Shotokan Karate of America (SKA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to teach traditional karate-do in the United States. It was founded and is still led by Tsutomu Ohshima, a direct student of Gichin Funakoshi, the father of Shotokan karate. Today, Ohshima is recognized as the shihan (chief instructor) of many other SKA-affiliated Shotokan organizations worldwide, including France Shotokan and Israel Shotokan among others. SKA's national headquarters are in Los Angeles.
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