Our organization is the International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF), headquartered in Philadelphia.
Master Okazaki, Chairman and Chief Instructor of the ISKF, was one of the first instructors sent to the United States in 1961 to spread the art of karate.
Gichin Funakoshi
Masatoshi Nakayama
Teruyuki Okazaki
Yutaka Yaguchi
The ISKF has clubs throughout the world including North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Our style, Shotokan, is non-contact with basic components consisting of blocking, punching, kicking and striking.
Classes are offered for anyone over seven years of age. Instruction is available for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.
Visitors and spectators are welcome to watch classes but are asked not to talk, whisper or eat during the sessions.