Specialties
At Yuuki Do Karate, we teach Traditional Shotokan Karate as developed by Gishin Funakoshi and Masatoshi Nakayama. This style of Karate is characterized by dynamic movements and strong stances that produce powerful techniques and develop the body. The owner and Chief Instructor at Yuuki Do Karate is Sensei (Teacher) John Becton. John is a 5th Degree (Godan) Black Belt in Shotokan. John has studied Karate for over 29 years and began his study in Monroe, Louisiana in 1989. He learned under Shihan Bob Allen from West Monroe and spent nearly 12 years under Shihan Allen. John has competed in the US National Championships in the AAU and USA Karate. He was a 3 time Individual National Champion and a 3 time Collegiate Team National Champion in the AAU. He was 2013 Weapons National Champion in USA Karate and he has medaled many times in the USA Karate National Championships. He is a Nationally Certified Referee in the USA Karate Organization. He has traveled all over the United States attending and officiating at Karate Tournaments. Yuuki Do Karate is affiliated with USA Karate. This organization is the National Governing Body for Traditional Karate in the United States and the ONLY organization that will be selecting and sending Karate athletes to the Olympics in 2020 through the US Olympic Committee. Yuuki Do Karate is the ONLY school in ALL of Southwest Louisiana that is affiliated with USA Karate.