SHOWAKAI Karate-Do USA

Darwin Rojas Sensei is a full-time person dedicated to the research, practice, and teaching of Karate-Do Shotokan-Style. His broad experience in the areas of teacher, competitor, and writer of martial arts allowed him to develop effective training methodologies of conditioning, technique, sport, psychology, and motivation. Darwin Rojas Sensei along with Adriana Angulo sensei founded SHOWAKAI KARATE-DO VENEZUELA; an organization that allowed them to create outstanding students, athletes, instructors, and martial artists.

He taught the subject of “KARATE-DO AND SELF-DEFENSE” and led the “UNIVERSITY TEAM” of Karate-Do at the Metropolitan University, Caracas, Venezuela. With more than 12 years consecutively, which allowed him to develop a broad teaching knowledge and university sports management. He holds a black belt grade 5th dan KWF granted by the great master Mikio Yahara, Chief Instructor of KARATENOMICHI WORLD FEDERATION. This organization has been active since 2006, sharing its Karate-Do vision as a martial art of beauty and effectiveness.

Darwin Rojas Sensei keeps his daily training active at his 58 of age, participating at important tournaments as a referee and as a competitor. He's achieved numerous medals during his life, these are some of them:

- 2023 Bronze Medal in Kata at National Championships , Richmond, Virginia.
- 2022 Silver Medal in Kata at USA OPEN, Las Vegas, Nevada.
- 2021 Gold Medal in Kata at USA OPEN, Las Vegas, Nevada.
- 2021 Silver Medal in Kata at National Championships, Chicago, Illinois.
- 2015 SILVER Medal in Kumite at KWF WORLD CUP, Chitose, Japan.
- 2013 SILVER Medal in Kumite at the KWF WORLD CUP, Ringted, Denmark.

SHOWAKAI KARATE-DO USA‘s member founder, affiliated to KWF and USA KARATE. Adriana Sensei also holds a 2nd Dan belt grade. With more than 25 years of karate-do Shotokan-style teaching experience, Adriana Sensei has represented us at Panamerican and World Cup tournaments placing on first places.

Her broad technical and pedagogical development is due to her participation at constant training and multiples seminars with world outstanding karate-do master.

This are some of her latest tournament achievements:

- 2022 BRONZE MEDAL in KATA at USA OPEN, Las Vegas, Nevada.
- 2021 GOLD MEDAL in KATA at USA OPEN, Las Vegas, Nevada.

SHOWAKAI KARATE-DO USA’s member founder, affiliated to KWF and USA KARATE. Victor Sensei also holds a 1st Dan belt grande.

With more than 16 years of uninterrupted training allowed him to develop a high technical and sport level. Victor Rojas Sensei has participated in multiples international seminars on the USA, South America, and Europe. Nowadays he is part of SHOWAKAI’s team and represents us at the divisions of advanced and elite divisions in his specialty doing or performing Kata. He constantly achieves first place.

These are some of his tournament achievements:

- 2022 GOLD Medal in Kata Advanced Division (16- 34 years) at USA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, Spokane, Washington.
- 2021 GOLD Medal in Kata Advance division at USA OPEN, Las Vegas, Nevada.
- 2018 GOLD Medal in Kata 18+ advanced division at the WORLD CUP SKIU, Miami, Florida.