- Mike Bauer (Nidan), dojo leader
- Tim Makuta (Nidan)
- Keir Beadling (Nidan)
- Mike Foti (Shodan), dojo manager
- Betsy Marvit (Nidan)
- Jane Uyeda (Godan), dojo leader and instructor emeritus
- Alexander Dolinin (Sandan), instructor emeritus
Shodan = 1st-degree black belt, Nidan = 2nd-degree black belt, Sandan = 3rd-degree black belt, Yodan = 4th-degree black belt, Godan = 5th-degree black belt (the highest rank awarded)
Mike Bauer (Nidan), dojo leader
Mike first practiced karate in Germany in 1995, and joined Shotokan Karate of America in 2009 when he began practicing with the San Diego Peninsula Dojo. He has been with San Francisco dojo since 2010. Mike made Shodan in 2013 and Nidan in 2015. He has trained under Erik Malone, Dan Magyari, and Jane Uyeda.
Tim Makuta (Nidan)
Tim began practicing karate at the Los Angeles dojo in 1992. He has trained under Charles Lai, Raymond Berry, and Randy McClure. Over the years he has practiced at SKA dojos around the United States, as well as in Japan, UK, Spain, and France. Tim has successfully competed in several tournaments, including Nisei Week.
Keir Beadling (Nidan)
Keir leads practices at our second location at the Presidio YMCA and regularly leads practices at Waller Street dojo.
Mike Foti (Shodan), dojo manager
Mike regularly leads practices at Waller Street dojo and helps at our second location at the Presidio YMCA. He is also the dojo manager, which means he is the guy to call with any questions about our dojo, membership, practices and logistics.
Betsy Marvit (Nidan)
Betsy has studied karate-do in the US, Japan (Waseda), and France. She started her training under Ohshima Sensei at Caltech in 1989, and in 1995 continued under Daniel Chemla and Jim Sagawa. Betsy has won a “best competitor” award and five tournament golds nationally and internationally.
Jane Uyeda (Godan), dojo leader and instructor emeritus
Jane started training at Maryknoll Dojo in 1980 and practiced regularly with Mr. Ohshima in Los Angeles. She trained at the Columbia University Dojo and with Godan Daniel Chemla in New Jersey in the late 1980s. Moving back to the West Coast, Jane founded the San Francisco Dojo in 1992 together with Dan Magyari.
Alexander Dolinin (Sandan), instructor emeritus
Alexander began his martial arts studies at the age of 11 when he started practicing Greco-Roman wrestling. While in the Navy, he was introduced to karate and later began practicing Shotokan in 1987. He has practiced regularly with Tsutomu Ohshima in the Los Angeles dojo, as well as many other SKA dojos throughout the US.