Midwest Shotokan Karate Association is a Family-Oriented Karate program. Our emphasis on the positive elements of Karate, especially with respect to honesty, integrity, and discipline both inside and outside of the dojo environment, is based on the belief that true Karate transcends the basic elements of technique and athletics into the realm of a way to live one's life. This is the Karate-Do, the way of Karate.