Sifu Michael Sharma
Sifu Michael is a 4th degree black belt at Sasaki Kenpo with over 15 years of experience. From 1996 to 2003 Sifu Michael competed at several national martial arts tournaments. Beginning in 2001 he won three consecutive world championships, one as junior and two as an adult competitior. In 2001 he also won a national championship in self-defense. In 2003 he retired from competition only to come back in 2006 to capture the adult self-defense world championship at the US Open Championships, the most prestigious martial arts tournament in the world. His winning routine was shown on ESPN2.
He has since again retired from competition focusing instead on coaching and teaching. His responsibilites at Sasaki Kenpo include being the head instructor of the Little Dragons, Junior Kenpo, Teen Kenpo and Advanced XMA programs. Sifu Michael is also the founder and head trainer of Saski Kenpo’s Making It Happen Demo Team, a team that has performed at national martial arts tournaments, local sporting events and festivals.
Sifu Michael is a 4th degree black belt at Sasaki Kenpo with over 15 years of experience. From 1996 to 2003 Sifu Michael competed at several national martial arts tournaments. Beginning in 2001 he won three consecutive world championships, one as junior and two as an adult competitior. In 2001 he also won a national championship in self-defense. In 2003 he retired from competition only to come back in 2006 to capture the adult self-defense world championship at the US Open Championships, the most prestigious martial arts tournament in the world. His winning routine was shown on ESPN2.
He has since again retired from competition focusing instead on coaching and teaching. His responsibilites at Sasaki Kenpo include being the head instructor of the Little Dragons, Junior Kenpo, Teen Kenpo and Advanced XMA programs. Sifu Michael is also the founder and head trainer of Saski Kenpo’s Making It Happen Demo Team, a team that has performed at national martial arts tournaments, local sporting events and festivals.
