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Ed Chandler

Ed Chandler

Chief Instructor

About Sensei Chandler

All of our classes are taught by Sensei Ed Chandler, who holds a 5th-degree black belt (godan) in Shotokan karate and has been training since 1986. Originally from Central Illinois, he now lives in Mesa, Arizona, where he continues to teach and train.

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Latest

  • Questions: April 2025 Edition
  • Seven Lessons from "The Seven Samurai"
  • Karate is like boiling water; without heat, it returns to its tepid state
  • Apply the way of karate to all things - therein lies its beauty
  • Karate is a lifelong pursuit
  • Karate goes beyond the dojo
  • Calamity springs from carelessness
  • The mind must be set free
  • Spirit first; technique second
  • First know yourself, then know others
  • Karate stands on the side of justice
  • There is no first strike in karate
  • Do not forget that karate-do begins and ends with rei
  • Kata and the Alphabet
  • Control: Distance vs. Speed
  • Karate is like gambling
  • Can I keep my belt?
  • Kata as 'or' not 'and'
  • Kata and the Ship of Theseus
  • Karate is More Like Math Than History
  • Karate is Safe

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