Karate is a relatively new interest of mine (well, compared to others). I've trained since 1996 and am a Shodan (first degree black belt) in the Okinawan Karate style Shorin-Ryu and a Nidan (second degree) in Goju-Ryu, as well as a Shodan in Matayoshi Kobudo (Okinawan weapons). I studied Shorin-Ryu and Kobudo with some great folks at the Academy of Traditional Karate in Wilmington, MA. I studied Goju-Ryu and Kobudo at a club in Boulder, CO, called Boulder Kodokan.