American Shotokan Karate Federation Information

The American Shotokan Karate Federation is a non-profit association of clubs devoted to providing low-cost, high-quality instruction in traditional Okinawan karate of the Shotokan school. The ASKF was founded in 1983 by Richard Gould sensei, with the goal of providing American practitioners of karate the opportunity to learn karate from world-class instructors in local clubs at the lowest possible tuition. Since its inception the ASKF has remained committed to the development of strength of all individuals in the organization through the highest level of karate instruction. Other founding members of the ASKF include Tom Langrehr, Jerry Larson, Stu Giere, Twyla Fritz, Ron Trimble, Doug Scheible, Doug Raitz, Al Morland, and Jeri Morland.