Sensei Young has enjoyed over 5 decades of karate with masters from around the world and many years of tournament competition. His tournament career spanned over 35 years and has won competitions in Hawaii, California, Colorado and Mexico. He enjoys sharing these experiences with his students.

Sensei Young began his Martial Arts training in Kodokan Judo in 1957. He had always had a yearning to learn Karate, and has had the good fortune of training under some very high ranking instructors of the famed Japan Karate Association (JKA). He studied under Sensei Kanazawa for 3 years of the JKA in his first stages of karate study and was awarded his black belt in 1967 by Sensei Tetsuhiko Asai and appointed Branch Instructor in 1970 to the dojo where he began his training. For a complete picture of his position in teh Shotkan karate lienage chart click here...

After relocating to California in 1981, he opened the doors to what is now the oldest dojo in Camarillo. He has since trained hundreds of students, both male and female, of all ages and professions. He retired from Civil Service as a Quality Assurance Inspector at the young age of 51 and now devotes his time solely to Karate and its teachings. In 1997 he began serving on belt test panels with the formation of the "Traditional Japanese Karate Network".  

The excellence of the students from Sensei Young continues to reflect his knowledge and teachings, not only in the dojo, but also in competition, sports and academics. In recent years he has also made a number of trips to Australia supporting dojo(s) in that country.

His personal interests are diverse but Hot Rods, Drag Racing, attending car shows, love for animals, Ballroom dancing and children rate high on the list.

In 2012 Sensei Young received the prestigious Platinum Life Achievement Award. He was inducted into the 2012 Master’s Hall of Fame.