Lafferty Shotokan

Sensei Sharifi has been teaching karate for over forty years, and his students have gone on to be successful at the international and national levels of competition. The Shotokan Karate Institute is situated in Northern California, on the Eastern Shore of the San Francisco Bay. It is conveniently situated at the El Cerrito/Richmond border, right off of Interstate 80. Students train here from all over the bay area, including Oakland, Berkeley, San Francisco, Davis, Santa Clara, Concord, and Daly City. Visitors are welcome to observe any class. See the class schedule, below.