Meet the Instructors
Sensei Jeff Krug commenced his Karate career with the Japan Karate Association (JKA) under Sensei Stan Schmidt in 1978, and was awarded his 7th Dan in October 2016 at JKA Headquarters in Tokyo. Jeff was awarded South African national colours in 1994 to represent South Africa as team manager at the world JKA championships in Philadelphia.
He was also a member of the JKA Executive for South Africa. Sensei Jeff has been involved with Maccabi throughout his karate career. He was on the South African Maccabi Finance committee. He represented South Africa in 1993 and 1997 at the Maccabi games in Israel, and was coach of the Australian Senior team at the 2005 Maccabi Games.
At the beginning of 2004, Sensei Jeff under chief instructor Sensei Keith Geyer formed the Shotokan Karate Coalition in Australia which has close to 1000 members. Sensei Jeff is a highly rated Karate instructor and teaches 5 times a week in Bondi.
Jacqui began her karate journey in 1998 in South Africa after watching her children train under Sensei Stan Schmidt. She graded to Shodan in 2003.
After emigrated to Australia in 2005, she joined Jeffsan Karate under Sensei Jeff Krug and was awarded her Nidan ,Sandan and Yondan gradings during the years that followed. Jacqui was awarded her Godan (5th Dan) in September 2018.
She has also entered numerous competions winning gold in kata. She has trained at Honbu dojo in Japan with many of their world class instructors.
Jacqui instructs the children’s afternoon classes at Jeffsan Karate as well as a number of senior classes.
Besides karate, Jacqui ran her own ballet and jazz school for 35 years.
David Greenstein commenced his studies of Shotokan Karate under sensei Stan Schmidt in 1978 in South Africa.
After emigrating to Australia in 1988 he continued his studies under Sensei Jeff Krug.
David was awarded his 5th Dan (Godan) in November 2019.
He has represented Jeffsan Karate at state Maccabi and national SKC championships, winning gold at the SKC 2008 Championships in team kata and kumite.