Welcome!

Welcome to Trad Am Karate in Santee and Alpine, California. We offer great youth and adult karate training at these two locations and participants can train individually, or as a parent and child duo or trio. In fact, an entire family can block, punch and kick their way to better physical and mental fitness, heightened focus and concentration and improved confidence and self-esteem. A favorite motto here at Trad Am is, "the family that punches and kicks together, sticks together."

Trad Am Karate teaches Traditional American Karate (TAK), an eclectic martial arts system that began in Southern California in 1982. TAK is based on shorin-ryu, shotokan and kung fu and incorporates techniques from judo, jujutsu, aikido, American Karate, kenpo and kickboxing. To learn more, click "About TAK" on the tool bar, and then come on over to the dojo and get started. Remember, a thousand mile journey begins with the first step, and if you've gotten to this web-site, you are already moving forward. Thanks for visiting our web site and we appreciate your interest in Trad Am Karate.

Dojo News

• CONGRATULATIONS TO SENSEIS GRAMPA RON & GRANDMA JANE VELARDE  
  The two new grandparents have spent the past month in Great Britian, the home of their daughter Chrissy who just gave birth to a baby girl, Beth. More pictures please.  7/20/2010 10:24:20 PM
• BLACK BELT BUDO CLASSES 
  for July are done as part of the Mountain Retreat. August Budo Classes are scheduled for the 3rd & 4th Tuesdays from 7:30PM to 8:30PM at the Santee dojo. October & November Budo class schedule are TBA.  7/20/2010 3:57:18 PM
• SENSEI FLOYD BURK PROMOTED TO 10TH DAN 
  grandmaster Of The Martial Arts this past September in Nashville, Tennessee. The rank was issued by a panel of Grandmasters including Bill "Superfoot" Wallace, 10th Dan, and with the blessings of Sensei Burk's instructor, George W. Owens, 10th Dan.  12/23/2009 6:12:42 PM

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- Irish Proverb

Don't let an unhappy tournament or training experience get to you. Do Not Give Up! Keep Trying!