SHINTAIKI-JI NY MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL(IOGKF)

Goju-ryu karate keeps its roots in Okinawa, but the style travels well. SHINTAIKI-JI NY MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL(IOGKF) offers that lineage on the quiet stretch of Washington Heights where 188th meets Broadway. Classes run for adults and kids, and they mark the dojo as Latino-owned—an extra note on the door for anyone scanning the neighborhood’s small storefronts.

You’ll find the school at 564B W 188th St, New York, NY 10040, tucked between the bodegas and the subway overpass. The block feels lived-in, the kind of place where a martial-arts studio doesn’t announce itself with neon but with the sound of feet shifting on wood floors. Family discounts are listed, so parents can bring more than one kid without the math getting messy.

If you’re mapping it out, the place is easier to reach than you’d think—directions are here. For anything else, call (347) 873-5641. The number’s local, so someone picks up fast.