Sensei Cruz is a veteran Shito Ryu practitioner with over twenty years of training and teaching experience. He has dedicated his life to preserving traditional karate and sharing its wonders with children and adults alike. He is a well-rounded martial artist who has also enjoyed a successful career in the sport. He has won many National and International titles in kata, kumite and kobudo over the last two decades. Sensei Cruz is one of the premier pioneer competitors for the sport in the Bay Area.
While serving in the United States Marine Corps, he acquired supplemental hand-to-hand combat skills and self-defense techniques. Sensei Cruz also holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Physical Education and incorporates his knowledge of physiology and biomechanics into his karate teachings.
As an elementary school teacher, he is well aware of the benefits that martial arts training can bring to a child's academic performance and overall self-esteem. These important values and principles are highlighted in his curriculum to help children succeed in their daily lives.
Karate-do is the pillar of Sensei Cruz' life and he upholds its values everyday. |
