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SHORIN-RYU, ISSHIN-RYU, GOJU- RYU and all the ryu styles came from Okinawa, the tiny little mountain land has had its life of controversial though the years, Japanese say they owned it, Okinawan’s say it belongs to them forever. Information for web site will come from founding member Grand Master Sid Campbell, the foremost authority on Okinawa and sport karate development from the tiny biggest place in the world of martial arts sport history in the world and a great friend! [ we lost Hanshi to cancer, his memory will live forever in our hearts, ous Grand Master Andrew Linick is a Living Legend in American Martial Arts History. A Champion's Champion he has wrote books ,won Many Events and was awarded the title of Ambassador of United States Karate. He will lay the foundation on how Okinawa Karate played a important part of American Sport Karate History . We miss you Hanshi Campbell everyday!, Ous The invention of farm tools to weapons Kobudo Okinawan weapons, Nunchuck, Tonfas, Sai, Bo or Staff, Jo , Deerskin Shield and many others now used in open sport events . The introduction of Okinawa Kata and Kobudo to open Karate events in the early sixties and how it changed the attitude of the judges to see real Kata and Bunkai performed .
Ansei Ueshiro arrived in the USA September 1962 and taught at a school run by some business person Jerome Mackey started by Jim Wax and Greg Helm and later Started a dojo with Joe Fuschi 1963 in Hempstead, LI, NY
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