Elisa Au was born on May 29, 1981, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Gary and Jane Au. With the encouragement of her parents she began taking karate lessons at age five under the tutelage of shitō-ryū karate master Chuzo Kotaka. In 1990, Au competed in her first major tournament the AAU/United States National Karate Championships in New Orleans, Louisiana. She won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the event.[2]
In 1991, Au received her black belt under Kotaka and his International Karate Federation.[2][3] As a teenager in her native Hawaii, she began teaching after school karate programs. Several of her students went on to become national champions, including one who would win two junior world championships.[4]
Au continues to compete and make national and international appearances. In addition to competition, she teaches seminars around the world, including Japan, Canada, Australia and the U.S. She also stars in a six-set DVD series entitled SECRETS of Championship Karate that shares her training methods and ideas along with tips on how to succeed in karate competition.[6]
DVDEdit
Elisa Au: Secrets of Championship Karate - Kihon (2006)[7]
Elisa Au: Secrets of Championship Karate - Kata for Beginners (2006)[8]
Elisa Au: Secrets of Championship Karate - Kata for Int/Adv (2006)[9]
Elisa Au: Secrets of Championship Karate - Kumite Beginners (2006)[10]
Elisa Au: Secrets of Championship Karate - Kumite Black Belt (2006)[11]
Elisa Au: Secrets of Championship Karate - Conditioning and Speed Drills (2006)[12]
ChampionshipsEdit
3 x WKF World Champion
2010 WKF Bronze Medalist, first team kumite medal for USA
18-Time United States of America National Karate Federation (USANKF) Champion
9-Time Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Champion
PersonalEdit
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ReferencesEdit
^ abc. KarateAthlete.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
^ ab"Bio". ElisaAuFonseca.com. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
^. ikfhawaii.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
^ ab. FonsecaMartialArts.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
^Toth, Catherine E. (July 16, 2002). "Elisa Au: Putting up a fight". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
^. RisingSunProductions.net. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
^Elisa Au: Secrets of Championship Karate - Kihon (Media notes). N/A. North Hollywood, California: Rising Sun Productions. 2006. RS-0232.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Elisa Au: Secrets of Championship Karate - Kata for Beginners (Media notes). N/A. North Hollywood, California: Rising Sun Productions. 2006. RS-0233.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Elisa Au: Secrets of Championship Karate - Kata for Int/Adv (Media notes). N/A. North Hollywood, California: Rising Sun Productions. 2006. RS-0248.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Elisa Au: Secrets of Championship Karate - Kumite Beginners (Media notes). N/A. North Hollywood, California: Rising Sun Productions. 2006. RS-0249.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Elisa Au: Secrets of Championship Karate - Kumite Black Belt (Media notes). N/A. North Hollywood, California: Rising Sun Productions. 2006. RS-0250.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Elisa Au: Secrets of Championship Karate - Conditioning and Speed Drills (Media notes). N/A. North Hollywood, California: Rising Sun Productions. 2006. RS-0258.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
elisa, born, 1981, honolulu, hawaii, american, martial, arts, instructor, karate, practitioner, born, 1981, 1981, honolulu, hawaii, residencechicago, illinois, nationalityamericanheight5, weight135, styleshitō, ryū, karateteacher, chuzo, kotakarank, degree, bl. Elisa Au born May 29 1981 in Honolulu Hawaii is an American martial arts instructor and karate practitioner 1 Elisa AuBorn 1981 05 29 May 29 1981 age 42 Honolulu Hawaii U S ResidenceChicago Illinois U S NationalityAmericanHeight5 ft 6 in 168 cm 1 Weight135 lb 61 kg 9 st 9 lb 1 StyleShitō ryu KarateTeacher s Chuzo KotakaRank 3 degree black belt in Shitō ryuWebsiteElisaAu comMedal record Women s karateRepresenting the United StatesWorld Games2005 Duisburg Kumite 60 kg Contents 1 Biography 2 DVD 3 Championships 4 Personal 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditElisa Au was born on May 29 1981 in Honolulu Hawaii to Gary and Jane Au With the encouragement of her parents she began taking karate lessons at age five under the tutelage of shitō ryu karate master Chuzo Kotaka In 1990 Au competed in her first major tournament the AAU United States National Karate Championships in New Orleans Louisiana She won gold silver and bronze medals at the event 2 In 1991 Au received her black belt under Kotaka and his International Karate Federation 2 3 As a teenager in her native Hawaii she began teaching after school karate programs Several of her students went on to become national champions including one who would win two junior world championships 4 By the age of 18 Au had won three WKO World Championships and two WKC World Championships In addition to her demanding karate schedule she participated in figure skating gymnastics canoe paddling and track and field while attending Punahou School an elite college preparatory academy in Hawaii She also excelled academically and maintained honor roll status throughout high school 5 In 2003 Au graduated from the University of Hawaii with a degree in civil engineering 4 Au continues to compete and make national and international appearances In addition to competition she teaches seminars around the world including Japan Canada Australia and the U S She also stars in a six set DVD series entitled SECRETS of Championship Karate that shares her training methods and ideas along with tips on how to succeed in karate competition 6 DVD EditElisa Au Secrets of Championship Karate Kihon 2006 7 Elisa Au Secrets of Championship Karate Kata for Beginners 2006 8 Elisa Au Secrets of Championship Karate Kata for Int Adv 2006 9 Elisa Au Secrets of Championship Karate Kumite Beginners 2006 10 Elisa Au Secrets of Championship Karate Kumite Black Belt 2006 11 Elisa Au Secrets of Championship Karate Conditioning and Speed Drills 2006 12 Championships Edit3 x WKF World Champion 2010 WKF Bronze Medalist first team kumite medal for USA 2010 World Combat Games Silver Medalist 2008 WKF Silver Medalist 2004 WKF Champion 2 individual Gold medals 2002 WKF Champion 2002 World Cup Champion 4 Time Pan Am Champion Two Time WKC World Champion Two Time WKO World Champion 18 Time United States of America National Karate Federation USANKF Champion 9 Time Amateur Athletic Union AAU ChampionPersonal EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it November 2021 References Edit a b c Elisa Au KarateAthlete com Archived from the original on February 3 2008 Retrieved April 11 2010 a b Bio ElisaAuFonseca com Retrieved April 11 2010 International Karate Federation gt gt ITF Head Instructor Profiles ikfhawaii com Archived from the original on April 7 2010 Retrieved April 11 2010 a b Instructors FonsecaMartialArts com Archived from the original on September 4 2010 Retrieved April 11 2010 Toth Catherine E July 16 2002 Elisa Au Putting up a fight The Honolulu Advertiser Retrieved April 11 2010 Rising Sun Productions gt gt DVD gt gt Karate RisingSunProductions net Archived from the original on July 21 2011 Retrieved April 11 2010 Elisa Au Secrets of Championship Karate Kihon Media notes N A North Hollywood California Rising Sun Productions 2006 RS 0232 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Elisa Au Secrets of Championship Karate 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media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Elisa Au Secrets of Championship Karate Conditioning and Speed Drills Media notes N A North Hollywood California Rising Sun Productions 2006 RS 0258 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link External links EditOfficial website Fonseca Martial Arts Elisa Au on Blogger Elisa Au at the World Games nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elisa Au amp oldid 1176641823, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
