We practice traditional Shotokan Karate. Shotokan is one of the oldest and most widely practiced forms of Karate in the world today.
The Bend Karate Club was established in 1986 by highly respected 6th Dan, Sensei Tim Hanlon. Dr. Hanlon has been a qualified ITKF(International Traditional Karate Federation) and AAKF(American Amateur Karate Federation) examiner and medical judge with over 50 years of experience. Sensei provides the club with chief instruction under the guidelines of Sensei Hidetaka Nishiyama who was a direct student of Master Gichin Funakoshi.
We have Senpai (senior level students) who are instructors and mentors to the dojo. They have trained under Sensei Hanlon for many years and hold the responsibility to pass on the training knowledge to students. Senpai are not paid for their instruction and are greatly appreciated for their donated time.
