GRAND CHAMPIONS INTERNATIONAL
KARATE
HOME OF NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL & WORLD CHAMPIONS
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NEW LOCATION: 1762 SUNRISE HWY. BAY SHORE, NY 11706
GRAND OPENING, SUNDAY SEP. 20th. 10am-5pm
INSTRUCTORS:
Sensei Mostafa is a 6th Degree Black Belt, He began his karate training in Alexandria, Egypt over 45 years ago. Sensei has over 40 years of teaching experience, He is a 5 time WUKF World Champion (3 Gold & 2 Silver) and 3 time WKF top 5 in the world, in the USA Sensei is a 7 time Grand Champion in KATA. From 1988-1995 Sensei was a member and Captain of the Egyptian National Karate Team. Sensei is the Chief Instructor of the Grand Champions Int’l Karate and a USA/AAU National Team Coach.
Some of the countries Sensei has competed in and coached the USA National Team include Spain, Scotland, Algeria, Malaysia, Germany, Morocco, Tunisia, Kuwait, Syria, South Africa, Indonesia, Italy, Ireland, Slovakia, United Kingdom, Bahrin, Romania & Sweden.
Sensei Mostafa teaches his students respect, focus, discipline, patience and to have confidence in themselves. He takes pride in helping each student to reach their highest potential and is acclaimed for his patience with young children. Sensei Mostafa teaches his students to become champions in Karate and in life.
Sensei Mostafa Elrakabawy
SOME OF SENSEI MOSTAFA'S IMPORTANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
1988 Contender for The 9th World Karate Championship - Egypt
1990 Contender for The 10th World Karate Championship - Mexico
1991 Germany International Championship – Germany – Gold
1991 All African Olympic Games – Egypt – Gold
1992-1995 Captain of the Egyptian National Team
1992 1st Kobe Osaka World Cup – Scotland – Gold (Team Kata)
1992 All Arab Olympic Games – Syria – Gold
1992 11th World K. Championship – Grenada, Spain- 5th in the world
1993 Kuwait Liberation Int'l Championship – Kuwait – Gold
1993 Certified (Instructor) from the A.R.E. Olympic Academy
1993 Tunisia International Karate Championship – Tunisia – Gold
1993 World Karate Cup – Algeria – one of the top 8 in the world
1994 African International K. Super Cup – South Africa – 2 Gold
1994 Tunisia International Karate Championship – Tunisia – Gold
1994 Arab International Karate Championship – Egypt – Gold
1994 African Karate Championship – Morocco – Gold & Silver
1994 12th World Karate Championship – Malaysia
1995 Miyazaki Championship – New York – Gold & Grand Champion
1996 Ozawa Traditional K. International Championship – Las Vegas.
1996 Ryukyu Bujustsu Kenkyu Doyukai – Gold & Grand Champion
1997 Big Apple Challenge Karate Championship Gold
1998 Ryukyu Bujustsu Kenkyu Doyukai – Gold & Grand Champion
1998 USNKF Nationals Championship - New Orleans, Louisiana – Gold
1998 AAU National Championship – Orlando, Florida
1998 Miyazaki Championship – New York – Gold & Grand Champion
2000 Nick Adler Samurai Spirit Championship – Gold & Grand Champion
2000 Shotojuku Traditional K. Championship – Gold & Grand Champion
2003 Shotojuku Traditional K. Championship – Gold & Grand Champion
2004 Baxter Traditional Karate Championship – Gold
2016 6TH WUKF World K. Championships - IRELAND - GOLD
2017 USA OPEN & INT'L K. CUP - LAS VEGAS, USA - GOLD
2017 2ND UKF WORLD K. CHAMPIONSHIPS - ITALY - GOLD
2018 7TH WUKF WORLD K. CHAMPIONSHIIPS - SCOTLAND - GOLD
2019 8TH WUKF WORLD K. CHAMPIONSHIPS - SLOVAKIA - SILVER
2022 OZAWA CUP INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP - LAS VEGAS - GOLD
2022 10TH WUKF WORLD K. CHAMPIONSHIPS - FL. USA - SILVER
2025 USA/AAU National Team Coach at the
13th WUKF World Championship, Malmo, Sweden.
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Sensei Yasser Salama
Sensei Yasser Salama began training in Karate at the age of 10. Sensei is a 6th Degree Black Belt in Shotokan. In 1990 he became a member of the Egyptian National team, he is also a National and International Champion.
He has won many Championships abroad and here in the United States as well. Sensei Yasser is a certified coach in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Sensei Yasser has over 40 years of teaching experience and over 45 years of continuous karate training. For many years Sensei Yasser has Coached the USA/AAU National karate team at the International and World level in Scotland, Algeria, Sweden, USA, Egypt & Romania. He is a high rank certified Senior Coach at the WUKF World Karate Federation. Sensei Yasser specializes in teaching sparring techniques that can be used to defend yourself and can also be used to become a sparring champion in competition.
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SOME OF SENSEI Yasser's ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
-1990 Member of the Egyptian National Team.
-1994 Participated in the 1st Clubs World Championship as a team manager for Somuha club- Cairo, Egypt
-1995 Gold Medal at the London Open Karate Championship - London
-1994 Bronze medal at the 2nd Kobe Osaka World Cup - Scotland.
-1998 Bronze medal at the USA National Karate Championship - New Orleans.
-2018 Egyptian National Team Coach at the
8th WUKF World Championship, Dundee, Scotland.
-2022 USA/AAU National Team Coach at the
10th WUKF World Championship, Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
-2023 USA/AAU National Team Coach at the WUKF Afro-Asia Championships, Algeria.
-2023 USA/AAU National Team Coach at the
11th WUKF World Championship, Dundee, Scotland.
-2025 USA/AAU National Team Coach at the
13th WUKF World Championship, Malmo, Sweden.
-2026 USA/AAU National Team Coach at the
14th WUKF World Karate championships, Romania. ​
Sensei Yasser specializes in teaching sparring techniques that can be used to defend yourself and can also be used to become a sparring champion in competition, he also teaches his students respect, focus, discipline, patience and to have confidence in themselves. He takes pride in helping each student to reach their highest potential and is acclaimed for his patience with young children. Sensei Yasser teaches his students to become champions in Karate and in life.
Sensei Joe Musumeci
Sensei Joe (Moose) is an elite and the most decorated karate champion at GCI Karate. He is a 3rd Degree Black belt, started karate training at the age of 5 at the GCI Karate Dojo. He is a 14 time USA National Champion and 4 time WUKF World Karate Champion. Sensei has represented the USA National Team and competed in many countries which include Japan, Scotland, Ireland, Slovakia, Romania & Slovenia. Sensei Joe is also a P.E. Teacher who teaches his students the important of Sports, teamwork, respect, focus, discipline & confidence.
