by Amie Leon | Jan 21, 2013 | Masters Biographies
George Kotaka Sensei was born on July 28, 1977, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He began karate at age 3 under his father, Chuzo Kotaka Sensei. George tested his skills on a national level at the 1988 AAU National Championships in Richmond, Virginia, where he won gold medals...
by Amie Leon | Jan 21, 2013 | Masters Biographies
Born September 7, 1956, Hideharu Igaki Sensei is in his second decade as the Head Coach for the USA National Karate Federation U.S. National Karate Team. His black belt is in Fujitani-Ha Shito-Ryu Meibu-Kai and instructors license in Tenshin-Ko-Ryu Kenpo. He also...
by Amie Leon | Jan 21, 2013 | Masters Biographies
Shihan means “master instructor” and only those with the highest levels of skill in both the art of Karate and the vocation of teaching, are awarded this honor. Shihan Minakami is a dedicated and enthusiastic practitioner and teacher of Karatedo he is...
by Amie Leon | Jan 21, 2013 | Masters Biographies
< img class=”alignleft wp-image-139″ alt=”Sensei Kunio Miyake” src=”https://jkfhonbudojo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Sensei-Kunio-Miyake1.jpg” width=”165″ height=”202″ />The founder of Shuko-Kai...
by Amie Leon | Jan 21, 2013 | Masters Biographies
Sensei Javier Mantilla is the chairman of the Pan-American Referee Council and a member of the referee council for the World Karate-do Federation. Sensei Mantilla has had a tremendous career as an athlete, official and coach. He has been on the cutting edge...
by Amie Leon | Jan 21, 2013 | Masters Biographies
Gary Tsutsui Sensei is the founder and Head Instructor of Colorado Budokan (affiliated with USANKF). Born in Minneapolis,Minnesota in 1946, he moved to Denver, Colorado when he wassix months old. He began his formal training in the art of karatein 1965 in Shotokan...
