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He ran the Mudokwan Dojo in Indianapolis for 25 years, He was graded 8th Dan Kyoshi by Kichiro Shimabukuro. From 1977 to 1997 he hosted an Indianapolis Isshin-ryu tournament and in 1983, he hosted the Isshin-Ryu World Karate Association Tournament. Mr. Lennox also wrote two books, "Isshin-Ryu Karate" and "Weapons of Isshin-Ryu".
Some of his other notable accomplishments include; designing the Isshinryu patch, [2] receiving a Black Belt Emeritus from the United States Marine Corps, [3] working with the San Diego Chargers on body mechanics, selected by the Okinawan Government to represent the U.S. at the 2005 Okinawa Karate and Kobudo Exchange Symposium. [4]
Harold Gene Long (3 September 1930 – 12 October 1998) was an American martial artist and an Isshinryu karate pioneer. He founded the Isshinryu Hall of Fame and was the second person inducted, with founding Grandmaster, Tatsuo Shimabuku being the first. [1]
Gary R. Alexander is an American martial artist, karate fighter, author and actor. He was Black Belt Magazine's Co-Instructor of the Year (1974) [1] and is known as the "First International Bare Knuckle Contact Karate Champion. [1] Alexander began formally training in Isshin-ryu karate under Don Nagle at the Jersey City, NJ YMCA in the fall of ...
Isshin-ryū (一心流) is a traditional school of the Japanese martial art of kusarigamajutsu, the art of using the chain and scythe (). [1] Its exact origin is disputed, and may have been founded as early as the 14th century by the samurai Nen Ami Jion 念阿弥慈恩 (b.1351-?), but the modern-day techniques were compiled and incorporated no later than the 17th century, by the unification ...
Tatsuo Shimabuku was born in Gushikawa village, Okinawa on September 19, 1908. He was the first of ten children born into a farming family. He began his study of karate at the age of 13 from his uncle, who lived a few miles away from him in Agena Village.
Both tea and chocolate have a rich, unique history spanning thousands of years.. Tea made its debut in 2737 B.C., when legend has it Chinese emperor Shen Nung was sipping boiled water beneath a ...
Today, Ishinryu Karate is taught as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. Since 1976, Donovan has hosted an annual Open Summer Course at Clacton in Essex. [8] This course takes place in the last week of June. Donovan's style of Ishinryu should not be confused with Isshin-ryu, a style of Okinawan karate founded by Tatsuo Shimabuku.