Welcome to American Goju Shorei Karate Academy
About Sensei Sasso
Master Frank Sasso 8th degree HachiDan
Master Frank Sasso is a Karate & Tai Chi instructor who has been actively involved in martial arts for nearly 50 years. April 2017 Sensei Sasso was promoted to Eighth Dan Master in Goju Shorei Karate, a martial arts system that incorporates both hard and soft styles.
Awards and Recognition
Master Sasso has been awarded the titles of Renshi (expert teacher) and Shihan (master teacher who heads his own style). He has been inducted into three Martial Arts Halls of Fame with a Golden Life Achievement Award and as a Distinquished Master.
Well Known around Phoenix for creating Western Tai Chi
Sensei teaches his Western Tai Chi at two Phoenix Community Centers & the Glendale Ironwood Cancer Research Center.
Sensei teaches Goju Shorei Karate at United Martial Arts Studio,
10401 N 32nd Street, just south of E Shea Blvd.
Honored Associates
