Kenwa Karate of Sitka


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Kenwa Karate of Sitka teaches a traditional style of karate called Shito-Ryu. We aim to provide Sitkans and visitors with high-quality martial arts instruction. We have been serving youth & families continuously since 1984 when Sensei Michael Taylor founded the dojo as a program under Community Schools.

In 2002 Kenwa Karate of Sitka restructured to become a registered non-profit with the State of Alaska and we obtained federal 501(c)3 designation in 2006.

We now hold our regular classes at the New Archangel Dancers studio. Sensei Laurinda Marcello, one of Sensei Taylor’s original students, is our lead instructor.



Laurinda Marcello



Sensei



Sensei Laurinda Marcello has been the lead instructor for Kenwa Karate of Sitka since 2013. She grew up in Sitka and started taking karate as a child. She later continued her karate education in Juneau where she also served as an assistant instructor. She had the opportunity to travel and train with world-renowned instructor Sensei Katsutaka Tanaka who awarded her first black belt. She believes learning karate should be life-long. She continues to train under her very first instructor, Sensei Michael Taylor, who now teaches in Wasilla. Sensei Marcello has also served as a judge for state, regional, and national karate tournaments.


Outside of the dojo Laurinda holds an M.S. in Fisheries. She works as the Office Manager for Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust and Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association. She enjoys exploring the outdoors around Sitka with her family.



Board of Directors



About our Volunteer Board



Kenwa Karate of Sitka is governed by a volunteer board of directors. Our board members work behind the scenes to keep the program running and also review new student scholarship applications.


Willow Moore - President

Celeste Tydingco - Vice President

Eric Harmon - Treasurer

Justin Olbrych - Secretary



Our Location



classes are held at the new archangel Dancer's studio



Class Location: N.A.D. Studio, 208 Smith St. Sitka, AK 99835

Mailing Address: Kenwa Karate of Sitka, P.O. Box 654, Sitka, AK 99835

Email: sensei@sitkakarate.org



Call us: 907-738-2887 (Instructor Cell)



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