Kraisler Teaching Experience

ISFK of U.C. Berkeley 1986-1990

Assistant / Club President

ISKF Santa Monica 1990-1995

Team co-captain

Assistant instructor

Southwest WA Shotokan Karate Club 1996-present

Chief Instructor

ISKF Instructor Trainee graduate

ISKF Qualified Judge, B rank

ISKF 7th degree black belt

ISKF B Instructor

ISKF Examiner

Visiting Karate Instructor 2007 University of Portland U.S. Air Force ROTC

Kraisler Competition Experience

1994 Western States Karate Championship

3rd place team Kumite

1997 Northwest Regional Tournament

1st place Kata, 1st place Kumite

1990 - 2000 Various 1st, 2nd and 3rd placements in regional tournaments.

1997 ISKF Nationals, assisted Master Yaguchi in demonstration

2003 ISKF Nationals kata, kumite participant

2011 Traditional Karate Championship, AMAS dojo, San Francisco, 1st place kata

2011 ISKF Nationals kata, kumite participant

2012 Traditional Karate Championship, AMAS dojo, San Francisco, 1st place kumite, 2nd place kata, 35+ divisions

2013 U.S. ISKF Nationals 1st place kata, 1st place kumite, 3rd place team kata (Joji Mercado, Ken Kraisler, Carl Futenma) 45+ divisions

2014 Traditional Karate Championship, AMAS dojo, San Francisco, 1st place kata, 3rd place kumite, 35+ divisions

2015 ISKF Nationals 1st Kata, 3rd Kumite seniors, 1st goodwill team kumite seniors, 2nd team kata seniors

2017, 2018, 2019 ISKFNationals 1st Senior Kata (Bassai Dai, Enpi)

2020 Teaching at Marshall Center, Vancouver, WA

2024 Teaching at Riverside Performing Arts, Vancouver, WA