American Karate

Founded in 1974, American Karate has a long history of producing excellent students, instructors and competitors.

American Karate's legacy began in Florissant, Missouri where the foundation was laid for a true family focused Martial Arts school. In 1996, after nearly 15+ years of training with a variety of experts and teaching students of all ages, Rich Norton and Steve Sutton purchased the business. They expanded the Martial Arts system to include Kickboxing, Preschool Karate and Sport Competition Team.

In 2001, they launched The Classic Karate Championship, an open style karate tournament. The Classic has become one of the largest and most popular karate tournaments in the Midwest. In 2005, they moved the business to Wentzville where it currently thrives at 1456 W. Meyer Rd. Recently, Mr. Norton and Mr. Sutton launched another karate tournament championship specifically for kids called The Junior Classic. With 40+ years in the Martial Arts Business, American Karate genuinely understands the commitment, dedication and responsibility of being a positive influence on each and every student and the community!