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Tradition
Currently, the majority of karate training facilities heavily emphasize sport karate, so this is what the public perception of karate is today. Sport karate has provided many people with its benefits. But sport karate, which began in 1927, is a fairly recent development in light of the centuries of what existed before, and it is not at all the same as the original karate. Traditional Okinawan masters believed that karate was much too dangerous to be conducted in a sports setting. We agree with the masters, and for over thirty years have maintained the original essence of the traditional karate perfected many centuries ago. It is easy to follow the herd and go with the current trend, or to be taken in by a gimmick, or fad. We choose to follow the tradition of karate that was forged out of the wisdom gained from the life and death struggles of mankind since time began. We do not encourage competition between karate-ka. There is no matching or free sparring. We do not enter tournaments or encourage entering tournaments.
The school (Dojo) now known as the Hershey Karate Club was born during the 1970's and was originally located at 209 North Railroad Street and later 315 North Chestnut Street, Palmyra before moving to the 1600 block of E. Chocolate Ave., Hershey in February 1992. We moved to our present location in April 1996. The Club has been in continuous operation since its beginning, proving to be an enduring organization which has earned an excellent reputation as an authentic martial arts training academy of the highest caliber. We are honored to be associated with:
- Okinawa Isshin-Ryu Karate and Kobu-Do Association
- Okinawa Karate Kobudo Kokusai Tomo No Kai
- Isshin-Ryu World Karate Association
- Martial Arts Masters, Pioneers & Legends Hall of Fame Council International, Norwalk, Connecticut
- Okinawa Isshin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Association Hall of Fame
- Isshin-Ryu Registry
- United States Martial Arts Association
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