Looking For Vancouver Karate School

Looking For Vancouver Karate SchoolI am looking for a karate dojo.  Due to the popularity of our business, I have become a desk potato and hope to get back into some exercise-related activity to ward off the pitfalls of dying at my desk. 

But, I know nothing of the "karate scene" in Vancouver and am curious if anyone out there knows of any respectable dojo.  I am looking for something in the downtown Vancouver and Mount Pleasant areas.  I am also primarly interested in the Shotokan style, although, I am open to others - since, well, I am no expert in any style.

Why karate?  Many years back I attended a great school in Victoria and enjoyed it very much.  It is the one activity I wish I had continued doing.  As puberty hit, looking at girls took over my underdeveloped male brain and I lost interest.  At the time, I thought karate wasn't "cool enough".  I had climbed the ranks and was half way to a black belt.  How silly teens can be.

I did a quick Internet search and found:

Fighting Art (who look like the Karate Kid movie thugs)

But, are there any you can think of?  If you know of any, I am all ears to hear about them.

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