JKA NorCal Presents
Yuko Hirayama is the highest-ranked woman teaching at the Japan Karate Association Headquarters in Tokyo, a 7th Dan and one of the few to complete the famed JKA Instructors Course. She was named Best Competitor at the 45th All Japan Championship, with titles in both kumite and kata.
She began karate in the second grade in Yokohama and trained through Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education. This is her second year teaching in the Bay Area at JKA NorCal's invitation, and we are honored to host her again.
Read her interview →Registration opens soon. Camp schedule, pricing, and sign-up details land in the coming weeks.
Full schedule, sessions, and registration open in the coming weeks.
October 24-26, 2025
Yuko Hirayama, 7th Dan and the highest-ranked woman teaching at JKA Headquarters in Tokyo, leads every session in person.
Three days move from fundamentals through kata and kumite, with the kind of correction you only get from a headquarters instructor.
Young beginners and senior black belts train on the same floor, with sessions built so everyone has something to work on.
The JKA Northern California community comes together for three full days, ending with the whole camp on the floor.