Master Nestor Folta
Owner and Head Instructor
Nestor T. Folta is the owner of the Okinawa Karate and Cultural Center (OKCC), the Academy of World Champion Nestor Folta (AWCNF), and the Okinawa Cultural Center in Chantilly, ...
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Nestor T. Folta is the owner of the Okinawa Karate and Cultural Center (OKCC), the Academy of World Champion Nestor Folta (AWCNF), and the Okinawa Cultural Center in Chantilly, ...
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Mayumi Folta is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in the Academy of World Champion Nestor Folta, Uechi Ryu Okinawan Karatedo, and a native of Naha City, Okinawa, Japan. She has worked in ...
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Jamie Baker is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in the Academy of World Champion Nestor Folta, Uechi Ryu Okinawan Karatedo, and instructor at the OKCC and Oak Marr RECenter. Jamie ...
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Nestor "Koichi" is a 3rd-degree black belt in Uechi Ryu Karate Do, with over 20 years of experience training and teaching. He is fluent in Japanese and has lived in Okinawa for ...
moreMaster Folta is a fantastic teacher that really cares about his students' progress and their wellbeing, and is very enthusiastic about imparting authentic traditional Uechi-ryu karate from Okinawa, Japan to every person that comes to train.
I started my Uechi Ryu Karate training in Okinawa and am now continuing under Sensei Nestor Folta. The training he gives is exactly the same as I received when I trained in Japan; challenging, powerful, effective, and authentic. True to its Okinawan roots.