SHIHAN JOSE COTTON

NYC Kanreikai Karate - 212-677-7228

Shihan Jose Cotton, 6^th dan, started his martial arts training under Soshu Shigeru Oyama at World Oyama Headquarters in NYC in 1986. He holds World Championship titles in Heavyweight and Open Full Contact Karate. He was an original member of the Oyama Karate Full Contact Team and was a very successful fighter taking part in tournaments in the United States, Europe, Canada and Japan.

Shihan Jose then served as head coach of the Oyama Karate Full Contact team and taught regular and fighting classes at NYC Oyama Headquarters for several years. In 2004, he was Sensei Michelle Gay's chief trainer and coach for SFMAI's premiere event " A Woman's Right to Fight".

When World Oyama Headquarters closed in 2004, Shihan Jose, along with Sensei Michelle Gay, Sensei David Sheeger and Sensei Maria Van Dessel, joined the newly formed World Kanreikai Karate Organization. He and his partners have since been running the NYC Kanreikai Karate School, where students are exposed to several martial arts.

Shihan Jose is an active Advisory Board Member for the Society for Martial Arts.

Courses offered:

• Traditional Japanese Contact Karate

• Karate Program for 5 to 7 years old

• Japanese Sword (Battodo)
  

• Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and Judo
  

• Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

Class Schedule

Monday

7:00-8:00am: Adults - Judo & BJJ

8:45-10:00am: Adults - Karate

3:45-4:45pm: Beginners & Intermediate (8-12 yrs old) - Karate

7:00-8:30pm: Adults - Karate

8:30-10:30pm: Adults - Japanese Sword (Battodo)

Tuesday

7:15-8:30am: Adults - BJJ

12:30-2:00pm: Adults - Karate

4:14-5:15pm: Teens - Karate

5:30-7:00pm: Adults - BJJ

Wednesday

8:45-10:00am: Adults - Karate

3:45-4:30pm: Kids 5-7 years old - Karate

4:15-5:15pm: Beginners & Intermediate 8-12 yrs old - Karate

5:30-7:00pm: Adults - BJJ

7:00-8:30pm: Adults - Karate

Thursday

7:15-8:30am: Adults - BJJ

12:30-2:00pm: Adults - Karate

4:15-5:15pm: Advanced 8-12 yrs old - Karate

5:30-7:00pm: Adults - BJJ

8:30-10:30pm: Adults - Japanese Sword (Battodo)

Friday

7:00-8:15am: Adults - BJJ

8:45-10:00am: Adults - Karate

1:00-2:30pm: Adults - Tai Chi

3:45-4:45pm: All levels 8-12 yrs old - Karate

5:30-7:00pm: Adults - BJJ-no Gi

7:00-8:30pm: Adults - Karate

Saturday

8:30-10:00am: Adults - BJJ

10:00-11:00am: All levels 8-12 yrs old - Karate

11:15-12:15pm: All levels Teens - Karate

4:30-6:00pm: Adults - MMA

Sunday

1:30-3:00pm: Adults - Karate