Rising Phoenix Karate

Rising Phoenix Dojo is a Cuong Nhu Martial Arts School run by volunteer instructors. It offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to develop the whole person—mind, body, and spirit—through traditional martial arts and modern sports science. Cuong Nhu teaches a unique style that draws techniques and principles from several Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and other arts, including Shotokan Karate, Aikido, Judo, Wing Chun, Tai Chi, Vovinam, and Boxing. The school has a head instructor, Howard Feldman, who was taught by Master Elizabeth Roman and Master Robert First, and an assistant instructor, Joe Shacter, who trained under O’Sensei Ngo Dong at the University of Florida. The dojo aims to build stronger minds and bodies through martial arts and sports science.