PKC REGION #6

Dojo: Houston Texas/ Head Instructor "Ei Shin Kan" Traditional Karate Center

In the mid seventies, every teenager wanted to be "BRUCE LEE "or "BILLY JACK" I was no exception. I started training under MR. Larry Hoyle of KOMAKAI ACADEMY in 1974 at the New Castle, in. YMCA. After 6 months, I moved to Houston Texas (my love for the Arts still intact) met and continued my training at BFD'S Survival and Self Defense under Marine Special Forces, Charles Allen. Received Instructor's rank in 1984.

I moved back to Indiana and reunited with KOMAKAI ACADEMY and Mr. Keeney in 1999. Became one of the very few live in students in 2006 and assisted Master Keeney with seminars. In 2007. I moved back to Houston for employment, and continue training in Goju-Ryu with Ramon Veras, A student of the late Miyazato Ei'Ichi and Texas State Director of Miyazato's Goju Kai.

I held my first tournament in 2008 and helped start the PKC in Texas and was named co-director of Region 6 in 2008.

As I Continue the path, I find the more I learn, the more I learn I don't know. My goal is not that of a teenager, I can not be "BRUCE LEE" or" BILLY JACK", but to be myself and continue to learn to defend myself, and my honor, not for selfish reasons but to build character in myself and pass on to others. I will say that I am proud to be one of Mr. Glenn Keeney's Black belts, which in its self is an honor liken to a Hall of Fame.

FAVORITE QUOTATION: IF YOU CONTINUALLY GIVE, YOU WILL CONTINUALLY HAVE.

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• PKC LIFE MEMBER APRIL 2003
• USKK LIFE MEMBER FEBUARY. 2004
• OKINAWAN SHORIN RYU KARATE-DO RESEARCH SOCIETY MARCH 2003
• SMALL DOUBLE BLADED AXE AWARD- AUGUST 4 2003
• 2 TIME GLENN R. KEENEY OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD 2002 -2003
• OUTSTANDING TIMEKEEPER/SCOREKEEPER AWARD PKC 2003
• PKC INDIANA STATE CHAMPION KUMITE, KATA, WEAPONS (BROWN BELT)
• PKC NATIONAL CHAMPION KUMITE, KATA, WEAPONS (BROWN BELT)
• USKK NATIONAL CHAMPION KUMITE 2ND KATA (BROWNBELT)
• GRAND CHAMPION KUMITE BROWN BELT- TRI STATE NATIOMALS
• GRAND CHAMPION SELF DEFENSE BROWN BELT- LAND OF LEGEND
• WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BROWN BELT 1ST KUMITE 1ST KATA -NEW ORLEANS USKA
• 3 TIME BEST PKC MALE SENIOR COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR
• FINISHED IN THE TOP 2 NATIONALLY USKK BLACK BELT KUMITE 2004, 2005,2006
• FINISHED IN TOP 2 INDIANA STATE PKC 2004, 2005
• FINISHED IN TOP 3 NATIONALLY KUMITE PKC 2004, 2005
• 1ST KUMITE, 2ND KATA USKK 2006
• 2ND KATA USKA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS NEW ORLEANS BLACK BELT SENIORS 2007
• NOMINATION BUSHIDO INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY 2007,2008
• NOMINATED BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HOUSTON KARATE LEAGUE 2008
• FOUNDED SAFE-4-LIFE SELF DEFENSE TRAINING AND AWARENESS WORKSHOPS
• PKC CODIRECTOR REGION 6 TEXAS 2008
  

ALSO HAVE TRAINED WITH; GRANDMASTER SHURGORO NAKAZATO, MASTER PHILLIP KOEPPEL, GLENN R. KEENEY, CHUCK MERRIMAN, WILLIAM R. HAYES, DOUG PERRY, WOODROW FAIRBANKS, MIKE AWAD, PETE RABINO, RIDEGLY ABELE, ROBERT BOWLES, JIM LOUGUE, EDDIE BETHEA, HERB JOHNSON, JOHN VENSON, TOM WARD, CURT JONES, JOHN MANLEY, AND H. EUGENE TALBOTT, MASATAKA MURAMATSU, SERIO ARAGAKI, TAK HAMABATA, HIDEHIRO KINJO