A Bit of History....

Well, We have a new Black Belt!  Congratulations to Ashley Smith, for her accomplishment.

Let me explain a little bit about Stephen's Karate....

Located in East Boca Raton, Florida, and in business for more than 20 yrs(over 10 yrs at the same location!).

Barry Stephen has been in Martial Arts since he was a child.  He was bullied a bit as a child, and decided that simply wasn't how life was going to be, so he set out to overcome that obstacle in his life.

And, he did overcome.  He has studied a variety of different styles, and is eclectic in his teaching methods, and style of Martial Arts...Simply put, if it works, use it.

In my search for a place to train, and having trained for many years(I have black belts in two other styles of Martial Arts), I knew I was not looking for the "average" studio, where often times, you "purchase" your blackbelt....But, rather, I was looking for a place, off the beaten path, where I would actually have to earn my blackbelt...

In all his years of teaching, he has only given out 33 blackbelts!  Out of thousands of students.  Simply put, if you don't earn it, physically/mentally/emotionally, you don't get it.  But, when you do strive and achieve, you will know that you have earned it!


So, after months of searching, I came across a place in the warehouse district of Boca Raton.  A place where I(or you) could(can) call 'home'.  A place to train, a place to make lifelong friends, a place to learn.

"As Martial Artists', we train our bodies and minds to be prepared, at all times, to defend ourselves....We train our hearts, however, to be kind, loving and understanding toward all Mankind"