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International Martialarts Association
Founded in 1991 by Shihan Cyrus Madani, IMA is dedicated to teach Shotokan Karate, a traditional Japanese martial art. Conveniently located North West of Denver in Louisville, Colorado, IMA is a family oriented dojo offering classes to children and adults of all abilities and levels.

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How to join IMA
Club Membership Information

If you are looking for strong and non-political karate organization the International Martialarts Association (I.M.A) has built a reputation for the producing students and instructors of the highest standards over the years.
Who Can Join the International Martialarts Association (I.M.A.)?
We welcome individuals, clubs, dojos and organizations who wish to follow and practice traditional shotokan karate and sport karate to our family with integrity, honesty, respect, faith, dedication and hard work without any politics.

How Do I Enroll Myself?
If you are interested in joining one of our existing clubs, please see our class schedule and list of IMA organization then contact us at 303-665-0339 or info@imakarate.com for enrollment.

How Do I Enroll My Club?

Contact our office at 303-665-0339 or madani@imakarate.com for the membership package. This package will include Club membership and individual membership applications as well as additional information about history of our organization.
What does I.MA. Offer to Members?
• Technical seminars for all levels and all ages
• Dojo management
• Annual International Championships
• Access to special I.M.A. training courses and video
• Direct access to regular training at your dojo
• Dan promotion with testing curriculum for all grades
• Opportunity to train with World Class Instructors
• Annual summer and winter camp
• How to: Be an excellent kata and kumite referee
• How to: Be an excellent instructor (instructor's courses)
• How to: Increase your members and retention
• How to: Create National and International Champions
• How to: Coach your students for competition

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Mission Statement:

To provide a friendly, safe and positive environment in which students can learn the philosophy and the skills of Martial arts.
To have a strong, supportive martial arts family which builds positive role models within the surrounding community, demonstrating exceptional character and the philosophy of non-violence.
To enable each student to achieve a life long commitment to martial arts and to become a successful individual in every day life through the practice of the Dojo Kun.

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