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border="0" width="200" height="165" align="right" hspace="10" alt="IMA Shotokan Karate" title="IMA Budokan Shotokan Karate"/> IMA- International Budokan Shotokan Karate was founded in 2001 by Sensei Amadou Niang. Sensei Amadou's vision was to bring traditional karate to everyone by offering classes at local recreation centers. Learn more here

UPCOMING EVENTS

IMA Budokan Kyu Testing ~ May 26, 2012 ~ Montessori Community School, SLC

IMA Karate Camp ~ May, 2012 ~ Keystone, CO

IMA Utah Karate Championship ~ 2012 ~ Park City, UT

IMA North Fork Karate Championship ~ Oct, 2012 ~ Grand Junction, CO

IMA Utah Family Karate Championship ~ Nov, 2012 ~ Cottonwood Heights, UT

RECENT PAST EVENTS

Rocky Mountain Karate Championship ~ May 6, 2012 ~ Louisville, CO

USA Open & Junior Olympics Karate Championships ~ Apr 6-8, 2012 ~ Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV

Ozawa Cup International Karate Tournament ~ Apr 5-8, 2012 ~ Pink Flamingo, Las Vegas, NV

IMA Budokan Kyu Testing ~ Mar 3, 2012 ~ Montessori Community School, SLC

IMA Budokan Kyu Testing ~ Jan 14, 2012 ~ Montessori Community School, SLC

Dojo Christmas Party and Talent Show ~ Dec 17, 2011 ~ Redwood Recreation Center, SLC

IMA Utah Family Karate Championship ~ Nov 12, 2011 ~ Cottonwood Heights, UT

IMA North Fork Karate Championship ~ Oct 22, 2011 ~ Grand Junction, CO

IMA Budokan Kyu Testing ~ Oct 1, 2011 ~ Central City Recreation Center, SLC

NEW PHOTOS!!!

Check out our Champions' Corner and some new photos of our kids!

© 2012 Amadou Niang, Salt Lake City, Utah
IMA- International Budokan Shotokan Karate was founded in 2001 by Sensei Amadou Niang. Sensei Amadou's vision was to bring traditional karate to everyone by offering karate lessons at local recreation centers throughout the Salt Lake Valley, Utah.

Karate classes and competition training are offered throughout the Salt Lake Valley, at:

  • Redwood Recreation Center in West Valley City, Utah MAIN DOJO
  • Central City Recreation Center in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Montessori Community School on the east bench of Salt Lake
  • Centenary United Methodist Church in Sugar House, Utah

This provides karate lessons and competition lessons for: Sugar House (Sugarhouse), Millcreek, East Millcreek, Canyon Rim, Cottonwood, Cottonwood West, Cottonwood Heights, Indian Hills, Emigration Canyon, Parleys Canyon, Glendale, The Avenues, Downtown Salt Lake, Murray, Holladay, Cottonwood, West Valley, Salt Lake Valley, Harvard-Yale, Yalecrest, Liberty Park, Mt. Olympus, 9th & 9th, 15th & 15th, University of Utah, East Bench.

At IMA-International Budokan we teach traditional Shotokan based on the philosophies of the founder of Shotokan karate-do, Gichin Funakoshi. Our students learn in a safe and fun environment, and are taught traditional karate with the use of basics (kihon), forms (kata), and sparring (kumite), and achieve great success in local, national, and international karate tournaments.

National and international karate tournaments include:

  • Ozawa Cup International Karate Tournament, Pink Flamingo, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • USA Open Karate Championships, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • IMA Utah Family Tournament, Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake Valley, Utah
  • IMA North Fork Karate Championship, Grand Junction, Colorado
  • IMA Rocky Mountain Karate Championship, Louisville, Colorado

Local karate tournament locations include: Salt Lake City, UT, West Valley City, UT, Park City, UT, Sandy, UT, Cottonwood, UT,