This is the Official Website of the UNIVERSAL ISSHIN-RYU KARATE ASSOCIATION, PETE MILLS SCHOOL OF ISSHIN-RYU KARATE and THE HALLS DOJO located in Knoxville, Tennessee. This website is dedicated to the growth and support of all practitioners of Isshin-ryu Karate under the guidance of Grandmaster Pete Mills, the schools founder, 10th degree black belt and head of the Universal Isshin-ryu Karate Association. He has been training in the martial arts for over 45 years. THE HALLS DOJO is the main location and has been located in the basement of Beaver Dam Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee for over 8 years. We offer a Christian based approach to the martial arts. We teach traditional Isshin-Ryu as our main style, as-well-as, cross-training in the grappling arts and Arnis. Student ages range from 6 up to mid-60. Self-Defense classes are also available for in-class and on location. The school is lead by Brad Walker, 5th degree back belt, and Chris Hawkins, 3rd degree black belt. We now have 3 separate locations to choose from in Halls, Karns and Fountain City. Though each school is different, we are all based in churches and have little or no overhead; therefore you will find our fees are very nominal, if not free. We teach because we love what we do. Each instructor has a "Clark Kent" job during the day and does not rely on teaching for income. It is our goal to make sure everyone has access to learn this precious art and we do not want something like money to stand in anyone's way of reaching their goals in the martial arts.
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The supreme art
of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
Do or Do Not...There is no Try.
If one's words are not better than silence, one should keep
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