Sensei Dustin J. Baldis
Sensei Dustin J. Baldis, the Chief Instructor, founded the Pennsylvania Shotokan Karate Club (P.S.K.C.) in 1992
at the downtown YMCA in Pittsburgh. In late 1993 P.S.K.C. moved and made its home for the last 15 years in Sewickley,
Pennsylvania. Sensei Baldis has been involved with traditional Japanese karate-do for over 25 years and is a Fifth degree
Black Belt in the art of Shotokan Karate.
As a current USA National Karate Team Coach and former USA National Karate
Team member, Sensei Baldis has worked tirelessly to establish the Pennsylvania Shotokan Karate Club as a premier karate
school within the Pittsburgh area and the United States. P.S.K.C. is known nationally and internationally for producing
top elite martial art students that are disciplined, well mannered individuals who are respectful of themselves and others.
To learn more, visit Sensei Baldis.
2001 USA Karate Hall of Fame Inductee, International Competitor
2005 Officially named to the USA National Coaching Staff
2007 Appointed to the USA National Coaching Committee
Sensei Baldis featured on USA National Karate Federation website
Our Mission
The Pennsylvania Shotokan Karate Club is a dynamic school of traditional karate-do dedicated to providing its members with elite martial arts instruction while developing them as focused, self-disciplined and confident persons who are respectful of others.
Shotokan Style
PSKC is dedicated to the art of Shotokan Karate. The father of modern day karate, Gichin Funakoshi, writes: "...Karate-do is a noble martial art, and [one] can rest assured that those who take pride in breaking boards or smashing tiles, or who boast of being able to perform outlandish feats... really know nothing about karate. They are playing around in the leaves and branches of a great tree, without the slightest concept of the trunk"
Free Karate Class
To register for FREE Karate Class, please email pskc@comcast.net or call 412-741-7448. Please provide the following information: Name, Address, Age, Email address and Telephone number.
USA National Karate Federation Qualifier 2009
20 athletes from PSKC competed in the USA NKF National Championship qualifier on Saturday February 7th in Charleston, West Virginia. The 2009 USA NKF USA National Championships will be held July 14-19 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This is the only National Karate Championship that is recognized by the US Olympic Committee and serves as the team trial for the Junior and Senior National Teams.
PSKC won a total of 40 medals. 19 Gold - 11 Silver - 10 Bronze.
First Row L-R- Riley S., Elio D., Evan D., Ziah B., David L., Eric N.
Second Row L-R- Jared S., Geoffrey M., Jessica L., Pavel G., Clifford K., Samantha K., Zachary K.
Third Row L-R- Jack F., Michael C., Matteo G., Marlon C., Jason G., Camron D., Sereen A., (not pictured Lequay W.)
Congratulations to Matteo G. for passing his USA NKF Judge D license.
View pictures from the USA NKF Championships 2008 and the USA NKF Qualifier 2009.
Pictures courtesy of Shelley Lipton.
Pictures
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