About Liberty Karate Club

Liberty Karate Club is a ministry of Friends Community Church and Hope Lutheran Church. We train on Mondays and Thursdays from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. We also train one Saturday a month from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. We meet at Hope Lutheran Church on Mondays and Friends Community Church on Thursdays. All Saturday events are at Hope. The class is open to men, women, and children. Though we meet together, adults and children are split from each other into separate classes. Children's class runs from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM while adult class is from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The minimum age that we accept at this time is 7 years old. The Saturday class is open to both children and adults and in this class the training is conducted for both groups simultaneously.

What is class like?

The beautiful thing about karate training is that everyone progresses at their own pace. You are not in competition with anyone nor compared to anyone. True karate training is about self-development. Class begins with warm-up excercises and stretching, goes into practice of basic movements, and then a specific technique or drill will be introduced and practiced. We focus on kihon (basic techniques of karate), kata (forms), kumite (sparring), and kobudo (weapons). As a child crawls, stands, walks, and finally runs, so it is with karate. Lesson one: how to make a proper fist! BASICS FIRST!!

Sounds Great! What does it cost?

If you are interested in learning karate for the purpose of testing and achieving black belt rank, cost of class is $30 per month. If you are interested simply in training for health benefits, to lose weight, relieve stress, learn self-defense,etc....and are not interested in achieving karate rank, training is FREE. We are a ministry first, a school second, and a business last! Our recomendation is come try us out with NO OBLIGATION! Don't worry about money or joining. Just come see if you LIKE karate! If you do, make your decision on which direction you want to pursue (paying student or non-paying student) when you are comfortable with it. If you do decide to pursue rank, there is NO CONTRACT. Your commitment is month to month and your karate rank will be internationally recognized through the N.A.M.K.A. and Caponigro Sensei. The karate uniform (gi) is available through the school. Further questions? Call us at (407) 484-5124