History

The Phoenix Karatedo Association was founded at Mount St. Mary’s University in 1981 by Dan S. Soller. The Association has a historic legacy with Virginia kyokushin karate USA (founded 1964 by Hulon Willis) and our first Kancho, Raymond Elmore. The Association celebrated its 25^th USA Summer Camp in 2008. The Association’s main branches are in Maryland (USA), New Jersey (USA) and Kiev (Ukraine). Phoenix Karate can be reached via e-mail phoenixkarate@msmary.edu