I have been involved with Martial Arts American - Karate for Kids under Grant Tabuchi for close to 20 years. Even though I currently live out of state, I still train with him whenever I can.
I started by enrolling my grade school son in his school, then shortly there after enrolling myself in the adult program. Personally, I don't even know what his exact rank is. I've not known him to brag about it. I do know that in the many years that I have been associated with him I have seen a caring teacher and a dedicated martial artist. Anyone who has been seriously involved with his program knows of his dedication to the martial arts and his martial skills. I've known him to take kids at risk and mentor them as if they were his own child.
One of the aspects of his program that I found desirable was that he was always willing to add to his own skill set then pass the new skills on to his students. This always seemed to be just as much a desire to have well rounded training as it was a good business decision.
A student taking full advantage of what Mr. Tabuchi has to offer will have a great breadth and depth in martial arts. The serious student will go a long way in learning martial skills and leadership skills that will benefit them for life.
I have found that you get what you pay for in training only if you put in an honest effort to train.
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