Our school has actually been around since 1981. It was formerly known as Neil Dunnigan’s School of Karate, and most of his former students are still around. Sensei Dunnigan passed his school down to three of his students, which are the current owners and operators of the school, when he retired in 2018.

Sensei Dunnigan now lives in B.C. where he operates a small community Karate club. However, he is the head of the western Canada Okkikukai, and we see him several times a year, especially on test nights!

Shoken School of Karate, located at 11717D 108 Ave NW, Edmonton, is located slightly off the beaten trail, not far from MacEwan university and the downtown core. There is plenty of parking and it is accessible by public transit.

As our trial class is free, we do not require that you have your own Gi. Instead we ask that all prospective students wear clean, loose fitting clothing such as standard gym wear.

As Karate is a full contact activity, we ask that you trim your finger and toe nails as to not cause any needless cuts.

Ps. No socks or shoes are allowed on the dojo floor.

While the primary focus of our school is self improvement, we do see the value of friendly competition, and encourage our students to participate in tournaments when they can, though it is not mandatory.

Many of our students eagerly prepare every year for a variety of tournaments, and our students often take home medals for both Kata and Kumite.