Mid Island Karate Dojo

Chief Instructor: John Shanahan, 2nd Dan

Instructor
In 1992 Sensei Jack Shanahan started his martial arts training at East Coast Black Belt Academy in Middle Island, NY. He was promoted to nidan by sensei Jerry Figgiani and sensei Tony Aloe in the art of Double Dragon Kenpo Karate. While training at East Coast Black Belt Academy sensei Shanahan competed on the NASKA tournament circuit traveling to various cities throughout the U.S.A. as a rated competitor.
During 1997 sensei Shanahan trained in the samurai art of Yagyu Shinkage-Ryu and kendo at the Kongo kon dojo under Kazuo Kato sensei.   In 2003 sensei Shanahan started training in judo under sensei Figgiani. Sensei Shanahan also has training in kendo and iaido under Sensei Aloe. Iaido training was also conducted under sensei Art McConnell at this time. On January 30, 2010 sensei Shanahan received his nidan in Shorin Ryu Karate Do from Figgiani sensei 7^th dan.  In August 2009 sensei Shanahan traveled to Japan and Okinawa with sensei Figgiani and a group of instructors and students to study the culture and the martial arts of Japan and the Ryu Kyu Islands. While in Tokyo the group trained at the Kodokan and received special judo instruction by some of the senior instructors. In Okinawa the group studied karate under Grandmaster Kensie Taba 10^th dan and his senior instructors.  On March 28, 2010 sensei Shanahan opened Mid Island Karate Dojo in Port Jefferson, New York. In May of 2010 sensei Shanahan received a mudansha certificate from hanshi Patrick McCarthy 8^th dan in Koryu Uchinadi Kenpo Jutsu while attending a seminar in Rome, Italy.

Mid Island Karate Dojo is a traditional Okinawan karate school teaching Shorin-ryu Karate-do as originally taught by the Grand Master Shoshin Nagamine. Mid Island Karate Dojo is dedicated to preserving the memory of the great karate masters past and present and to pay them honor and respect. All of our training is done under the guidance of Shorin-ryu Karate-do International (www.srkdi.com). Students at Mid Island Karate Dojo can advance through the kyu / dan belt system and become part of a martial arts family tree set deep in Okinawan tradition. Students will be taught kata (forms) and flow drills that will help them further understand the movements in the kata.

Sensei Shanahan has studied under some of the leading martial artists in the world.
Some of them are listed here.

• Hanshi Patrick McCarthy – Koryu Uchinadi Kenpo Jutsu

• Soke Takayoshi Nagamine – Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu

• Hanshi Joe Cabonara – Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu

• Hanshi Ernie Farrara – Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu

• Kyoshi Terry Maccarone – Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu

• Hanshi Kensei Taba – Shogen-ryu

• Sensei Joe Turchiano – Judo

• Sensei Kazuo Kato – Yagyu Shinkage-ryu

• Sensei Art McConnell – Muso Shinden-ryu

Sensei Shanahan belongs to the following organizations.

• United States Judo Association

• Shorin-ryu Karate-do International

• United States Shorin-ryu

• International Ryukyu Karate Research Society

TRAINING LOCATION
 
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Mid Island Karate Dojo
Port Jefferson, New York
 

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