Joe Goss Karate Information

The Joe Goss Karate School was opened in Johnstown, PA in 1974 by Master Joe Goss, Sr. and specializes in Tang Soo Do style Karate (a traditional Korean form of Martial Art). There are now four Joe Goss Schools. The main school is located at 111 Barron Ave., in the Westend of Johnstown, just five minutes from Westmont. It is a 5,000 square foot facility with two training areas, a lounge, two offices and men's & women's locker rooms. The main training area is a large mat covered area while the secondary training/private lesson area is a traditional hardwood surface. Both the private lesson room and the main training room are equipped with closed circuit T.V. to the lounge area for the parents and other spectators convenience. Master Joe Goss, Jr. is the instructor of the main branch school in Johnstown located in the Geistown Cloverleaf at 110 Lundy Lane, Johnstown, PA. This location is easily accessible from Windber, Richland, Salix, South Fork, Central City, Dale, Hooversville, Jerome and Davidsville. This facility has over 2,000 square feet with mat covered training area, dressing rooms and a private lesson room. Both the private lesson room and the main training room are equipped with closed circuit T.V. to the lounge area for the parents and other spectators convenience. University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown's Karate Club offers another opportunity for training in the martial arts with the Joe Goss Karate School. The club regularly trains twice a week at the UPJ Sports Center in the upstairs dance studio area during the regular school year. Joe Goss Karate has held classes at U.P.J. for the past 30 years. The current instructor and advisor to the UPJ Karate Club is Master Koa Beam.