Shotokan Karate of America (SKA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to teach traditional
karate-do in the United States. It was founded and is still led by
Tsutomu Ohshima, a direct student of
Gichin Funakoshi, the father of
Shotokan karate. Today, Ohshima is recognized as the
shihan (chief instructor) of many other SKA-affiliated Shotokan organizations worldwide. SKA's national headquarters are in
Los Angeles.