BUSHI KARATE CLUB
Classes
Tiny Tigers Classes
A 30-minute twice/week class for tiny tigers (4-5 years). Class focuses on basic punching, kicking, blocking, and footwork. This class utilizes color stripes to mark progress
Kids Classes
Kids classes at Bushi Karate Club vary in size and are separated by age and rank. The students will learn traditional Shotokan Karate including; forms, fighting, self-defense, weapons and the focus required to prepare them for school and life’s challenges with determination! Students are offered three nights a week to train where they are all given the opportunity to train together and learn the necessary social skills to grow their friendships with all of the other students at the Dojo.
Adults Training
Adult classes meet three times per week and our focus remains the same; teach our students the art of Shotokan Karate and provide them with an environment that fosters a positive attitude towards life, self improvement, friendship, and family. Adult classes are a mix of many ranks and ages.
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Class Schedules
Winter 2025
Upcoming Tests
Beginner/Intermediate Belt Test: TBD
Purple to Brown Test: TBD
Advanced Test: April 12th
Events
Worcester Bravehearts Demo- May 30th
Day Camps
About Us
Who we are
-UNDER CONSTRUCTION-
Our Dojo
Our Dojo is a comfortable 1000 square foot main training floor with thick, interlocking, wall to wall floor mats, mirrors lining the entire front of the room and out of the way storage for pads and equipment all while leaving plenty of room to train. Our second training floor covers 220 square feet with wall to wall mats and mirrors lining two walls plus a camera connected to a high definition television in the waiting room for parents to watch.
AIKA 2025 Calendar of Events
Special Training and Events
As members of A.I.K.A, throughout the year, we gather with our sister schools for special trainings. These events provide great opportunities to train with other Shotokan Sensei's as well as other martial art styles.
We encourage any students who wish to participate in the sport aspect of karate. There is no required rank to compete, tournaments are set up with age and rank divisions starting at 5 year-old white belts. Our students compete primarily on the IPPONE circuit.
Bushi Karate Club also provides private instruction for those students looking for directed development.
-Please inquire below for more details.-
Teachers
Renshi Christopher Amato
Renshi Christopher Amato
Renshi Christopher Amato
Renshi Chris holds his fourth-degree black belt from the AIKA federation. He began his martial arts career at UMass Amherst in 1996 achieving the rank of 1kyu with ISKF Godan Sensei Sara Grimes. Chris was granted black belt under Shihan Wayne Mello in 2001. Sensei Chris has always had a penchant for seeking out instruction from as many Sensei as possible over the years and brings a wealth of knowledge in how to perform and apply Karate technique to forms (kata) and fighting (kumite).
Professionally, Sensei Chris graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with his BS in both Physiology and Chemistry. He then proceeded to attend Framingham State University and received his MBA. Currently employed at Alexion Pharmaceuticals as a Senior Director of Global Supply Chain bringing medicine to people with Rare Diseases.
Renshi Kevin Carey
Renshi Christopher Amato
Renshi Christopher Amato
Renshi Kevin Carey, began his martial arts training in 2000, when Shihan Mello moved his karate dojo to Oxford, MA. He trained every possible chance he could, earning him the rank of Black Belt in 2004, at the young age of 15. Sensei Kevin started competing in karate tournaments right from the beginning and continues to enjoy competing today. Sensei Kevin became a 3rd degree Black Belt in 2013, earning him the title of Sensei. In 2025, he was awarded the rank of Godan (5th degree black belt). To this day, Sensei not only teaches and competes, but he continues to train and advance in rank as well.
Sensei Sam Carey
Sensei Leah Amato
Sensei Leah Amato
Sensei Sam Carey began her training at the age of 9. Training under Shihan Mello she earned her black belt in 2012. Later achieved the rank of Sadan and title of Sensei from AIKA under Sensei Kevin Carey in 2020. She earned her rank of Yodan in 2024. She originally fell in love with teaching in a dojo setting working one on one with students and running whole classes, and now is an aspiring English teacher. She is excited to begin her student teaching at Burncoat High School in Worcester this fall 2023 school year. Upon completing student teaching, she will continue in her education by pursuing a master's degree in writing from SNHU while she continues to train as a martial artist and work part time on the side.
Sensei Leah Amato
Sensei Leah Amato
Sensei Leah Amato
Sensei Leah began her Martial Arts career in 2003 at the Boston Karate Club achieving the rank of 3kyu under ISKF Godan Sensei Ali Mohajerani and officially joined the AIKA family as instructor to the Universal Karate class (4-6 years old) in 2014 with their two children, Dominic and Gabrielle. Leah achieved the rank of Shodan with AIKA in 2018 under Sensei DJ Oleski. Sensei Leah competes regularly in the IPPONE circuit along with international tournaments earning third place finishes in kata and sparring in 2018, sparring in 2023 at the Ozawa Cup in Las Vegas and kata at the USA Karate Nationals in 2021, In 2020, she achieved the rank of Nidan and in 2024 the rank of Sandan and title of Sensei with AIKA under Sensei Christopher Amato.
She is a graduate of both University of Massachusetts, Boston and Northeastern University. She has earned her BS in Biology and MS in Biotechnology respectively. Currently employed as a Quality Consultant in the biotechnology field. In October, she runs Nightmare Marlborough, a non-profit Haunted House supporting the Marlborough food pantry.
Bushi Merchandise and Onna Kimono (code:BUSHI15)
Affiliates
AIKA partner schools, IPPONE tournaments
