Coaches

- CrossFit Level 1 

- 2nd Degree Blackbelt - Lotus Kajukenbo

- PSIA Level 1 Ski Instructor 

 

Yoshi's goal as a coach is to catalyze our athletes' growth and development as athletes and as humans. He loves to see students master new skills, hit new personal records, refine complex movements, and gain confidence in their abilities inside and outside the gym. Yoshi brings a diverse background as an educator, instructor, and guide into his coaching. In his youth, Yoshi spent as much time in the mountains as possible - competing as an alpine ski racer through high school and college, and practicing backcountry skills on family trips to the North Cascades mountains in his homestate of Washington. Yoshi also studied martial arts and fought as a competitive kickboxer in high school. Following college, Yoshi worked for many years as a wilderness guide and environmental educator, including stints in the Olympic Mountains of WA, Selkirk Mountains of Central Idaho, and Arava Desert in Israel. After years of nudging from an old buddy, he finally started CrossFit when he moved closer in towards the city, first in Baltimore, then DC, and then at Bushwick CrossFit when he and his wife moved to NYC. Excited to take his own knowledge and skills to the next level, he jumped at the opportunity to become a coach at BWCF and has only grown in his love for the community here as both a coach and an athlete. When Yoshi isn't coaching or working out, he works as director of a year-long fellowship program for Jewish outdoor, food, farming & environmental educators. He also enjoys playing music and writing. Yoshi lives in Bushwick with his wife, daughter, and pup.