Charleston Dojo:
Events & Community
Location
Charleston Self Defense
3874 Savannah Hwy
Suite 1
Johns Island, SC 29455
Schedule
Tue: 6:30PM-8:00PM
Thur: 6:30PM-8:00PM
Sat: 8:00AM-10:00AM
Contact Us
If you have questions about training, classes, or getting started we are happy to help!
Charleston Instructors
Meet the instructors who lead our training at the Charleston dojo, along with guest USIK instructors joining us for special sessions and seminars.
Learn more about Grand Master Boykin
BEGAN ISSHINRYU
August 1977, Monroe, NC
Under Grand Master Mitch Kobylanski
DATE OF SHO-DAN
June 1980
DATE OF PRESENT RANK
Ku-Dan, September 2017
ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES
USIK
Former member of American Okinawan Karate Association (AOKA) Promotion Board, and Advisory Board
Charter member of United States Judo Association (USJA)
AWARDS
Spirit of Isshinryu (AOKA) 1996
USJA Level I Coach
Life Member of the USJA
AOKA Dojo of the Year (AOKA) 2004
Outstanding Male Instructor (AOKA) 2006
Instructor of the Year (IHOF) 2009
Inducted into the Isshinryu Hall of Fame (IHOF) 2010
Learn more about Sensei Bloom
BEGAN ISSHINRYU
October 2010, Charleston, SC
Grand Master Tim Boykin
DATE OF SHO-DAN
June 2013
DATE OF PRESENT RANK
Yon-Dan, July 2025
ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES
USIK
AWARDS
Finalist for Female Karate-Ka of the Year – IHOF 2013
Isshinryu is rooted in lineage and guided by discipline
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