25° World Karate Tournament
February 23, 2025
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Kancho Kenneth Yoshinobu Funakoshi, founder and advisor of the Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association is fourth cousin to Master Gichin Funakoshi – the founder of Modern Shotokan. 1938: Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, September 4th 1948: Began Judo under Arazaki Sensei 1956–59: Attended the University of Hawaii after winning a swimming scholarship. Continued training in Judo and…
Shihan Kyle Yoshinobu Funakoshi was born on April 21, 1973 in Honolulu, Hawaii. When he was five years old, he began training in 1978 under his father, Kancho Kenneth Funakoshi at the original main dojo (Puck’s Alley) in Honolulu, Hawaii. Shihan Funakoshi trained directly under Japan Karate Association (JKA) instructors Asai and Kanazawa Senseis. As a…
Karate Qualifications 1969: Began Tae Kwon Do training at West Valley College 1971: Began Shotokan Karate training under Okimura Sensei 1977: Awarded 1st Dan by Shihan Funakoshi 1979: Awarded 2nd Dan by Shihan Funakoshi 1983: Awarded 3rd Dan by Shihan Funakoshi 1988: Awarded 4th Dan by Shihan Funakoshi 1992: Awarded 5th Dan by Shihan Funakoshi…
Sensei Aaron Booker started studying martial arts when he was about 6 years old and he trained off and on through his youth. It wasn't until he was in his late teens that he started seriously training in the traditional style of Shotokan Karate.At that time, a black belt visiting his local dojo suggested that…
Sensei George Chow started Goju-ryu karate training during his high school senior year in 1971. Then he practiced karate intermittently through college and early employment years.He restarted as a white belt under FSKA Milpitas in 1988 and have been with the dojo ever since. He received his godan ranking in 2013.
Senpai Steve Sedler graduated from Stanford University in 1968 and served in the US Marine Corps from 1968 – 1971. After earning his Master’s Degree in Accounting in 1973, he began a professional career as a CPA and Finance Executive, retiring in December 2014. His training in Shotokan Karate began in December 1993 when he…
Senpai Rolando Tolibas was born in 1970 in the Philippines. He graduated as a Computer Engineer in 1992 and has since worked in the tech industry with companies like NEC, Pacific Bell, Cisco, and Juniper Networks. He began his karate training with JKA during his second year of high school and continuing through college. When…
Senpai Milton Hernandez was born January 20, 1972 in El Salvador and relocated to California and graduated from SJSU in 1996. Being a school teacher with the Alum Rock School District for many years, his patience has carried over to teaching the youth class at the Milpitas dojo. His introduction to karate began in the…
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