Shihan Olsen                                                                                                                     

Master Instructor Jon Olsen is a 5th degree black belt in Uechi-Ryu Karate Do and holds a Shihan Master Instructor teaching certificate. He has studied with Don Joyner Sensei, James Thompson Sensei and William Keith Sensei. He has also trained in judo and aikido and has been teaching Uechi-Ryu  in Grand Rapids, MI for 14 years.

East West Karate began in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the summer of 1991. Dedicated to passing on the art of Uechi-Ryu and in the spirit of giving back for all that we have been privileged  to learn, our goal is to help serious students of the martial arts, develop themselves both in the physical and mental aspects of the art.