Welcome to The Karate Dojo headquartered offering Martial Arts in Jackson, Toms River, Ocean county, Manchester and Howell New Jersey!

Our dojo is run by Head Instructor/Owner and 5th Dan Black Belt Master Eric Alders, who founded a unique martial arts system called Yuugou-Ryu (Fusion System).  Our elite curriculum combines Tae Kwon Do, Kenpo, Hapkido, Aikido, Goju-Ryu, Japanese Jiu Jitsu and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu which provides a complete fusion of martial arts from the ground up!

Our state of the art 2000 square foot facility, along with our quality, award winning instruction, top of the line training equipment,Olympic style Swain mats, provide a safe and clean environment that any current or future martial artist would be proud to train in.  We would be honored to have you as a part of our Dojo Family, so please take this opportunity to explore our web site, so that you may learn even more about The Karate Dojo! 

 

Our DVD Curriculum is now available in our Online Store!

In order to get started, please select from one of our below programs: Little Ninjas Kids Martial arts (for ages 3 to 5) Juniors Martial arts (for ages 5 to 12) Teens and Adults Martial arts (for ages 13 and Up) American Top Team MMA (Level 3 Certified) for Teens and Adults.  Cage Fitness (for Teens and Adults) Black Belt Club (Specialty training for Juniors and Adults)
Current Events

Action Martial Arts Magazine Championship Tournament
	13 competitors attended the Action Martial Arts Magazine Championship Tournament in Atlantic City, NJ at the Tropicana hotel. Out of our 13 competitors we brought home 25 awards!
Anniversary Awards banquet at Eagle Ridge Golf Club
	January 15, 2012 we hosted our 5th Anniversary Awards banquet at Eagle Ridge Golf Club. We had over 265 guests in attendance and it was our best banquet to date. In addition our demo team put on their best karate demonstration to date! You can see our 2011 year and review slide show by following this link Click Here
Unanimous MMA Win
	On Saturday, December 17th we had two of our mma students, Bretty Pityinger and Ariel Llaurador, compete in their first full contact MMA Match. The event was Dead Serious II MMA in Rahway, NJ www.deadseriousmma.com Brett won his match 30-27 for a unanimous decision victory! Congratulations Brett! We look forward to our next fight on April 7th at Dead Serious 3. Click Here
Conan Silveira Seminar
	On December 3rd and 4th we were honored to have a two day seminar with our good friend, Head Coach and Co-Founder of American Top Team, Master Conan Silveira. All of the students had an amazing experience working closely with one of the best coaches in the world. Click Here
We had another successful Thanksgiving Basket Brigade
	We raised over $5400 and delivered 124 full Thanksgiving dinners to our joint military base, local churches and organizations in the area. It's always great to give back and understand the true meaning of giving and gratefullness. Thank you to all of our family and friends for your amazing support.
Black Belt Testing 10-29-11
	6 Candidates successfully took and passed their exam. Congratulations go to: Mr. George Warmkessel, Mr. Joseph Otreba, Mr. Stephen Cruz, Ms. Barbara Gene Garrell, Mrs. Yvette Blythe and Mr. Michael Dante.
We had our 2nd Black Belt Testing on October 19, 2011
	6 Candidates successfully took and passed their exam. Congratulations go to: Mr. George Warmkessel, Mr. Joseph Otreba, Mr. Stephen Cruz, Ms. Barbara Gene Garrell, Mrs. Yvette Blythe and Mr. Michael Dante.
We had an amazing Halloween Party and Carnival this year.
	Our largest Halloween Event to date. To see the pictures click here