At IMA-International Budokan we teach traditional Japanese, 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 and karate competitions.

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, UT
• IMA Rocky Mountain Karate Championship, Louisville, Colorado
• IMA North Fork Karate Championship, Grand Junction, Colorado

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

Karate classes and competition training are offered at dojos throughout the Salt Lake Valley in Utah, serving: Parleys Canyon, Glendale, The Avenues, Cottonwood, Cottonwood West, Downtown Salt Lake, Murray, Holladay, West Valley, Salt Lake Valley, Sugar House (Sugarhouse), Millcreek, East Millcreek, Canyon Rim, Cottonwood Heights, Mt. Olympus, 9th & 9th, Indian Hills, Emigration Canyon, Harvard-Yale, Yalecrest, Liberty Park, 15th & 15th, University of Utah, East Bench.

Dojo locations for karate lessons and competition classes include:

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