Contact the USNKA

 

 

 

 

 

Jim Mather - USNKA President

Hanshi Jim Mather is the President of the UNSKA

He is recognized as one of the world's leading martial arts experts. He has devoted over 40 years to perfecting and teaching the martial arts. He is one of only a small number of martial artists in the world to be awarded the title of Hanshi, which is the highest in Karate.

Former National Karate Champion, Hanshi Mather has gone on to become one of the country's top coaches. He was selected as one of only three martial artists in the country who were allowed to train the official United States national Karate team at the United States Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs.

As a national coach, he has led the official United State Karate team in high level international competition. Many of his students have been selected to represent the United States at many such events.

 

 

 

 

Adam Fox - USNKA Gen. Secretary

Sensei Adam Fox began his karate training in 1984 and has been training for 27 years. He began teaching in 1985, assisting the children's program, and by 1992, was running several different children's programs for the Pacific Martial Arts in San Diego, while also assisting in the running of the office for Chief Instructor Grandmaster Jerry Devine who taught him the ins and outs of dojo management.

In 2001, he opened the Mission Hills Wa Bu Do Academy offering programs for children and adults. In 2002, he relocated to Southern Oregon where he served as a Deputy Sheriff, Field Training Officer and Emergency Medical/Law Enforcement Telecommunicator. He has been awarded the Governor's Award for excellence by DPSST (Department of Public Safety Standards and Training) and holds multiple Law Enforcement Certifications. Sensei Fox is the Chief Instructor for the Wa Bu Do Academy, The Secretariat General and Oregon State Representative for the World Kobukan Federation, on the WKF Board of Directors and Promotion and Testing Board and General Secretary for the USNKA.