Sensei presented four students with hard earned black belt certificates. Samantha and Jason Monnett received their shodan (1st degree) certificates. Andy Pike…
Fitness and Self-Defense Demonstration
February 13, 2020
Sensei Walter Chihara and the students of the Lahaina Dojo performed a demonstration at the Fitness and Self-Defense seminar at the Maui Hyatt. In his presentation, Chihara Sensei stressed how the…
Dojo Competes in Tournament
October 10, 2019
Many Lahaina Dojo students competed in a traditional Shotokan Karate tournament organized by JKA Hawaii Kahului dojo. The event featured kata (forms) and kumite (sparring) competitions with the…