Profile: Fred Serricchio

Profile: Fred Serricchio
Title: WTKO Chairman
Grade: 7th dan

Biography: WTKO Chairman and chief instructor of the Connecticut Karate Association, one of the founding members of the WTKO, sensei Serricchio started training in JKA karate 1958. Over the past 48 years sensei Serricchio has traveled extensively to train with some of the worlds finest karate masters, including Master Nishyama, Master Nakayama, Master Enoeda and Master Kanazawa.

For the past 35 years he has trained under Masataka Mori 8th dan Shotokan Karate-do America. As an active competitor he participated in tournaments across the United States, winning and placing in a variety of events. For a period during the 1970's he was a dominant tournament fighter on the east coast as a member of the North Atlantic Karate Association (JKA). Sensei Serricchio is a Certified Instructor in the JKA Shotokan Karate-do America, the governing body for JKA karate in the United States. He currently trains a number of world champions in his dojo.

After a 43 year career in the JKA, Sensei Serricchio decided on a new direction; along with a number of senior instructors he helped found the World Traditional Karate Organization, where he is a certified Instructor, Examiner and Judge. In his role as chairman he travels extensively to meet with various WTKO members around the world and conduct international seminars.

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