Tag: Shotokan Karate

Interview with Kakuto-Ryu Pioneer Ron Breines: Ryukyute, Jujutsu, and Combatives, Part II

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Ron Breines began learning Kakuto-ryu, a strip down and straightforward martial art, from his uncle and his friend Bob in 1970. Stressing combat readiness, Breines found that his training assisted him in acquiring and internalizing many different martial arts and military combatives. Framing Kakuto-ryu in the similar fashion of Ryukyute, Breines emphasizes the combative elements … Continue reading Interview with Kakuto-Ryu Pioneer Ron Breines: Ryukyute, Jujutsu, and Combatives, Part II

Interview with TKD-Ameris Founder Philip Ameris: Maintaining High Standards

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Philip Ameris began training in Taekwondo in 1970, after sustaining a leg injury and his father feeling that karate would help the healing process. Seven years later, he opened his school at the age of fifteen with a fellow classmate and has continued offering Taekwondo to all those who are interested. Today, Ameris took some … Continue reading Interview with TKD-Ameris Founder Philip Ameris: Maintaining High Standards

Interview with Longtime Tenshin Aikido Practitioner Zorie Barber: From The Original Source, Part I

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Zorie Barber was first introduced to Shotokan Karate with Ski, or Gerald Evans. While in college, Barber felt he needed to go to Japan and train with some of Ski’s contemporaries. He arrived in Tokyo and endured a hostile training environment until he moved out to see Kyoto, stumbling onto the Tenshin Dojo under the … Continue reading Interview with Longtime Tenshin Aikido Practitioner Zorie Barber: From The Original Source, Part I

Interview with Longtime Tenshin Aikidoka Luis Silva: The Impact of Haruo Matsuoka

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Luis Silva first started in Shotokan Karate, earning a shodan. It was not until he moved to Los Angeles that he found Tenshin Aikido. After watching his first class, he was completely enamored by it and asked immediately to join. Unbeknownst to him, this school was directly connected with Steven Seagal. Silva learned from both … Continue reading Interview with Longtime Tenshin Aikidoka Luis Silva: The Impact of Haruo Matsuoka

Interview with Lifelong Martial Artist Hugh Cassidy: From Jujutsu to Karate to Daito-ryu

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Hugh Cassidy first found the martial arts in 1973 with Minna Jujutsu, a combination of judo, karate, and savate. By 1995, he transitioned to Shotokan Karate and Aiki-Budo in 2009. Today, Cassidy took some time to talk about his exciting journey through many different martial arts. All images provided by Hugh Cassidy. Martial Arts of … Continue reading Interview with Lifelong Martial Artist Hugh Cassidy: From Jujutsu to Karate to Daito-ryu

Interview with Pro-Sessions Aikido Founder Eugene Morales: Fumio Toyoda’s Teaching Methodology

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Eugene Morales walked into James Nakayama’s school because his family decided aikido was an activity they could do together. While his son stayed only for a year, Morales and his wife found something deeper in the art. In his training with Nakayama, Morales received a teaching methodology from Fumio Toyoda. While Morales did not train … Continue reading Interview with Pro-Sessions Aikido Founder Eugene Morales: Fumio Toyoda’s Teaching Methodology

Interview with Tenshin Aikidoka John Araujo: The Balance Between Tenshin and Traditional

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After starting Shotokan Karate and judo at a young age, John Araujo found aikido, feeling that it was time to explore this new art. He trained in traditional aikido for a decade until he sought out something more. Araujo searched and found Luis Santos in Florida. After participating in a grueling initiation and relearning process, … Continue reading Interview with Tenshin Aikidoka John Araujo: The Balance Between Tenshin and Traditional

Interview with Granite Forest Dojo Founder Bruce Costa: The Impact of Karate Training, Part I

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Bruce Costa began training in Shotokan Karate under Teruyuki Okazaki in 1980 while at Temple University. What made him stay was the depth of content as represented by Okazaki himself, as opposed to what Costa had seen in popular culture.  Since then, he opened Granite Forest Dojo in 2002 and has been a consistent and … Continue reading Interview with Granite Forest Dojo Founder Bruce Costa: The Impact of Karate Training, Part I

Interview with Granite Forest Dojo Founder Bruce Costa: The Impact of Karate Training, Part II

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Bruce Costa began training in Shotokan Karate under Teruyuki Okazaki in 1980 while at Temple University. What made him stay was the depth of content as represented by Okazaki himself, as opposed to what Costa had seen in popular culture.  Since then, he opened Granite Forest Dojo in 2002 and has been a consistent and … Continue reading Interview with Granite Forest Dojo Founder Bruce Costa: The Impact of Karate Training, Part II