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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,
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