A Kyodai Chronology

• 1979: The school is open for business in the basement of a building in Queens Village, not far from it's present site. The student population is two.
  
  
• 1980: The school's student population jumps to 30. At this time, Sensei Aschkar works another job while teaching part-time.
  
  
• 1982: There are now 40 students enrolled, and the school is moved to a larger space, located about a block away from its present site.
  
  
• 1984: Sensei Aschkar gives up his other job and now commits all his energies to running Kyodai-Karate-Do. In the first three months, enrollment doubles. By the end of the year, the student population has reached 160.
  
  
• 1986: Continuing to attract new students, Kyodai sees its student population rise to 230.
  
  
• 1987: The school moves to its present spacious location, at 219-48 Jamaica Avenue. In the years that follow, enrollment steadily approaches capacity. In 1996, about 400 students were enrolled at Kyodai.

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In 525 A.D., during the Liang dynasty in China, empty-handed fighting was brought to Canton, a city in south China, by a Buddhist monk from India named Daruma Taishi. In Canton, Taishi also originated the meditative sect of Zen.

In the late 1600s, the Satsuma clan of the island of Kyushu in Japan banned all weapons from the Japanese residents of the island of Okinawa. Out of necessity the Okinawans began to develop their own form of empty-handed fighting. Some two hundred years later came the birth of Gichin Funakoshi, the father of Shotokan karate.

Born in 1869, Master Funakoshi began the study of karate¾then known as Okinawa-te¾at the age of eleven under Azato and Itosu, the two top masters of that time. Master Funakoshi grew into a karate expert himself. He is credited with the introduction of karate proper to Japan with his exhibitions in 1917 and 1922 at physical education expositions sponsored by Japan's Ministry of Education.

Under Master Funakoshi's direction, karate quickly caught on in Japan. He traveled throughout the country by invitation, lecturing audiences and helping universities set up karate teams. Hundreds of people studied directly under him. Funakoshi was also a poet and used the pen name "Shoto," or "pine trees in the sand." In turn, the style of karate he taught became known as "Shotokan-style Japanese karate."

In 1957, at the age of 88, Master Funakoshi passed away, leaving thousands of students to carry on his spirit in karate.

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All aerobics instructors at Kyodai are certified by the American Aerobic Association International (AAAI) and the International Sports Medicine Association (ISMA).

Our aerobics classes provide a complete workout to strengthen your heart and cardiovascular system, enhance your endurance, and increase your resistance to disease. Good muscle tone and a reduction in weight are additional benefits. Accompanied by music and a fun attitude, the training is lead by qualified instructors. We invite you to enjoy the overall positive attitude and sense of contentment , along with an improved appearance, that Kyodai aerobics promotes.