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Carolina
Isshinryu Academy
Chief Instructor:
Francis (Bob) Harris,
3rd Dan
Member:
United Southern
Isshin Ryu
- Location/date of birth:
Barksdale AFB, Louisiana on June 22, 1958.
- Date/Location/Instructor where
Isshinryu training began: 1972 in Erwin, Tennessee with
Sensei Pete Peterson.
- Date received Sho-Dan in Isshinryu
karate: October 1999.
- Date received present rank:
San-Dan in Isshinryu - July 10, 2004.
- Organizational support: Member
of the AOKA since August 2002 and OIKKA since 2000. Publisher of
the AOKA Newsletter. Webmaster for the United Southern Isshinryu
site and assistant webmaster for the Carolina American Judo
Association since 2003. Member of USJA since May 2003. Assistant
instructor at the Carolina Isshinryu Academy.
- Awards (Martial Arts): AOKA
Black Belt of the Year (2003). Certified USJA Level I Coach.
- Awards (Professional/Civic):
Boy Scouts of America: Five years service with the Cub Scouts
holding positions of: Assistant Cubmaster, Den Leader, Webelos
Den Leader. Four years in the Boy Scouts holding positions of:
Scoutmaster and various District Chair positions. Recipient of
the Woodbadge award.
About Isshinryu
Master Shinkichi (Tatsuo) Shimabuku was born on September 19,1908, and
began his study of karate (Shuri-te) as a boy with his uncle, Irshu
Matsumora. Master Shimabuku would eventually train under three great
Okinawan masters: Chotoku Kyan, Chojun Miyagi and Choki Motobu,
ultimately becoming an acknowledged expert in both the Goju-Ryu and
Shorin-Ryu systems. Over time, he refined techniques and concepts from
both systems to form Isshin Ryu (One Heart Way) on January 15th, 1954.
Chotoku Kyan was a student of Master Yasutune Itosu, who taught Shuri-te,
and of, Master Matsumora, who taught Tomari-te. These two styles were
combined to form Shorin-Ryu. He was famous for his powerful kicks, and
for his outstanding teaching ability. Kyan was a stern perfectionist,
and young Tatsuo Shimabuku achieved the honor of being his best student.
Chojun Miyagi was the number one student of the Naha-te grandmaster,
Kanryo Higashionna. Miyagi was known as an exacting sensei whose
grueling workouts greatly strengthened the body and built up endurance.
Miyagi placed great emphasis on breathing and tension, low kicks, and
the development of mind, body and spirit.
Choki Motobu was a less formal instructor, but an accomplished master in
Shorin-Ryu, and an indomitable fighter. Coming from an ancient line of
Okinawan nobles, he had an eccentric personality and an enormous
physique. He is remembered as a brawler as well as a master, teaching
both street and classic techniques.
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Carolina Isshinryu Academy
Monroe Aquatics and Fitness Center
2325 Hanover Drive
Monroe, NC 28110
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