About JKA Maine Karate Academy
Our Mission
JKA Maine Karate Academy is committed to providing a safe and supportive environment with a high-level instruction in martial arts focused on physical, mental and spiritual aspects of karate-do. Our mission is to empower our students with skills and confidence they needed and be able for them to share the principles of karate-do in the community.
Our Curriculum
Our curriculum is based off the Japan Karate Association curriculum, a traditional Shotokan Karate that focuses on kihon, kata and kumite. Students with advanced rank are introduced to the traditional Okinawan Kobudo. We offer a range of classes for students of all levels, from beginner to advanced.
Our Community
Our Community
At JKA Maine Karate Academy, we believe that karate is about more than just punching and kicking. We foster a sense of community among our students, encouraging them to support and learn from one another.
Our Story
JKA Maine Academy is organized to provide the community an affordable opportunity to train in an authentic Shotokan karate in the state of Maine. We are a fully accredited traditional karate dojo, offering classes for men, women, and children of all levels under the supervision of Chief Instructor Sensei Ferdinand Torres, a JKA 5th degree black belt & an Okinawa Kenpo Kobudo 6th degree black belt.
Our academy instructor treat individuals as students, NOT CUSTOMERS. Our objective is to give students a means of developing character while being strengthened both physically and mentally. Training is demanding and promotions are earned, NOT GIVEN.
Our students are exposed to the full curriculum of traditional Shotokan karate, and students with advanced rank are introduced to traditional Okinawan kobudo. These self-defense systems are excellent all- around fitness regimen, exercising 90% of the body’s muscles in a combination of aerobic and anaerobic workouts.
One of the key strengths of the JKA is its method of teaching. All our instructors are certified from Japan. Each instructor undergoes rigorous evaluation and testing before being granted his or her instructor qualifications. This unique specialist instruction system, established decades ago, is still the only one of its kind, and produces some of the best athletes and teachers in the world of karate. All JKA instructors—whether in Japan or heading up Regional or National branches around the world—pass on the fundamentals and techniques they have mastered, ensuring that karate’s highest tradition lives on in each dojo.
In addition to being certified as a Instructor, JKA Maine Academy Instructors are certified Examiners, and Judges. JKA Maine instructors must also attend and pass re-certification programs on regular basis as per JKA Japan.
JKA Maine Academy is an affiliate member of Japan Karate Association/American Federation (JKA/AF)