Shotokan Karate Leadership School

Shotokan Karate Leadership School offers kids karate, adult martial arts, and Shotokan Karate martial arts classes that include self-defense, bully awareness, stranger danger, safe-defense skills, and situational awareness training. The program also includes leadership training through a proprietary Shotokan Karate Martial Arts Leadership Program and a proprietary Black Belt Shoka Leader Program. First-time VIP visitors receive a free e-book download, and there is an online special of 2 weeks free plus a uniform.

• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Online Special 2 Weeks FREE Plus Uniform

Shotokan Karate Leadership School was founded in 1981. Marty Callahan founded the school and serves as Chief Master and Sensei Marty Callahan. Marty Callahan is an 8th Degree Black Belt and a graduate of the Japan Karate Association Instructor Training Program. The program’s leadership training is modeled after the Hero’s Journey. Its specialized curriculum includes bully awareness, stranger danger, safe-defense skills, situational awareness training, and support for children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and depression, among other challenges. Programs are customized to suit individuals of all ages, skill levels, and physical abilities, including individuals with special needs. Shotokan Karate Leadership School offers an exclusive free white paper titled “How Martial Arts Helps Children Thrive In School,” authored by Sensei Marty Callahan, and first-time VIP visitors get a free e-book download. Shotokan Karate Leadership School received the Go2 Karate BEST Business Award, which is given to martial arts entrepreneurs who have committed themselves to spreading the knowledge of martial arts on a higher level. Shotokan Karate Leadership School has committed to educating their entire community as shown on a martial arts website. The mission of Shotokan Karate Leadership School is to use Shotokan Karate to train leaders of the future who will solve the world’s problems and to awaken the extraordinary leader in each individual.

Parents and former students have shared multiple testimonials about their experiences with Shotokan Karate Leadership School and Sensei Marty Callahan. One parent, Janice Shipley, described enrolling her son Jared about 25 years ago because he was being bullied at school and later shared that he went on to become a physician in Portland, Oregon. Another parent, Jim Thompson, stated that his son is now a professor at an Ohio university and that what he learned at Shotokan Karate Leadership School played a big part in making him into the man he is today. Arise Campbell commented on feeling comfortable with Sensei Callahan’s presentation and described what he is doing as very positive. Kim Corn reported that people noticed a difference in her child Jordan, describing him as more talkative, confident, and sure of himself since starting karate at Shotokan Karate Leadership School. A former student, Dean Jones, contacted Sensei Callahan to thank him for giving him the foundation for what he described as a wonderful life and said the training helped him in innumerable ways. Another parent, Warren Z., described almost four years of training in karate techniques, leadership training, and an instructor program, during which their child became an assistant instructor, demonstrated the ability to lead and teach, and achieved a black belt in April. Sherry Paine described watching a class with about 25 kids sitting up straight and listening, and she commented on the way Sensei Callahan incorporated morals into the class.

Last updated June 26, 2026.