Bermuda Shotokan Karate-Do was founded in 1978 by Sensei Princeton Bailey with the assistance of , Sensei Jerry Bailey and Sensei Charles Butterfield.

The three of them have been together and practicing martial arts for over 30 years.  Which has included Jiu-Jitsu, Kung Fu, Judo, and Karate.  Their instructors included Master Kazumi Tabata, Master Paget Wharton and Sensei Alex Outerbridge.

Shotokan Karate is a traditional Japanese, "hard" style of martial arts. As a traditional art, the goal is the perfection of character (discipline).  As a hard style, technical emphasis is placed on punching, kicking, striking and blocking techniques.  Other martial arts applications such as joint techniques and throws are studied at a more advanced level.

The origins of Karate can be traced back to an Indian monk named Bodhidharma (Daruma in Japan), who brought Zen Buddhism to China and introduced a system of exercises designed to condition the mind and body.  These exercises evolved into a method of self-defense, adopted in Okinawa due to a centuries-long weapons ban.  More recently in the early 1900's, Funakoshi Gichin organized the first public demonstration of karate-do, and helped establish these teachings in schools throughout Japan.