Miguel Serrano
Chief Instructor
Miguel Serrano has practiced the martial arts for over 40 years. His first teacher was his father José, who taught him how to punch before he could walk. He holds the rank of Rokudan (6th degree black belt) in Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Do and 5th Dan in Matayoshi Kobudo (the Ancient Art of Weaponry).
Serrano Sensei graduated from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico with a degree in Psychology. He was nominated to the United States Air Force Academy but opted to continue in the U.S.A.F. Reserve Officer Training Program. Upon graduation he attended the United States Army Paratrooper Course (Airborne), then was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Air Force where he served as a Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander and Missile Combat Crew Commander (Launch Control Officer).
In 1998 Serrano Sensei was promoted to the rank of 6th Degree Black Belt and awarded the Title of Renshi in Okinawa, Japan by Kinei Nakasone. Yoshiaki Gakiya and Yasushi Matayoshi also awarded him the rank of Godan in Matayoshi Kobudo.
Serrano Sensei also serves on the Technical Committee for the USA National Karate Do Federation. The USA-NKF is the National Governing Body (NGB) for Karate in the United States, and member of the World Karate-Do Federation and the United States Olympic Committee. He is a Pan American level official. He settled in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he continues to teach the arts of Okinawa Karate and Kobudo.
Miguel Serrano has practiced the martial arts for over 40 years. His first teacher was his father José, who taught him how to punch before he could walk. He holds the rank of Rokudan (6th degree black belt) in Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Do and 5th Dan in Matayoshi Kobudo (the Ancient Art of Weaponry).
Serrano Sensei graduated from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico with a degree in Psychology. He was nominated to the United States Air Force Academy but opted to continue in the U.S.A.F. Reserve Officer Training Program. Upon graduation he attended the United States Army Paratrooper Course (Airborne), then was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Air Force where he served as a Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander and Missile Combat Crew Commander (Launch Control Officer).
In 1998 Serrano Sensei was promoted to the rank of 6th Degree Black Belt and awarded the Title of Renshi in Okinawa, Japan by Kinei Nakasone. Yoshiaki Gakiya and Yasushi Matayoshi also awarded him the rank of Godan in Matayoshi Kobudo.
Serrano Sensei also serves on the Technical Committee for the USA National Karate Do Federation. The USA-NKF is the National Governing Body (NGB) for Karate in the United States, and member of the World Karate-Do Federation and the United States Olympic Committee. He is a Pan American level official. He settled in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he continues to teach the arts of Okinawa Karate and Kobudo.
