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Our Instructors
Head Instructor: Sensei Hidetaka Abe
Sensei Hidetaka Abe is a seventh degree black belt in karate and a second degree black belt in judo. He has been studying martial arts since he was 13 years old, and at Meiji University in Tokyo, he studied Karate under Master Ohtsuka. In 1967, after he graduated from college and coached a year at Meiji, he came to Berkeley and began teaching the UC Karate Club. He continues to do so today.
Assistant Instructors
Michael Couzens
Michael is a 2nd degree black belt who has been training since 1997 and teaching since 2007.
Hsien-Ching Kao
Hsien-Ching is a 2nd degree black belt in Shoto-kan and has been training since 2009 with the UC Berkeley Karate Club.
Eugene Malikin
Eugene is a 3rd degree black belt who has been training since 1995.
Other Black Belt Instructors:
On occasion the club has special guests from
Japan who visit and hold special training sessions. The club also has
a large group of senior black belts who stop by on occasion to teach class.
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