Phil and Sarah Florence started at Kurt’s Karate that was opened in December 2011 and took over the Napoleon location in 2015, expanding to Defiance in 2018. The Napoleon location merged with the Defiance location and changed the name to become Defiance Karate. From the beginning, the emphasis at Defiance Karate has always been on “Family Fitness & Fun!” Almost everyone in the adult class has a child, spouse, or both also enrolled in classes. The family that trains together, stays together.
Defiance Karate is really growing quickly. Defiance was Sabumnim Phil’s hometown and it was always his dream to open a location here, which was realized in 2018. Once opening in Defiance, business boomed and the Defiance Karate family expanded to an unforeseen size.
