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Montgomery Isshin-Ryu Karate Club
Takoma Park Recreation Center
7315 New Hampshire Avenue
Takoma Park, Maryland 20912
Sensei Dmitriy Gulik, Instructor, 4th Dan
Sensei Mami Gebereegziabher, 3rd Dan
Sensei Mary Kendall, 2nd Dan
Sensei Joseph Kotanchik, 2nd Dan
Sensei Allan Romero, 1st Dan
Sensei Andy Flores, 1st Dan
Sensei Sally Leakermariam, 1st Dan
All listings on this site were approved as of 10/26/11 by Sensei Dane Sutton, Kiyoshi-Go, 8th Dan
MONDAY & WEDNESDAY (7:00-8:30 PM): Isshin-Ryu Karate (Okinawa)
The Montgomery Isshin-Ryu Karate Club is affiliated with the Penn State Karate Club.
If you would like further information on these classes, or to join this karate club, please contact:
Sensei Mary Kendall (maryk244@gmail.com)
Takoma Park Recreation Center
7315 New Hampshire Avenue
Takoma Park, Maryland 20912
Take New Hampshire Avenue south off of I-495. Turn left into Takoma Overlook Apartments and Condominiums (these are two adjacent buildings and are 10-15 stories high). Turn right to enter parking lot of the Rec Center. If you are traveling via bus from Washington DC and are traveling in the northbound lane on New Hampshire Avenue, get off the bus after the intersection of Erkskine Street and New Hampshire Avenue at Takoma Overlook Apartments and Condominiums. Note: The city of Takoma Park asks that all participants register also with them so that they can keep track of all those that take their classes. You can register online with Takoma Park at www.tprecreation.org. Registration forms can also be obtained when you attend your first class.
Our School: Currently, these karate classes are FREE. But in exchange you must agree to work hard and train frequently. All new members wishing to progress through the Montgomery Karate Club belt ranking system in Isshin-ryu are expected to start at the white belt level, regardless of previous kyu or dan rank. Sensei Dane Sutton, Kiyoshigo, 8th Dan, and Head Instructor of the Penn State Karate Club, monitors and approves the student's progress through belt ranks. Through Sensei Sutton, we maintain affiliations with, and certifications through, the Okinawan home dojo of Sensei Kichiro Shimabuku, Hanshigo, 10th Dan (IWKA). Over the years, we have also maintained affiliations with, and offered certifications through, the Okinawan home dojo of Sensei Angi Uezu, Hanshigo, 10th Dan (OIKA), who recently retired from active leadership of this organization. At the Montgomery Karate Club, you receive regular instruction from black belts ranked from 1st to 4th Dan. We also feature instruction by associated advisors and visiting instructors who have up to 35 years of experience in Isshin-ryu karate.
The Penn State Karate Club has been headed for more than 35 years by Sensei Dane Sutton, Kiyoshigo, 8th Dan (left lower). Sensei Sutton is fortunate to have received all of his training directly from recognized karate masters. His first instructors were Sensei Stuart A. Dorow, Hanshigo, 9th Dan, and his wife, Sensei Carol Liskai Dorow, Kiyoshigo, 8th Dan (below right). Senseis Dorow and Liskai trained directly under Master Tatsuo Shimabuku, and later, under his son, Master
Sensei Dorow was one of very few westerners to achieve 9th Dan and hold the esteemed title of Hanshigo in Isshin-ryu Karate. Sensei Liskai was the first woman to achieve 8th Dan in Isshin-ryu, and to receive the prestigious title of Kiyoshigo. In fact, she was the only woman to ever be promoted to 3rd Dan by Master Tatsuo Shimabuku himself. In addition to these accomplishments, Captain Dorow was a decorated Vietnam Veteran, and both he and Major Liskai were consumate professionals in their respective civilian careers. Sadly, Senseis Dorow and Liskai passed away in 2000 and 2005, respectively. All students of our associated clubs dedicate their continuing training to the memory of Senseis Dorow and Liskai.
In addition to training under Senseis Dorow and Liskai, Sensei Sutton received intensive training from Master Kichiro Shimabuku, and also from Master Uezu, both in Okinawa and when the masters visted the U.S. On a number of these visits, he also trained with Sensei Tsuyoshi Uechi, Kiyoshigo, 8th Dan, (right), who had trained for many years in Okinawa under both Master Shimabuku and Master Uezu.
Sensei Sutton is one of very few Isshin-ryu karate practitioners in the U.S. who is titled Kiyoshigo, Hachidan (8th Dan), in both the IWKA and OIKA. In 2007, Master Kichiro Shimabuku presented Sensei Sutton with the Tatsuo Shimabuku Award for his extraordinary accomplishments and dedication to Isshin-ryu Karate, and for his continuing research on the biomechanics of karate.
