Karate-do

JKA Instructors and Black Belts

Instructors Bio

Sensei Mervin Dixon, JKA 5th Dan

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Sensei Dixon is the instructor at the San Francisco dojo at JKA of CA SF City Center. Sensei Dixon started training karate in 1980 in Portland, Oregon. In 1984, he moved to San Francisco, California and started training under Sensei Haramoto. He has been an instructor since January 2000. When Sensei Dixon is not teaching karate, he is a full time construction manager with a B.S. in Structural Engineering. Sensei Dixon has the following JKA certifications:

  • Instructor
  • Examiner
  • Judging

Mark Morodomi, JKA 5th Dan

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Morodomi is the instructor of JKA of USF. He started training in JKA karate in 1974. He continued his training in college where he was team captain of the JKA Karate Club at Stanford University under Sensei Kenichi Haramoto. He has been an instructor at the University of California at Davis JKA Karate Club.

When Morodomi's not training or teaching karate, he is a full time attorney. Morodomi has the following JKA certifications:

  • Instructor
  • Examiner
  • Judging

Black Belts at the JKA of CA SF City Center Dojo

Stoyan Kenderov 4th Dan
Bill Maske 3rd Dan
Jad Boutros 3rd Dan
Eli Tuttle 3rd Dan
Laura Gustafson 2nd Dan
Ali Tore 2nd Dan
Tom Fernwood 2nd Dan
Krishna Venkatraman 2nd Dan
Alfred Tse 2nd Dan
Berç Yilmaz 1st Dan
Lloyd Yu 1st Dan