Founded in 1979 by Hanshi Ridgely Abele, the Columbia School of Karatedo is a National Center for the Martial Arts. Classes in karate and kobudo are taught to men, women, and children of all ages, and are designed to provide challenges appropriate to each student's level of experience.

We are dedicated to teaching the Art, Sport, and Science of karatedo and are registered with the USA National Karatedo

Federation, the national governing body for karate in the United States. Students travel from around the country and around the world for the instruction available at our school.

Our focus in training encompasses a total approach: mental discipline, physical conditioning and responsible actions. Martial arts training is a lifetime fitness activity and training improves the defensive skills, flexibility, cardiovascular fitness and muscular strength.

At the Columbia School of Karatedo, we combine the old with the new. Authentic Martial Arts are more than 1600 years old and are the most effective method of self-defense ever devised. These traditional lessons are combined with modern principles of scientific exercise physiology to help each student develop their Body, Mind and Spirit in a personal and meaningful way.

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