About Us

Welcome to the American JKA of New York, Inc.

 



Sensei Avi Azoulay

Sensei Avi Azoulay, Roku Dan (sixth degree black belt) registered with the American JKA and
JKA Tokyo, Japan, is also certified by the A.A.U. and Long Island University as an instructor and a coach. 

Sensei, who started training in 1971 in his native land of Israel, has trained under the guidance of top
instructors such as Miyazaki Sensei (JKA Belgium), Alex Sternberg, Ray Dalke, Milorad V. Sricevic MD,
and Sensei Edmond Otis (Chief Instructor American JKA). He has been teaching since 1978. His unique
style of teaching encourages students to do the best they can and strive to better themselves. 

As a competitor, he won numerous tournaments on a local, national and international level. He has been
on the USA Maccabiah team 3 times and it's captain in 1993 to the world Maccbiah Games in Israel. 

Sensei, who has been a member of the American JKA since 1992, is also a member of the
American JKA National Technical Commitee.




                                                                                                                             

Kiran Kelkar, Nidan

Kiran began training with Sensei Avi in July of 2002, after a 10 year hiatus from the martial arts. He has received his Nidan (2nd Degree black belt) in June of 2010.  Kiran has been teaching various classes in the dojo, as well as being a part of the dojo competition team.

Over the last few years, Kiran has participated in several local and national tournaments, including the AAU National Championships. Recently, he was selected to represent the USA at the AJKA-I Euro Cup in Budapest, Hungary.

Kiran is pursuing his MBA degree in Accounting and Finance at Pace University, with the ultimate goal of a career in Forensic Accounting. He also enjoys running road races, and currently training for his next marathon.






 

 

Members of the Syosset Martial Arts & Fitness Center, please visit our schedule for a listing of current and future events.

 

 

 

 

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Syosset Martial Arts & Fitness Center
171 Eileen Way
Syosset, NY 11791
 (516) 364-6610