Instructor Profile | Martial Arts Fitness Center

Ali Jafari, a black belt practitioner in Tae Kwon-Do and Shotokan for over 25 years, is an instructor at Martial Arts and Fitness Center based in Cypress, California. Presently, there are more than 200 members actively participating in his Tae Kwon-Do and Karate program at the center. Prior to opening his new Dojo in November 2004, he spent approximately thirteen years teaching Martial Arts at the Sequoia Athletic Club in Buena Park and another seven years teaching at his own karate studios. In his teaching career, he has taught thousands of students, many of whom achieved their black belts while under his guidance. He is also fluent in Farsi and Spanish which he frequently employs when teaching martial arts to his Persian and Latin American students. In addition to his teaching experience, he has competed in numerous karate tournaments and championships, from which he attained valuable insight in the world of martial arts. His martial arts experiences include:

1990's to current

He opened his second karate studio in Cypress, California where he taught Shotokan classes. A number of his students achieved their black belts while under his guidance.
On January 1991, he joined Sequoia Athletic Club located in Buena Park, California as a Shotokan and Tae Kwon-Do instructor. Soon he developed an active group of over 200 members ranging from children to adults, many of them still proud members of his organization.
On June 1991, he won the Shotokan Karate International Federation (S.K.I.F.) Championship as a member of Kanku Karate Team held in Northridge, California in USA. He was selected to represent the U.S. National Karate Team at World Championship in Mexico City.
A few years later, on June 1996, he again won the Shotokan Karate International Federation (S.K.I.F.) Championship as a member of Kanku Karate Team held in Riverside, California in USA and was selected to represent the U.S. National Karate Team at World Championship in Japan.
Mr. Ali Jafari currently holds 6th degree balck belt in Tae Kwon -Do and 6th dan black belt in Shotokan karate and teaches Martial Arts to children and adults at his own organization, "Beyatt Karate Association", based in Cypress California.

During 1980's

He began his formal martial arts training. His first experience was in the style of Judo under Mr. Mauricio Espinoza and a year later, he began Tae Kwon-Do under Mr. Un Young Kim. Subsequently, he moved to United States and began his Martial Art professional career in Southern California.
On August of 1987, he inagurated his first karate studio in the City of Hawaiian Gardens, California. He taught Tae Kwon-Do to hundreds of students, many of whom achieved their black belts.
By December 1989, he was a successful Martial Arts business owner and instructor operating studios in Hawaiian Gardens and Cypress California.
His dream came true when he finally started Shotokan training under Mr. Farrokh Moshfegh. He began getting a much in-depth understanding and comprehension about martial arts techniques and philosophy. Thanks to Sensei Moshfegh, a former Captain and coach of "Iraninan National Karate Team", his martial arts abilities blossomed and began to take a rather interesting turn.
Prior to 1980

He was introduced to karate by a family friend at a very young age. Very enthusiastic about martial arts, he fequently visited karate classes at Abdu Center and Amjadieh Stadium in Tehran, Iran. His main source of knowledge was mostly from books, video tapes, movies and martial arts magazines and articles. He also had a passion for wrestling, a very popular sport in Iran.

He hopes through his teachings, he can make an impact on people's lives and their future success. His own philosophy in life is:
"Teach what you've learned living today, so you can live learning how to teach tomorrow"