Sensei Ohta is a graduate of Takushoku University, he has also attended the famous JKA Instructors Classes. Between 1982 and 2003 he was the official assistant to Sensei K. Enoeda 9th Dan (deceased). During this time Ohta Sensei built up an international reputation and is now considered as one of the most popular and technically skilled Shotokan Instructors in the world today. He and the JKAE are dedicated to teaching authentic JKA Karate