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Shihan Sen (Senthil Thiyagarajan)

Shihan Sen started karate in early 1980 in South India. He trained under Sensei Kalaimani and practicing karate for around 30 years. He is currently a 6th Degree (ROKUDAN) Black Belt in Shito-Ryu Karate-Do and founder of Champion Karate Academy. He is also the Chief Instructor and President of the Champion Karate Academy and North Texas Shuko-Kai International Karate-Do. He currently holds WKF KATA Judge A, WKF Kumite Judge B, USA-NKF National Referee A in Kumite, National Judge A in Kata.

He had participated over 500 karate tournaments including nationals and various internationals and won so many titles. He won the India National Champion title for 10 years consecutively and a National record holder of winning 3 Gold and 2 Silver Medals at Bhopal, India in 2000.

Recently, he won a Gold Medal in Men Advanced Team Kata senior division in USA National Championship 2012, Florida. Also he won a Gold Medal in Master's Kata division in USA Open 2009, an international karate championship held at Las Vegas, USA.  He also won the 2008 INDIA National Kata Champion title in the All India Karate-Do Federation championship held at Kolkota, India.

He also represented INDIA in the 19th World Karate-do Federation championship 2008 held in Tokyo, Japan.

His dedication towards karate-do, vast tournament experience and special training skills helps him to produce more champions for champion karate academy.

Ever time Mantra of Sensei Sen is:

"PORIDUVOM....VENRIDUVOM....KODI UYARTHIDUVOM"

Goal is :

"OLYMPIC CHAMPION IS OUR GOAL"

 

 

Jun-Shihan Pon (Ponmalar Senthil)

Jun-Shihan Pon, Black Belt 5th Degree, started karate in 1986 in South India. She trained under Sensei Kalaimani and practicing karate for around 20 years. She is the co-founder of Champion Karate Academy and North Texas Shuko-Kai International Karate-Do.

She had participated over 300 karate tournaments including nationals and various internationals and won so many titles. She won the India National Champion title for 4 years consecutively. She currently serving as the General Secretary and Administrative director of North Texas Shuko-Kai International Karate-Do & Champion Karate Academy. She is also one of the key instructor of Champion Karate Academy and serves as CKA's official coach in various Texas State and USA National Championships. Other than karate-do, she was also a national player in the sport called "KABBADI".

 

 

Sensei Sura (Suresh Raman)

Sensei Sura started karate in early 1984 in South India. He trained under Soke Moses Thilak- Founder and technical director Alan Thilak Shito Ryu Karate India, and later joined with Sensei Kalaimani and practicing karate for around 27 years. He is currently a 5th Degree Black Belt in Shito-Ryu Karate-Do. He also trained various martial Arts like Jujitsu, Iai-Do, Ken-Do,Tai Chi and Raja yoga  -member of Self realization Fellowship- Los Angles
 
He had participated over 400 karate tournaments including nationals and various internationals and have won many titles. He has won the India National Champion title for 7 times, and have represented
India in various World Championships and Asian Champioships.

Recently, he won a Gold Medal in Seniors Men Advanced Team Kata division in USA National Championship 2012, Florida 

 

 

Sempai Archana Ganesan

Sempai Archana started Karate training in 1988 in Alan-Thilak Shito-Ryu Karate-Do school in Chennai, India. Her passion to this art form has kept her close to this sport for the past 20 years. After training under Sensei Sen in Champion Karate Academy, she received her Black Belt and has been teaching Karate in CKA for the past one year. She teaches students of all levels of proficiency as well as specializes in teaching kids. She currently teaches in Lewisville TX.

Apart from Karate, she also has been practicing Kick-Boxing for the past 3 years. She also has close to 10 years experience in Yoga (Patanjali style) under Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai, India.

 

 

 

 

 

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