Building confidence, discipline, and strength in Seattle's youth through martial arts excellence.
Emerald City Karate is a premier martial arts school in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood, specializing in children's karate programs that blend physical activity with character development. Led by experienced Senseis like James and Tobey, we offer engaging classes for kids as young as four, focusing on respect, self-discipline, and self-confidence in a supportive environment. Our after-school and family programs provide fun, structured training that helps children grow physically and emotionally, with a 4.8-star rating from delighted parents and students.
Weekly martial arts training for kids ages 4+, focusing on technique, discipline, and fun in after-school sessions.
Classes designed for parents and children to train together, fostering bonding and shared fitness goals.
Seasonal camps offering intensive karate instruction, games, and character-building activities for youth.
Introductory sessions allowing new students to experience the dojo and teaching style before committing.
Practical defense skills taught in a safe, age-appropriate manner to build confidence and safety awareness.
My four-year-old son is six months into weekly classes and really enjoying it so far. It's a great after-school active activity that's both fun and teaches discipline.
We did a couple of trial classes here and the only issue for us was distance. If we lived just a little bit closer we’d have signed our kiddo up without hesitation, because Sensei James is amazing with the kiddos. Ours is a wild one and seeing the Sensei with the rest of the class, I was just so impressed. He balanced correction and tolerance perfectly.
I’ve been doing classes here for almost 8 years and it’s probably one of the best decisions of my life, because it’s helped me learn to defend myself and helped me make friends
My son has been attending classes at ECK for a year now and he absolutely LOVES it! The senseis are super knowledgeable and they are awesome with kids! I wish we found this school sooner!
This place is great! Sensei Tobey and the whole staff are amazing. The whole family has been taking classes for over a year, respect, kindness, honesty, self-discipline and self-confidence are qualities that have flourished since the onset of training. I highly recommend ECK!!
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