I didn’t think I would ever train again and I was ready to say good-bye to martial arts. I’d practiced in two other styles, but I was in my late 40s and my knees hurt after every class. Then a friend of mine said, ‘You should check out this Okinawan karate that I do. Shidokan.’ I was a bit skeptical, but I came to a Tuesday evening class to give it a try. That was twelve years ago. Now I’m here pretty much every day. More than a dojo, I found a new family.”

D.E.C., University Professor