Academy of Kempo Karate

I am honored to have my 8 year old son attend Kempo Karate Mr. Jim’s class is very structured and disciplined. Justin is building his confidence, awareness, and understanding the morals of self respect while learning self defense. Sincerely happy Parent.

I have been a student of Sensei Shotwell for the past 5 years. Both in the women's self defense class and as a traditional karate student. Both of my children take classes with him as well. He is very knowledgeable and knows how to reach students of all levels. My knowledge of real life situations, my confidence, and my ability to protect myself have dramatically increased since training with Sensei Shotwell. I highly recommend this school.

Recently I trained with Mr. Shotwell in South Carolina. He is a great martial artist and teacher. I learned quite a bit with him and enjoyed it too. Would definitely learn from him again.

I have trained with Jim for many years.
He is top-notch, highly qualified, solid, a man of honor and integrity.
I would highly recommend him to anyone seeking Martial Arts instruction.

I have gotten the chance to workout with Jim Shotwell. He’s very polite and professional. You will enjoy his classes and learn a lot while having fun.