Jay Haynes, Kyoshi

Chief Instructor - Family Karate Center

Biography

Personal Information

• Born: August 30, 1967
• Born and raised in Colorado Springs, CO

Education

• Palmer High School, Colorado Springs: Graduated 1985
• University of Colorado, Boulder: Graduated 1989
• Bachelors of Science in Business Administration: Marketing and Finance

Professional Information

Martial Arts Experience and Credentials

• I began training in 1982
• I began teaching in 1983
• I began teaching full time in 1990
• The Family Karate Center's first location was founded in 1992.
• I purchased the Family Karate Center on November 1, 1994.
• The Family Karate Center moved to 3617 Betty Drive in March of 2008.
• I am the founder of the Kazoku Karate Budokai (Family Karate Association).
• I am a lifetime member of the Midori Yama Budokai.
• I am a lifetime member of the USA National Karate-do Federation (the National Governing Body of the sport of Karate as recognized by the United States Olympic Committee).
• I am formerly (1995) the General Secretary for the Colorado RSO (Regional Sports Organization) of the USA National Karate-do Federation (the National Governing Body of the sport of Karate as recognized by the United States Olympic Committee).
• I am formerly the Treasurer for the Pikes Peak Martial Arts Council. This organization provided tournament competitions for athletes in the Colorado region.
• I am formerly (2001) the Team Colorado Coach for the Mountain States RSO (Regional Sports Organization) of the USA National Karate-do Federation (the National Governing Body of the sport of Karate as recognized by the United States Olympic Committee).
• I was the Martial Arts Co-Commissioner for the Rocky Mountain State Games in 2003, 2004, and 2006. I also was the Martial Arts Co-Commissioner for the State Games of America in 2005. I most recently was the Karate Commissioner for the State Games of the West in 2008.

Black Belts in:

• Karate
• TaeKwonDo
• Kung Fu
• Shorin Ryu
• Arnis

Pictures:

A picture of Kyoshi Haynes at the 1996 USA-NKF Nationals in Seattle, WA.

A picture of Kyoshi Haynes with the late Professor Remy Presas, the founder of the Modern Arnis Association, taken in 1997.

Pictures of Kyoshi Haynes with Zenpo Shimabukuro, the head of the World Sukunaihayashi Seibukan Shorin-Ryu Federation taken in 1998 and 2004.

Pictures of Kyoshi Haynes with World Champion Atsuko Wakai. Pictures taken in 1998, 2001, and 2002.

Pictures of Kyoshi Haynes and Family Karate Center Students with Kyoshi Ray Barrera in Albuquerque, NM. Picture taken in April, 2006.

Pictures of Kyoshi Haynes and Family Karate Center Students in Dan Kennedy's Elite Training Seminars in Kansas City. Pictures taken on November 18, 2006.

Picture of Kyoshi Haynes and and Hanshi Ken Baker taken in Kansas City teaching together at Dan Kennedy's Elite Retreat! Taken on November 18, 2006

Pictures of Kyoshi Jay Haynes and Jayme Haynes with the founder of the Luzviminda Arnis System, Grand Master Federico Lazo, and his son, Master Ricky Lazo in Leavenworth, KS and in Colorado Springs, CO.

Pictures of Zenpo Shimabukuro, the head of the World Sukunaihayashi Seibukan Shorin-Ryu Federation teaching at the Family Karate Center on May 26, 2007.

Pictures of the Colorado MYB Elite Training Clinics held at the Family Karate Center on July 18-20, 2008.

Email: jhaynes@familykaratecenter.com