The Kyokushin Los Angeles coaching staff is led by Branch Director Nakasaka, who has served as the U.S. representative to the 1995 World Championships and as the North American National Team Coach for the World Championships, and includes instructors from youth to adults, men ・ women and men ・ who have won World Championships and have represented the United States at World Championships. In addition, we have many Japanese instructors who have taught karate in both the U.S. and Japan ・, and we have a strong group of black belt instructors who take advantage of the Japanese-American community. All of our black belts are karate practitioners who enjoy karate as their life's work, and we offer a full range of ladies and senior classes.
In competitions, those over 35 years old are classified as "mature" and some over 50 years old have won world championships, but they train day and night to achieve a mature and injury-free karate style that is different from the younger classes where they practice hard. There are many cases where people who practiced in Japan in the past rejoin with their children after several decades, and there are not a few people who encounter once again the forgotten thing of their youth, "the way to Kyokushin," here and practice hard to achieve the dream they once had.
In the women's division, instructor Ito, who is the only one in the long history of Kyokushin to have won world championships in both kumite and kata, is teaching in Torrance. Under her guidance, many promising female athletes have grown up, and the adult women's division is also training well. In Los Angeles, the first "mature women's kumite division" in Kyokushin history was held, and Watanabe, who won the championship there, is also a member of the class instructors.
Thus, in Kyokushin Los Angeles, people who practice karate with various thoughts and feelings gather and enjoy training.
Looking at the past tournament results of the Los Angeles dojo, it may seem that they have a great deal of knowledge and experience in training athletes. However, as they say, the path of the martial arts is a hard and steep one, and no matter how old we get or how well we do in the championships, we will always remain humble and ambitious, and continue to pursue the path of the martial arts throughout our lives.
Dojo Location :
Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Galleria 2nd Floor ( 3rd x Alameda )
Torrance Yakiniku Manpuku Side ( Carson x Cabrillo )
San Fernando Valley Inside SF Valley Japanese Community Center ( Branford x Laurel Canyon )
Fountain Valley Right across from Yakult Headquarters ( Newhope St x Warner Ave )
Santa Ana Inside Montessori International School ( East Dyer Rd x Halladay St )
Irvine Inside Orange Island Cultural Salon ( Redhill Ave x McArther Blvd )
Oceanside In Melba Bishop Recreation Center ( San Diego )
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