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Penn State Karate Club and Affiliated Isshin-Ryu Karate Clubs
Penn State Karate Club
University Park, Pennsylvania
Sensei Dane Sutton, Kiyoshi-Go, 8th Dan
Sensei Don McCandless, Kiyoshi-Go, 7th Dan
Sensei David Willey, Renshi-Go, 5th Dan
Sensei Jaeson Koszarsky, Renshi-Go, 4th Dan
Sensei Jennifer Koszarsky, Renshi-Go, 4th Dan
Sensei Hsiao-hui Yang, 1st Dan
The dragon logo and patch used by the Penn State Karate Club was designed by, and is copyrighted by and owned by, Sensei Dane Sutton, 8th Dan, Kiyoshi-Go, all rights reserved. It is reproduced here with permission. Other photographical material posted on this page was provided courtesy of Sensei Sutton and the Penn State Karate Club.
Northern Virginia Isshin-ryu Karate Club
Woods Community Center
Burke, Virginia
Sensei Jim Miller, Renshi-Go, 6th Dan
Sensei Ralph Miller, Renshi-Go, 6th Dan
Sensei Linda Keefer, Instructor, 4th Dan
Sensei Joseph Kotanchik, 2nd Dan
Sensei Benjamin Ertel, 1st Dan
E-mail: Nova Isshinryu (nova.isshinryu@gmail.com)
Montgomery Isshin-ryu Karate Club
Takoma Park Recreation Center
7315 New Hampshire Avenue
Takoma Park, Maryland 20912
Sensei Dmitriy Gulik, Instructor, 4th Dan
Sensei Mami Gebereegziabher, 3rd Dan
Sensei Mary Kendall, 2nd Dan
Sensei Joseph Kotanchik, 2nd Dan
Sensei Allan Romero, 1st Dan
Sensei Andy Flores, 1st Dan
Sensei Sally Leakermariam, 1st Dan
Local Club Advisors
Sensei Que Dang, Renshi-Go, 6th Dan
Sensei Paul Cote, Renshi-Go, 6th Dan
Sensei Rob Cook, Renshi-Go, 5th Dan
Sensei Nicole Little, Renshi-Go, 5th Dan
Sensei Jon Green, Renshi-Go, 5th Dan
Sensei Liz Ehrstein, Instructor, 4th Dan
Penn State Karate Club Philadelphia Region
Stellar All-Star Academy
126 Leverington Avenue
Manayunk, PA 19127
Sensei Jonathan Marmon, Instructor, 6th Dan
Sensei Derek Heine, Instructor, 4th Dan
Sensei Wade Hetrick, 3rd Dan
Sensei Joe Anstine, 1st Dan
Sundays, 6:00-8:00 PM
E-mail: Sensei Derek Heine (dph138@yahoo.com)
E-mail: Sensei Jonathan Marmon (marmz2@aol.com)
Website: www.betterfly.com/derekheine (or click on club name above)
Other Active Member Clubs:
The Penn State Karate Club has active member clubs currently in other cities. If you live in or near one of the areas listed below, and are interested in the study of Isshin-ryu karate, please contact the Penn State Karate Club via their website link above, and they will provide you with relevant contact information for the head instructors or their designates. Individual website links, specific dojo locations, and direct contact information for the clubs listed below will be posted as they are made available to this host site.
Cleveland, Ohio
Sensei Regan Williams, Kiyoshi-Go, 7th Dan
Sensei Joseph Trocchio, Renshi-Go, 5th Dan
University of Akron, Ohio
Sensei Ira Sasowsky, Renshi-Go, 6th Dan
Sensei Kathryn Sasowsky, Instructor, 4th Dan
New York City, New York
Sensei Jin Jin Huang, Renshi-Go, 4th Dan
Sensei Christopher Boswell, Instructor, 3rd Dan
Sensei Thomas George, Instructor, 3rd Dan
Elysberg, Pennsylvania
Sensei Carl Clark, Renshi-Go, 6th Dan
Sensei Eric Trometter, 1st Dan
Sensei Amber Trometter, 1st Dan
E-mail: Sensei Carl Clark (vldcec@yahoo.com)
Loughborough University, UK
Sensei Matthew Pain, 3rd Dan
Bangkok, Thailand
Sensei Paiboon Ngernmeesri, 3rd Dan
Kasetsart University
The Penn State Karate Club has over 250 graduate black belt practitioners living in other areas of the country and throughout the world. Please contact the Penn State Karate Club and ask whether there are black belts from our club in your area who can share their training time to help you get started in the practice of Isshin-Ryu.
Penn State Karate Club, Isshin-ryu Karate, Dan Rank Testing and Seminar, October 1, 2011, 10:00am-5:00pm: We participated in this event sponsored by the PSKC and Sensei Dane Sutton, Kyoshigo, 8th Dan. This event was not open to the public. Formal activities started at 1:00pm with early training and review starting at 10:00am. Sensei Sutton presented from his continuing seminar series on Seisan kata; Sensei Cote, Renshigo, 6th Dan, presented concepts and applications for all belt levels from the first several movements of Kusanku kata; and Sensei Don McCandles, Kiyoshigo, 7th Dan, presented an excellent seminar on practical applications for stick fighting. Congratulations to those of you who received well-earned kyu and dan rank promotions at this event.
