Shotokan Karate Victoria – Geelong

TRADITIONAL TRAINING FOR MODERN TIMES -

The Shotokan Karate Geelong Club welcomes all – children, teens, adults – to enjoy the benefits of traditional martial arts training.

Shotokan Karate is an intense physical art and an outstanding total mind-body exercise. It is a decisive method of self-defense, and a proven way to develop self-control & discipline for kids, and to manage stress for adults. It is an exciting competitive sport, and, for some – it becomes a philosophy of life. It is an art that allows participants of all ages and at varying levels of intensity – from the recreational practitioner – to the elite international athlete, to train to their fullest potential.

Chief Instructor Edmond Otis sensei, a new resident of Australia and Geelong West, has practiced karate since childhood and is internationally known as a competitor, instructor, coach, and judge. He is Chairman of the Shotokan International Alliance, has coached numerous competitors to USA national and international championships, and has personally developed many high-ranking instructors in both the USA and New Zealand.

Otis sensei was chief instructor of Shotokan Karate Hawke’s Bay, in New Zealand, from 2008 to 2024, while also serving as a Senior Lecturer in Health and Sport Science the Eastern Institute of Technology, and consulting with the ministry of Health to develop the “Let’s Make Me Resilient” program that has been presented in schools throughout the Bay. Prior to moving to NZ, he was a Senior Lecturer in Humanities and Physical Education, and Director of Martial Arts at the University of California, Riverside, where he was twice recipient of the University Distinguished Award.

An 8th Dan (degree) black belt, Otis sensei travels throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, conducting seminars for instructors and students that focus on karate as a rigorous and demanding physical art, an effective and decisive means of self-defense, an exciting competitive sport, and, for some, a philosophy of life.

Otis sensei began at the age of 12 under the direct guidance of the Japan Karate Association’s (JKA) legendary, Hidetaka Nishiyama sensei and Yutaka Yaguchi sensei. At 18 he became a full time student of Ray Dalke sensei (Nishiyama’s senior US student, and one of the first 3 non-Japanese to achieve official JKA instructor status). Otis sensei was the senior member and captain of the national championship “Riverside Dojo” team for 12 years, and Chairman and Chief Instructor of AJKA-I International from 1999 – 2019.

Otis sensei looks forward to teaching Karate in Geelong to students of all ages and levels of ability and is excited about the prospect and challenge of personally developing a high quality traditional Karate program for kids and adults in Australia. He remains Chief Instructor of Shotokan Karate Hawkes Bay, providing guidance and returning to host special events and seminars as often as possible.

Otis sensei is featured in the international instructional series, “Essential Shotokan”, and is co-author of the best-selling “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Karate”.

In addition to his lifelong involvement in martial arts Otis Sensei is also a speaker, consult and a licensed psychotherapist. He coaches a select group of private clients, businesses, professional athletes, teams and organisations to successfully apply cutting-edge research and classic martial arts strategies to a broad range of life’s professional, personal, and interpersonal challenges. For more information about these services please contact us.

Location:

Sparrow Park Hall Geelong West

Weller St, Geelong West VIC 3218 (500 meters from Packington St.)

We train Thursdays and Saturdays.

Kids 6 & up

Thursday 5:00 – 6:00pm

Saturday 8:30 – 9:30am

Adults/Teens:

Thursday 6:00 – 7:00pm

Saturday 9:30 – 10:30

Club fees:

$ 80 per month – First family member.

$ 40 per month– Additional family: parents, siblings, or children

Substantial discounts available for 3, 6, and 12 month membership

Call us: 61 450 679 168