Howard Martial Arts

Howard Martial Arts Howard Martial Arts is a fully equipped martial arts school with the highest quality of instruction. Kids and Adults train separately.

Proud member of the Invictus Law Enforcement Jiu-jitsu Collective. Howard Martial Arts has been giving back to Harlan County since 2003. We teach traditional Kempo Karate with classes for children and adults ages 5 and up. Gyodokan Kempo Karate is a combination of Traditional Okinawan Kempo Karate, Escrima (Filipino Stickfighting), Taekwondo, Jiu-jitsu and Kickboxing. We also have classes in the art of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu for ages 8 and up. We teach values to Children like HONOR, RESPECT, and SELF-CONFIDENCE. We teach adults MENTAL and physical DISCIPLINE and the most practical of SELF-DEFENSE techniques. About the Instructor: Daniel Howard, Hanshi- 9th degree black belt in Okinawan Kempo Karate. Grandmaster Daniel Howard has over 45 years in the martial arts and holds black belt and instructor rankings in several arts. He is the founder / director of Gyodokan Ryukyu Kempo Karate. He is a member and serves on the Shihankai (Master) board for the Okinawan Karate Alliance and 3 Mountain Martial Arts Federation. He is also a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu under 3rd degree black belt Prof. Brian Jones (Carlson Gracie Jr.). He is the official self-defense instructor for the Harlan County Domestic Violence Council and travels throughout the year teaching seminars. Master Howard is a 3 time international karate champion and has won several state and regional titles. Master Howard is also the Captain at the Harlan County Detention Center and serves as the training coordinator and supervisor. On Oct. 1, 2013 Master Howard was inducted into the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame as Grandmaster Instructor of the Year.

09/15/2026
Classes tonight!!
09/15/2026

Classes tonight!!

Classes tonight!
09/14/2026

Classes tonight!

09/10/2026

Kids Karate at 5:30, Kids Jiu-jitsu at 6:30, teen/adult Jiu-jitsu at 7:30 tonight!!

Kickboxing at 5:30 followed by Jiu-jitsu open mat and teen/adult Karate.
09/09/2026

Kickboxing at 5:30 followed by Jiu-jitsu open mat and teen/adult Karate.

Our AJA Fall clinic will be on October 24th. Tonight we have kids Karate at 5:30, Kids Jiu-jitsu at 6:30 and adult Jiu-j...
09/08/2026

Our AJA Fall clinic will be on October 24th.
Tonight we have kids Karate at 5:30, Kids Jiu-jitsu at 6:30 and adult Jiu-jitsu at 7:30!

09/07/2026

No boxing tonight but we will have Jiu-jitsu open mat at 5:30, Tiny tigers Karate at 6:30 followed by teen/adult Karate.

When you walk past my dojo (school) and you see my students wearing gloves, shin guards, etc., and they are striking eac...
09/03/2026

When you walk past my dojo (school) and you see my students wearing gloves, shin guards, etc., and they are striking each other and shooting into takedowns, striking on the ground and attempting submissions, they are not doing "MMA". They are doing the complete art of Jiu-jitsu. When I hear Jiu-jitsu practitioners say they need to "add takedowns or striking to their Jiu-jitsu", this is weird to me. As the "sport" of Jiu-jitsu has grown, like Karate, the combative side of the art is being lost.
I love martial arts competitons but the overwhelming majority of people sign-up for martial arts classes for fitness and self-defense. Only a small percentage have interest in competing, yet there are schools that will not promote you unless you compete.
Regular classes tonight at Howard Martial Arts

Some of our Tuesday teen/adult Jiu-jitsu students and our kids Karate program. We welcome Lily and Jackson to our team. ...
09/02/2026

Some of our Tuesday teen/adult Jiu-jitsu students and our kids Karate program. We welcome Lily and Jackson to our team.
Kickboxing at 5:30 followed by Jiu-jitsu open mat and teen/adult Karate tonight at Howard Martial Arts .

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117 W. Central Street
Harlan, KY
40831

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Monday 6pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday 6pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday 6pm - 8:30pm
Thursday 6pm - 8:30pm

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