Instructors

Instruction at Buck's School of the Tiger is led by certified black belts with decades of experience in Kyokushin Karate and Aiki-Jujitsu. Classes remain small and personal by design.

Frederick S. Buck

9th Dan. President of the American Kyokushin Karate Organization. Masters Hall of Fame inductee. Head instructor and son of Hanshi Donald I. Buck, the school's founder.

Ms. Brandy Wright

3rd Dan. American Kyokushin Karate Organization council member. Instructor in Kyokushin Karate and Aiki-Jujitsu at the Peoria dojo.

Mr. Kenneth Sickles

1st Dan Sempai. Senior Kumite Instructor. Leads striking and sparring curriculum at the Peoria dojo.

Founders and historical mentors are listed on the Lineage page.