One of the longest standing businesses on Daniel Island was on the brink of closing due to financial struggles wrought by the pandemic. But Sensei Glenn Raus refused to concede to COVID-19.
After 18 years of business, Osupurē “Osprey” Karate, which was formerly called Japan Karate Institute Daniel Island, was forced to reinvent itself after nearly losing all of its membership over the past year.
At 33 years old, Raus started his karate training at the Japan Karate Institute West Ashley and is now a fourth degree Black Belt with more than 20 years of martial arts experience and training. He worked for Blackbaud at the time when the tech company moved to Daniel Island in 2000 and saw it as the perfect spot to start a satellite dojo.
Karate is much more than kicking and punching to Raus. As a man of moral fiber, he preaches precepts that focus on perfecting the mind, cultivating the spirit and keeping truthfulness in one’s heart.