Lonsdale Karate

Lonsdale Karate Dedicated to helping people better themselves through karate and kobudo. We teach classical Okinawan Karate and Kobudo.

Tim has trained in Japan and is directly connected to Akamine Hiroshi Sensei, the President of the Karate and Kobudo associations to which the dojo belongs. Tim is the senior foreign Karateka in the Organization. He was also the first licensed Kobudo instructor for the Shimbukan system in the US. He is supported by several black belts, all with many years of experience. We have classes on Monday through Friday for Karate, and on Tuesday and Thursday for Kobudo and on Saturday for Aikido. Age 4-6 Karate M-W-F 4:30 to 5:15
Age 7-12 Karate M-F 5:15 to 6:15
Age 13-Adult Karate M-W-F 6:15 to 7:45

Kobudo Tuesday and Thursday for teens and adults from 6:15 to 8:00

Aikido Saturday 10:00 to 12:00

Tuition will remain at $25 per student per month per day attended. So if you attend two classes a week, then your tuition will be $50; if you attend three or more sessions, then it will be $75. Those attending karate, kobudo, and aikido could have up to 6 sessions weekly, capped at $75 per month. We serve the greater Lonsdale area including Webster, Vesseli, Montgomery, Kilkenny, Shieldsville, New Prague, Faribault, Elko, New Market, Faribault, Lakeville, and Burnsville. All are welcome to try a class for free with no obligation. We believe our quality will keep students coming back, so we do not use contracts to lock students in.

$25 - $75 a month per student based on planned attendance. Those interested in Yoga should reach out to Jessica Emerson at jlemerson1977@gmail.com. She runs her program independently and can provide class times and prices.

As we approach 2026 and people think about New Year's Resolutions, I would like to invite everyone to consider the benef...
12/31/2025

As we approach 2026 and people think about New Year's Resolutions, I would like to invite everyone to consider the benefits of training Karate, Kobudo, and Aikido. While training is a physical challenge, Martial Arts Training offers intrinsic benefits that go beyond just exercise. We focus on learning, retaining material, and preserving training traditions that date back over 300 years. Reshape your body and mind in a way that allows you to manage conflict and stress while remaining calm and centered. Work on endurance, range of motion, balance, and the ability to move with focus and surprising quickness, all while escaping the stress and pressures of life. Train with others in a friendly, supportive environment. Learn traditions rooted in Okinawa, Japan from someone who lived and trained there, all for a maximum of $75 per student per month. Classes are available 6 days a week in three martial arts.

Congratulations to Kye, Soren, and Ryan for advancement in Okinawa Shorinryu Mukenkai Karate.
12/31/2025

Congratulations to Kye, Soren, and Ryan for advancement in Okinawa Shorinryu Mukenkai Karate.

Due to high wind and blowing snow, the dojo is closed tonight. Please be safe, and we will see you next time.
12/18/2025

Due to high wind and blowing snow, the dojo is closed tonight. Please be safe, and we will see you next time.

12/18/2025

Hi, we will not have class on Christmas Day. People are welcome to attend makeup sessions to work around their holiday plans. We hope everyone has a grand Christmas.

Send a message to learn more

Sebi received his Jun Shodan certificate today. Shawna presented it. It arrived from Okinawa last week. Congratulatio...
12/17/2025

Sebi received his Jun Shodan certificate today. Shawna presented it. It arrived from Okinawa last week. Congratulations Sebi.

We had a good turnout today.
12/16/2025

We had a good turnout today.

12/14/2025

When I say that in Japan Karate is an adult activity that is sometimes shared with kids, I get some strange looks. That is because most people in the US think it is a kids activity taught by adults, and in most commercial studios they are probably right. In a traditional dojo, the focus is on lifetime betterment. That betterment can start at any age. Here we see a video from Honda Sensei, who leads our Osaka, Japan Dojo where an 80 year old student is practicing Pinan Katas. https://www.facebook.com/reel/24702058689468276

Send a message to learn more

We had a good get-together at White Bear Lake YMCA on Saturday.
12/08/2025

We had a good get-together at White Bear Lake YMCA on Saturday.

