U-KAI's 2012 featured instructors.
Salvatore Lopresti Sr., 7th Dan
Shotokan Karate Jutsu Intl.
U-KAI Co-Founder and Chief Instructor
Sensei Sal Lopresti has been involved in martial arts since 1972. With over 35 years of experience his competitive career in karate and his numerous awards for World Class Shotokan Instruction makes him a highly sought after instructor in the USA and beyond. His classes are full of impact with a special emphasis on cardiovascular conditioning, now you can train with one of the North American Masters of Shotokan karate.
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Ron Romano, 7th Dan
Shotokan Karate Jutsu Intl. Senior Instructor
U-KAI Technical Director
With over 40 years of experience in teaching and training, Sensei Romano is a highly respected Shotokan Karateka and well known Internationally for his Technical Expertise.
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Paul Lopresti
Koryu Uchinadi Kenpo Jujutsu
Aiki Kenpo Jujutsu 5th Dan
Shidoin (Instructor)
U-KAI Executive Chairman
Sensei Paul Lopresti has been involved in martial arts since 1977. With over 30 years of experience, his education in Health and Physical Education and his ongoing research into the practical application of modern kata this makes him a highly sought after instructor in the USA and beyond. His classes are full of insight and cover a variety of subjects including strangulation, throwing, takedown and submissions all hidden within kata. He is ranked as a Shidoin in Koryu Uchinadi Kenpo Jutsu and holds a Yudansha rank. He is ranked 5th Dan in Aiki Kenpo Jujutsu. which is a civil self defense style of Jujutsu. He has developed Champions in submission grappling using this form of Jujutsu.
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Paul Allan, 7th Dan
U-KAI Executive Director (Europe and Asia)
Former Scottish international competitor, Sensei Allan now lives in Cork Ireland. A highly qualified and respected Karate instructor with almost 40 years experience, Sensei Allan teaches regularly in USA and coaches at world level. His classes are based around personal development reflecting his high levels of knowledge and teaching ability.
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Tom Frobel, 7th Dan
U-KAI Senior National Advisor
ASI Director
Since starting in karate in 1966, Sensei Frobel has developed the reputation as a leader in innovative approaches to the study of the martial arts. Breaking away from traditional techniques in the early '80s, he formulated and improved modern karate competition techniques as well as elite training. Although his forte' is American explanations of Japanese concepts, Mr. Frobel has had many other accomplishments over 4 decades, including Chairman of the American JKA, is a certified Police Trainer, and a former AA Senior AAU Referee. Frobel, along with Sensei Tom Ryan, started Advanced Shotokan International in 1991. He was the originator of the term "The New Shotokan", which is the combination of traditional JKA techniques, the Paul Lopresti approach to Kata Bunkai and training, and a mix of martial arts weapons used in the Shotokan kata.
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Jerry Lupkes, 5th Dan
UKAI Midwest Director
The newest member of the UKAI Executive Counsel, Mr Lupkes brings over 20 years of experience of Shotokan Karate to the camp. Sensei Lupkes has been a senior member of the ASKF for many years and we are delighted he has joined our team. He is a student of Koryu Uchinadi and will be able to help blend the KU material with core Shotokan practices.
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This years guest instructors.
Bruce Clayton, 7th Dan
Shihan / Author Shotokan's Secret
Kyoshi Bruce Clayton is the author of Shotokan's Secret, the book that opened up the world of Okinawa's royal bodyguards (the authors of our hard-style katas). Drawing on a deep knowledge of history and a broad spectrum of self-defense arts, Clayton demonstrates that the katas are a training syllabus for the bodyguard worst-case scenario: one against many, skin against steel, and no mercy expected or given.
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