Jim Larkin is, without a doubt, one of the nicest guys to ever come out of the Chinese YMCA. He was known for his superior fighting skills and he trained every Saturday morning with Sensei Kim. Not only was Jim an excellent fighter but he was and is a first class instructor, and his sons have become top fighters, as well.

He still teaches in the Bay area at inner city centers where he emphasizes Martial Arts that work, as his students have to fight for their lunch money.

He claims that although Sensei Kim’s classes were not physically difficult they were much more intellectual and this made them invaluable, as he says he knew how to fight before he came to the Chinese YMCA.

It also made for great kata training and Sensei Kim’s command of the English language made it much easier to train, as many other of the Japanese instructors were not as skilled in the English language as he was.

But after all is said and done there was no better story teller the Sensei Kim, he was the absolute very best.