George Schlauder, has been a practitioner of Traditional Shotokan Karate for 29 years, and has had affiliations with the International Traditional Karate Federation (ITKF), American Amateur Karate Federation (AAKF), World Traditional Fudokan-Shotokan Karate-Do Federation (WTFSKF), USA Traditional Fudokan-Shotokan Karate-do Federation (USA TFSKF) and the American Athletic Union (AAU).
He is also a member of the All United States Kendo Federation (AUSKF) and the Midwest Kendo Federation (MWKF).
His Karate experience includes numerous Regional Championships, as well as being National Finalist in Fukugo: Kata (Forms)/Kumite (Fighting) and En-Bu (Self-defense) and National champion in Kata and Kumite. He was Coach of the USA TFSKF Karate Team for the 2005 WTFSKF Karate Championships, where he also competed in Fugu-go, Kata and Team Kumite.
He has been certified as an instructor, judge and coach by the ITKF and has judged at numerous regional, national and international tournaments for both children and adults. He presently represents the USA as a member of WTFSK International Medical Committee and Judges Committee. He holds a Roku-dan (6th degree black belt) in Kitoh Shotokan and a Go-dan (5th degree Black Belt) in Traditional Shotokan & Fudokan. He also holds a Doctorate in Chemistry & Biological Sciences and is currently employed in the Health Care Industry. In addition to being a Senior Instructor at JKA Chicago, he is also Chief Instructor of Skokie Shotokan and Peterson Karate.
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