Our Instructors

Linda Donner

Owner, Director & Head Instructor

Sensei Linda Donner started her karate education in Hawaii at the age of 6 and continued her training in Florida at 18 years old where she went to college and achieved a Bachelor of Science Degree at UCF. Upon going back to Hawaii she attained her group fitness and personal training certification as well as attaining a massage therapist certification.

Currently, as a fitness coach and karate instructor she has been managing a large group fitness and karate program, along with her assistants, through the park district in Lake Zurich, Illinois for the past 18 years. As an athlete, she was a member of the United States National Karate Team. As such, she traveled internationally and has successfully represented the USA as an athlete for 15 plus years.

She competed under the auspices of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States and has captured at least one National Championship title every year since 1992. Internationally, she won 4 World Championship titles and a Pan-American Title. When not competing, she serves as one of five USA National Team Coaches, officiate as an “A” class Senior Karate referee within the USA and serve as one of five members on the International and USA National referee council.