Place is always clean, Karate Senseis are great, cant believe theyre all volunteers. Our kids love this place.

Best Shotokan Karate Dojo in Washington. Currently following all safety protocols to keep safe everyone

Very impressive. The facilities are spotless, the staff is very professional, and the students show great form. This is the place to go if you are seeking to learn a traditional martial art. Their black belts are true black belts. They have worked hard in perfecting their art to earn their achievement. You wont see groups of elementary school black belts here, but true martial artists. If you take martial arts training seriously and want to learn a traditional craft, this is an excellent place to do it.

I got my black belt from here. I learned alot.

I’ve been so happy and surprised to join the WSA; the quality of the instruction and dedication of teachers is phenomenal. The facilities are great. The students are very nice and very serious--so many of them look like characters in Street Fighter! ^_^ All of the senpai and sensei are such a great inspiration.In contrast to my old school, this school is pretty traditional, which is great! I used to be in karate 10+ years ago, and this was an easy transition back. In addition, I love sharing in marital arts culture and all of the values and tenets of discipline feed my spirit.I hope to continue to get to know everyone there because they already feel like family!Some expanded points:- I have been studying karate since 2001, when I was 12 years old. My friends and I had gotten jumped Halloween night and I made a decision to gain some self-defense skills. I made it to purple belt when I was 17 at my former school, Sochin-Ryu in Belleville, NJ.Unfortunately I had to leave for school and also left 10 years between the next time I would train. Instead of asking for my belt rank back, I started from the bottom and Im finally a purple belt again. Glad I re-trained, because it had been a while, and my former style was different, and more fight/defense based, mixed in with judo and jujitsu, and less traditional.Some info on the Sensei Ive had the most exposure to:- Sensei Mustafa is great for building up your kihon and getting that set up correctly. He tends to run his class in drills which is great for cardio and endurance.- Sensei Poe does a great deal of kamae-stance drills on Friday nights, which is helpful for freestyle kumite later on, which are essential for brown and above belts and testing.- Sensei Maria is your go-to source for katas. Its what shes passionate about, and her discipline of form is incredible. Her classes are also always fresh and interesting.- Sensei Garcia is excellent with salient observations that go beyond the book. He finds fundamental things (like breathing, being able to relax, timing) and forces you to examine these traits in yourself. He reminds me the most of my former instructor on the East Coast.My only feedback for the school so far is to use more bag work; its essential for getting a good idea of weight and force, and helps improve functional form and calibrate applied strength. Its especially helpful for me with techniques like the spinning back kick and punches, which requires a lot of coordination of mass.In that same vein, I think its important to practice with the speed mitts for precision; a roundhouse kick is especially improved using this equipment.Overall, its a great place to get better physically and exercise!