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Sensei Frank E. Gaviola
Head Instructor, Martial Arts Way

Current Rank: 7th Dan               
Teaching Shorinji Ryu Karate, Kobudo
and Tai Chi for 33 years
Sensei Frank Gaviola started martial arts training in 1968 with Hanshi Richard Kim at the Chinese YMCA in San Francisco, CA.

Sensei Frank Gaviola is currently an adjunct professor for the Physical Education Department teaching karate and tai chi for
Los Rios Community College (Folsom Lake and
El Dorado campus).



CURRENT  INSTRUCTION:

Kaiser Permanente-South

Central YMCA

State of California Employment Development

The Elk Grove Senior Center

The Obesity Treatment Center

Sacramento County Drug Court CARA
Program

Martial Arts Way Dojo (Elk Grove, CA)


COMPETITION  EXPERIENCE:

International Traditional Karate Federation (ITKF)World Championships
USA team member in:

Tokyo, Japan. 1977. [picture]

Bremen, Germany. 1980. [picture]

Cairo, Egypt. 1983. [picture]

Lima, Peru. 1990.

Montreal, Canada. 1992.

ITKF Pan American Championships
USA team member in:

Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1978. [picture]

Toronto, Canada. 1978.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. 1985. [picture]

American Amateur Karate (AAKF) Nationals
1974 -1996
**Individual and team kata placing 1st, 2nd,   and 3rd.

AAKF Summer Camp
1975-2002

Certified AAKF Class D Judge


PAST  INSTRUCTION:

The Elk Grove Fire Department

Elk Grove Unified School District-Adult
Community Education

Department of Motor Vehicles

Department of Social Services

Tara Healing Acupuncture Center

USAA Insurance Company

St. Anthony's Church

Various park and recreation programs in Sacramento, Elk Grove, and San Francisco.


OTHER  EXPERIENCE:

Staff instructor for the ZBBK International Summer Camp
Guelph University in Guelph, Canada
2001 to Present.

Martial art seminars in Detroit, Chicago and Canada.

Participation in various health fairs throughout the Sacramento and Elk Grove area.
Sensei Lenore S. Tejo-Gaviola
Assistant Instructor, Martial Arts Way

Current Rankings:
6th Dan in Karate and 3rd Dan in Ju Jitsu
In 1962, Sensei Lenore Gaviola started ju
jitsu training in San Francisco with Professor Duke Moore and karate training with Hanshi Richard Kim until his passing in November 2001.

For 14 years, Sensei Lenore Gaviola taught
ju jitsu and karate to adults and children for Tejo's Dojo in San Francisco and Sacramento.  



COMPETITION   EXPERIENCE:

International Traditional Karate Federation (ITKF)World Championships
USA team member in:

Los Angeles. 1975. **3rd place team kata.

Tokyo, Japan. 1977. **2nd place team kata. [picture]

Bremen, Germany. 1980. [picture]

Cairo, Egypt. 1983.

Montreal, Canada. 1992.

ITKF Pan American Championships
Toronto, Canada. 1978.
**1st place individual kata

American Amateur Karate Federation
(AAKF) Nationals

1974-1996
**Individual and team kata placing 1st,
  2nd,and 3rd

AAKF Summer Camp
1975-1998

Qualified kata judge


INSTRUCTIONAL  EXPERIENCE:

Assistant Instructor for Martial Arts Way 1981 to Present.

Staff instructor for the ZBBK Summer Camp
Guelph University in Guelph, Canada
2003 to Present.

Taught martial arts seminars in Chicago and Detroit.
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