Keith Yates

Keith Yates is a tenth degree black belt and founder of the Nam Seo Kwan system of American Tae Kwon Do. He is also the president of the American Karate and Tae Kwon Do Organization (AKATO). He is the author of 11 books on the martial arts and has written over 400 magazine articles. Inside Tae Kwon Do magazine named him one of the pioneers of American Karate and American Tae Kwon Do.