12/05/2025

Today I was asked about self-defense classes. This comes up from time to time. I will absolutely help you to be able to defend yourself, as traditional karate, kobudo, and aikido touch on the skills and training necessary to do so. Sport karate is more geared toward maximizing effectiveness in earning points within a set of rules, and as such builds a set of skills that are a bit different than the kind of violence likely to occur in an attack. I don't do or teach sport karate, although I have had fun with it when I was a few decades younger.

What I won't do is hold a one-hour session with the idea that it will give someone skills they can use in a chaotic, emotionally devastating, and violent encounter. Doing so would provide a false sense of security. That would be like convincing an athlete that all they have to do is practice a free throw for about an hour. Then they can go into a game and make the shot, or, probably more accurately, it would be like teaching someone to hit a heavy bag with a few combinations and then sending them into a boxing match.

Patrick McCarthy Sensei coined the phrase "habitual acts of violence" to refer to techniques that can be used in a fight. How do we make something habitual? We have to repeat it thousands of times. In doing so we are not only learning how to do the technique, we are conditioning our bodies to do so habitually and effectively. This is why football players practice tackling and blocking, baseball players practice hitting and catching, and so on.

If you are interested in being able to defend yourself, please find a place to train regularly, if not with us, then with someone.

Send a message to learn more

Yoga Schedule for December
12/04/2025

Yoga Schedule for December

I came across this article that outlines how training in a karate dojo can help people living with ADHD.
12/04/2025

I came across this article that outlines how training in a karate dojo can help people living with ADHD.

It's always been a given that kids with ADHD get referred to karate, and everyone has a story about how karate helped them improve and manage their ADHD symptoms. But how? What is the magic sauce in karate that soccer, or tennis, or gymnastics doesn't have? Why does your child's pediatrician, occupa...

It all starts with a good foundation.
12/03/2025

It all starts with a good foundation.

Address

120 Main Street
Lonsdale, MN
55046

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 10am
4:30pm - 7:45pm
Tuesday 5:15pm - 6:15pm
6:15pm - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 10am
4:30pm - 7:45pm
Thursday 5:15pm - 6:15pm
6:15pm - 8pm
Friday 9am - 10am
4:30pm - 7:45pm
Saturday 10am - 12am

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Lonsdale Karate posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Lonsdale Karate:

Shortcuts

Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn
Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share via Email
Share on WhatsApp Share on Instagram Share on Telegram

Category

Our Mission and Goals

We teach classical Okinawan Karate and Kobudo. Tim and other instructors have trained in Japan and are directly connected to Akamine Hiroshi Sensei, the President of the Karate and Kobudo associations to which we belong. Tim is a Seventh Degree Black Belt and is the senior foreign Karateka in the Organization. The dojo is supported by several other black belts including Dan Belig, a 4th Dan, Sam Murray, a 3rd Dan, Gary Jensen, a 2nd Dan, Meghan Hinderman, a 2nd Dan, and Ryuka Jurgens, a 1st Dan. Tim is also the senior licensed Kobudo instructor for the Shimbukan system in the US. Our Kobudo program is supported by Jerry Holt, who holds a 4th Dan in Kobudo and has many years of experience teaching Isshinryu Karate. We make every effort to try to provide authentic training methods and content as we learned it in Okinawa. Our goals are to provide a path of challenge and reward to our students while also preserving a cultural living art. We have a session for children age 4-6 that starts at 5:30 and goes to 6:15 and a separate session for students 6 and above that starts at 6:00 and goes to 7:30. We serve the greater Lonsdale area including Webster, Vesseli, Montgomery, Kilkenny, Shieldsville, New Prague, Faribault, Elko, New Market, Faribault, Lakeville, and Burnsville. All are welcome to try a class for free with no obligation.