The Titusville Yoshukai Karate School started in the late 60’s, early 70’s and is still going strong today. Throughout the many years we have had great instructors. The list of names is long: William Moore, Ray Zaragoza Sr., Hiroshige Taguchi, Patty Rushing, Mr. Neale Cranston, Larry Roberson, Greg Avery, Sammy Carpenter, Richard Cromwell, Lee Farrell and Ricky Copeland.
Sensei Mike Foster relocated to Port St. John, Florida in early 1993, our Titusville Karate class became known as Hombu from June 1993 until June 28, 2008. Sensei Foster used our school for his first of the month trainings.
Our classes split from Mike Foster’s Yoshukai International Karate Association on June 28th 2008; our system is still Yoshukai, our name has changed to Yoshukai Karate International.
Our Instructors
Lee Farrell
6th Dan / Shihan
Ms. Lee Farrell has 26 years teaching the children karate class at the Titusville Ballet and Jazz Center. She has 34 years in the Yoshukai system.
Ricky Copeland
6th Dan / Shihan
Mr. Ricky Copeland has been teaching the adult karate class for 24 years. He has been with TBJC for the last 10 years. He has over 30 years in Yoshukai.
Neale Cranston
Mr. Cranston taught the Titusville class in the late 70's and was one of the first instructors for Ms. Farrell and Mr. Copeland. Mr. Cranston has 40 plus years with Yoshukai.
We are located at Titusville Ballet and Jazz Center, Sears Town Mall 3550 South Washington Ave. Titusville, Florida 32780. Contact Email: ricky@tyki.org or lee@tyki.org
We will continue to preserve the history and traditions of our style while promoting integrity and family values.