Championship Experience

(70 kilograms: 144-154 lbs)
7 x USA National Karate Champion

2000 Retired from international Competition
1999 Pan American Games, Winnipeg, Canada, 5th Place
1999 Pan American Games qualifier, Havana, Cuba
1998 France International Goodwill match, Bronze Medal Team.
- Knee injury, did not compete for the remainder of the year
1997 Pan American Championships, Lima, Peru, Gold Medal Team, Bronze Medal individual
1997 France International Goodwill match, Bronze Medal Team
1996 World Championships, Sun City, South Africa, 5th place
1995 US team trial for Pan American Games, Gold Medal - 72 kilos
1995 Pan American Games, Mar Del Plata, Argentina, Bronze Medal -72 kilos
- First ever karate team in the multi-sport Pan American Games
1994 World Championships, Malaysia, Team member
1994 Pan American Championships, Miami, Florida, Team member
1993 World Cup, Algiers, Algeria, Team Member
1993 North American Cup, Arizona, Bronze Medal individual
1993 Kuwait Liberation Cup, Team member (guest of Kuwait Government)
1993 Goodwill Championship, Dominican Republic, Gold Medal Team
1992 World Championships, Granada, Spain, Team Member
1992 North American Cup, Vancouver, Canada, Gold Medal Team, Silver Medal individual
1991 Pan American Championships, Curacao, 4th place
1990 Pan American Championships, Rio dejanero, Brazil, 4th place
1989 Junior Pan American Championships, Orlando, Florida, Gold Team, Silver Medal individual

Sensei Dustin Baldis

Chief Instructor

Roku Dan - 6th Degree Black Belt

As the Chief Instructor of the Pennsylvania Shotokan Karate Club, I have personally trained numerous P.S.K.C, as well as non-P.S.K.C. athletes to win National and International Championships. P.S.K.C. continues to be a primary training facility for present and future USA Team Members in their quest for knowledge and training.

Sensei Baldis is responsible for the technical training of numerous current elite sport karate athletes. Kickboxing/self defense, strength and conditioning clientele have included members of the NFL, NHL, Olympic athletes, College athletes, Hollywood celebrities, and Fortune 500 Company Executives.

Honors / Committees

2024 - Present USA Karate Head Kumite Coach
2005 - Present USA National Coaching Staff
2023 USA National Coach of the Year
2011 United States Olympic Committee
-Developmental Coach of the Year
2010 - 2011 USA Karate Coach of the Year
2001 USA Karate Hall of Fame Inductee

USA National Karate Team Coach

2023 Pan American Games- Santiago, Chile
USA Team Coach
2023 WKF World Championships- Budapest, Hungary
USA Team Coach
2023 World Combat Games- Ryiadh, Saudi Arabia
USA Team Coach
2023 Overall Champion-Junior Pan American Championships, Santiago, Chile, USA Team Coach
2023 2nd Overall-Pan American Championships, San Jose, Costa Rica, USA Team Coach

2023 Overall Champion-North American Cup, Las Vegas, Nevada USA Team Coach
2022 Junior World Championships, Konya, Turkey, USA Team Coach
2022 3rd Overall-Junior Pan American Championships, Mexico City, Mexico, USA Team Coach
2022 World Games, Birmingham, Alabama, USA Team Coach
2022 Overall Champion - Pan American Championships,
Curacao, USA Team Coach
2021 Junior Pan American Games, Cali, Colombia, USA Team Coach

* First Ever Junior Pan American Games - Overall Champions!

2021 WKF World Championships, Dubai, USA Team Coach
2021 2nd Place Overall-Pan American Championships, Punta Del Este, Uruguay, USA Team Coach
2019 10th Overall-Junior World Championships,
Santiago, Chile, USA Team Coach
2019 3rd Overall -Junior Pan American Championships, Guayaquil, Ecuador USA Team Coach
2019 Overall Champion - Pan American Championships, Panama City, Panama, USA Team Coach

* First USA Karate Team - Back to Back Overall Champions!

2018 WKF World Championships, Madrid, Spain, USA Team Coach
2018 Overall Champion - Pan American Championships, Santiago, Chile, USA Team Coach
2017 Junior World Championships, Tenerife, Spain, USA Team Coach
2017 2nd Overall -Junior Pan American Championships, Buenos Aires, Argentina, USA Team Coach
2017 Pan American Championships, Curacao, USA Team Coach
2016 Pan American Championships, Rio Dejaneiro , Brazil USA Team Coach
2015 Pan American Championships, Toronto, Canada USA Team Coach
2015 Junior World Championships, Indonesia USA Team Coach
2014 Junior Pan American Championships, Peru, USA Team Coach
2013 Junior Pan American Championships, Colombia, USA Team Coach
2013 Junior National Team Camp at US Olympic Training Center-Colorado Springs, Colorado
2012 WKF World Championships, Paris, France, USA Team Coach
2012 Overall Champion - Pan American Championships, Nicaragua, USA Team Coach
2012 North American Cup - Las Vegas, USA Team Coach
2012 Junior Pan American Championships, Cancun, Mexico, USA Team Coach
2011 Pan American Games, Guadalajara, Mexico, USA Team Coach

*First in USA Karate History to medal as an Athlete and Coach!

2011 Overall Champion- North American Cup, Montreal, Canada, USA Team Coach
2011 2nd Overall - Pan American Championships, Guadalajara, Mexico, USA Team Coach
2011 2nd Overall - Junior Pan American Championships, Fortaleza, Brazil, USA Team Coach
2010 WKF World Championships, Belgrade, Serbia, USA Team Coach
2010 North American Cup, Ixtapa, Mexico, USA Team Coach
2010 3rd Place -Junior Pan American Championships, Montreal,Canada, USA Team Coach
2009 US Open, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Team Coach
2009 Overall Champion- Pan American Championships, Curacao, USA Team Coach
2009 North American Cup, Las Vegas, USA Team Coach
2009 2nd Place - Junior Pan American Championships, El Salvador, USA Team Coach
2008 WKF World Championships, Tokyo, Japan, USA Team Coach
2008 US Open, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Team Coach
2008 North American Cup, Toronto, Canada, USA Team Coach
2007 Pan American Championships, Mexico City, Mexico, USA Team Coach
2007 Overall Champion- Junior Pan American Championships, Ecuador, USA Team Coach
2007 North American Cup, Monterrey, Mexico, USA Team Coach
2007 Junior World Championships, Istanbul, Turkey, USA Team Coach
2006 WKF World Championships, Tampere, Finland. USA Team Coach
2006 US Open, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Team Coach
2006 Overall Champion- Junior Pan American Championships, Curacao, USA Team Coach
2005 Named to USA National Coaching Staff
2005 3rd Place - Junior Pan American Championships, Uruguay, USA Team Coach
1999 US Olympic Training Center, developmental USA Junior Team
1997 Junior World Cup, Hungary, Team Coach
1996 Junior World Cup, Hungary, Team Coach