West Coast ShotoKan Karate Association

Respect, But Fear No Man

Welcome!

Our Mission is to provide affordable instruction in traditional Japanese martial arts. We practice Shotokan style Karate. We follow a set of guidelines provided by the founder of the style, Gichin Funakoshi and the school founded by Shihan Ed Hamile

-Sensei Dominic Mercado

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Our Training

If you have any questions please contact the dojo at hobu.dojo@wcskka.org or call us at 626.698.4512

Other than a $50 / month membership, first time practitioners can start for $130 for the first 3 months and will include a Karate Uniform Gi for free. Hard working adult students can qualify to take their Yellow Belt Exam for free.

Past and current practitioners of WCSKKA Arcadia can be a member for $40 / month if the just want to work out once a week.   Past and current WCSKKA students from any WCSKKA dojo are welcome to stop by to train for a day.
Free trial class available. 

Instruction at your own pace!

Chief Instructor Sensei Dominic Mercado has been practicing Shotokan Karate for many years under the instruction of many West Coast Shotokan instructors.  He has also worked with other other instructors from other Shotokan masters to provide a rich compliment of views.   

Sensei Dominic has competed and judged in some of the largest area tournaments like International Ozawa Cup in Las Vegas, Pacific Coast Karate Tournament in Camarillo and our own local Nikkei Games in Long Beach.

No one is too old to practice karate.  Allow us to get you started.

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WCSKKA

Instructors of Shotokan-style Karate

Gichin Funakoshi

Founder,
Shotokan Style Karate

Gichin Funakoshi (船越 義珍, Funakoshi Gichin, 1868 – 1957) is the founder of Shotokan Karate-Do, perhaps the most widely known style of karate, and is known as a "father of modern karate".


Edwin Hamile

Founder, WCSKKA

Shihan Edwin Hamile (1923-1999), originally from Hawaii,  he is the founder of West Coast ShotoKan Karate Association. WCSKKA dojos can be found around the world, including the Netherlands, Belgium and Israel. 


Dominic Mercado

Chief Instructor, WCSKKA, Arcadia

A long time black belt student of WCSKKA, he continues to take his experience and give back to families in the Los Angeles suburb in the Arcadia and Temple City.