"Practicing a thousand days is said to be a discipline, and practicing ten thousand days is said to be refining."

-Miyamoto Mussashi




Our Instructors

 

James Augur

Sandan

(3rd degree black belt)

James Photo

James is the proprietor of the USKL dojo in Upland and has been training since 1979. He has lived in the Claremont/Upland area for most of his life, four of which he spent at the University of Redlands earning a bachelors degree in history. In 1992, after receiving his masters degree in library science from the University of Michigan, he resumed his training and achieved Second degree black belt in the Shotokan style in October 2002. He assists the Shotokan karate program on Monday and Wednesday nights at the Pomona College Raines center. James also holds a Black belt in Okinawan Kobudo (weapons). James, a reference librarian at the Ontario City Library, enjoys reading and swimming as well as karate training.