Westchester Wado-Ryu Karate Academy

Specialties

Study karate and you will: learn self-​discipline and self-​defense, improve concentration, build self-​confidence, relieve stress, get in great shape, challenge yourself and have fun! We emphasize courtesy and the importance of hard work as well as being honest and healthy.

History

Established in 2008.

The instructor of Westchester Wado-​Ryu is Greg Rubinson, 2^nd Dan, who has been studying Wado-​Ryu for 20 years. At Westchester Wado-​Ryu, we strongly emphasize self-​discipline, self-​confidence, and self-​control while teaching skills for real-​world self-​defense situations.

We welcome new students (kids and adults) at any time, so please bring your friends or family to class!

Meet the Business Owner

Greg R.

Business Owner

Prior to starting the Westchester Wado-​Ryu Karate-​Do Academy at the Westchester Recreation Center, I taught karate for five years at the Torrance-​South Bay YMCA. I have also taught karate for the Westside YMCA’s after-​school programs at Bel-​Air Elementary and Edison Middle schools. I began studying karate in 1990 when I was a student at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. I founded and helped teach the University of Rochester Wado-​Ryu karate club. In 1999, after nine years of hard training, I passed my test for 1^st Dan (1^st-​degree black belt) with Sensei Masafumi Shiomitsu (9^th Dan). I finished my Ph.D. in English that same year and then moved to Los Angeles to teach writing as a lecturer at UCLA in the Writing Programs department. I passed my 2^nd Dan (2^nd-​degree black belt) test in December 2005.