Luis Miguel began his training in February of 1978 in Mexico City, Mexico with Sensei Ricardo Picard and Sensei Gerardo Covarrubias. In 1989 he moved to Los Angeles to train with Sensei Hidetaka Nishiyama and there he remained until 1993. In 1995, Luis moved to Minneapolis. There, he continued his training under Sensei Robert Fusaro. Luis Miguel received all three of his black belt ranks from Sensei Hidetaka Nishiyama. He has taught karate at Club Casa Blanca, Satelite, Mexico for three years, and at Delegacion Gustavo A. Madero in Mexico City for one year. In addition, Luis Miguel also ran his own dojo in Valle Dorado, Mexico, for two years.

In 2004 place 3rd in Man/Man Enbu at the 12th World Traditional Karate Championship ITKF in Davos, Switzerland and in 2006 place 3rd in Fukugo at the 13th World Traditional Karate Championship ITKF in Saskatoon, Canada.

Sensei Luis Miguel Ocampo, 3rd Dan

David began training in 1980 with Master Robert Fusaro at the University of Minnesota.  Over the years he has trained with many of the JKA Masters, receiving all of his Dan ranks from Master Nishiyama.  He competed on a local and national level from 1982 - 2004.  David has done extensive research into the history and development of karate and has considerable experience teaching self defense to non-martial artists.  He has designed and taught courses on Self Defense for Women, Self Defense for Men, Police Control Tactics (P.O.S.T. approved by the State of Minnesota).  He designed and teaches the Kata for Self Defense system (Shotoryu Goshinjutsu) which incorporates striking, kicking, trapping, smashing, grappling and throwing techniques while utilizing the traditional kata to teach practical self defense.  He teaches Kata for Self Defense seminars open to all styles.

Sensei Dave Gimberline, 3rd Dan

photo by Chris Hays

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