Penn State Karate Club, Isshin-ryu Karate, Dan Rank Testing and Seminar, March 19, 2011, noon-4:00pm: We participated in this event sponsored by the PSKC and Sensei Dane Sutton, Kyoshigo, 8th Dan. This event was not open to the public. Sensei Sutton presented from his continuing seminar series on Seisan kata; Sensei Cote, Renshigo, 6th Dan, continued on this theme with a seminar on selected applications from Seisan kata; and Sensei Don McCandles, Kiyoshigo, 7th Dan, presented an excellent seminar on the use of the hand-held 'stinger' as weaponry. Congratulations to those of you who received well-earned kyu and dan rank promotions at this event.
Penn State Karate Club, Isshin-ryu Karate, Dan Rank Testing and Seminar, March 20, 2010, noon-4:00pm: We participated in this event sponsored by the PSKC and Sensei Dane Sutton, Kyoshigo, 8th Dan. This event was not open to the public. Sensei Sutton presented from his continuing seminar series on Seisan kata; Sensei Cote, Renshigo, 5th Dan, presented a seminar on selected applications from Seiunchin kata; and Sensei Regan Williams, Kiyoshigo, 7th Dan, presented an excellent special seminar on the concept of Chin-Ku-Chi, as it applies to Isshin-ryu basic conditioning and Sanchin kata. Congratulations to those of you who received well-earned kyu and dan rank promotions at this event.
Penn State Karate Club, Isshin-ryu Karate, Dan Rank Testing and Seminar, October 24, 2009, noon-5:30pm: We participated in this event sponsored by the PSKC and Sensei Dane Sutton, Kyoshigo, 8th Dan. This event was not open to the public. Sensei Sutton presented from his continuing seminar series on Seisan kata; Sensei Cote, Renshigo, 4th Dan, presented a seminar on selected applications from Seiunchin kata; and Sensei Don McCandless, Kiyoshigo, 7th Dan, presented a seminar on the figure-8 cutting patterns from filipino arnis stick fighting and showed some of the translations from this method to the 6-foot bo, the knife, and empty hand methods. Congratulations to those of you who received well-earned kyu and dan rank promotions at this event.
IWKA World Championship Tournament, June 18-20, 2009, Pittsburgh, Pa: Academic Training Traditions attended the IWKA World Championships in Pittsburgh, Pa. Master Shimabuku was unable to attend the event this year. The event was sponsored by Sensei William H. Duessel, Hanshigo, 9th Dan, of the Pittsburgh Isshin-ryu Karate Academy, who was also honored for his more than 50 years in the martial arts, and for his special dedication to Isshin-ryu karate. On behalf of ATT, we want to congratulate Hanshi Duessel on his many accomplishments. ATT would like to congratulate all of those karate-ka from Penn State and associated clubs who came to compete, and to give special commendations to those who placed and quailified for Grand Championship competitions. We are all grateful to Sensei Sutton for his training and guidance in helping us to prepare for the tournament.
Penn State Karate Club, Isshin-ryu Karate, Dan Rank Testing & Seminar, March 21, 2009, noon-5:00pm. Academic Training Traditions participated in this spring's event at Penn State Main Campus, University Park, Pennsylvania. We continued to train for the upcoming IWKA Tournament in June. The curriculum consisted of an exposition of Isshin-ryu karate basics and Seisan kata by Kiyoshis Dane Sutton and Regan Williams.
Penn State Karate Club, Isshin-ryu Karate, Dan Rank Testing & Seminar, October 4, 2008, noon-5:00pm: Apologies to all that I had to cancel my participation in this event shortly beforehand. Best wishes to those who received promotions at this event.
PSKC Sponsors Tai Chi Masters Demonstration and Seminars, August 16 and 17, 2008. This event was held at Penn State in University Park, Pa. and was sponsored in collaboration with mentors and student officers of the PSKC. The PSKC, headed by Sensei Dane Sutton, Kiyoshigo, 8th Dan, played host to the YCGF Internal Martial Arts Family, headed by Grandmaster Zhang Yun, for a series of demonstrations and seminars on taiji quan, taiji push hands methods, san da fighting methods, bagua zhang, and bagua sword. The event was free and open to the public as spectators, and to several guest participants invited by the PSKC and YCGF groups.
This event was covered in a live radio interview with Jeff Byers of WRSC/WBLF Sports Radio in order to provide some background for the community, and to describe the weekend activities. The event was covered also by the local media, including the Center Daily Times and Penn State Live. Check at the YCGF website for a further selection of photos from the seminars and picnic. For other information and photos, please click here.
CURRICULUM:
Saturday, August 16, 2008
9:00am-10:30am Opening Ceremony & Form Demonstrations - MC Master Strider Clark
Lion Dance - Chris Young and Steel Dragon
Gift Exchanges - Grandmaster Zhang Yun of YCFG & Sensei Dane Sutton, Kiyoshigo, of PSKC
Introduction to YCGF Chinese Internal Martial Arts - Master Strider Clark
Form Demonstrations - YCGF & PSKC Practitioners
11:00am-12:00pm
Chinese Martial Arts Free Form Fighting - Master Strider Clark
1:30pm-2:30pm
Taiji Push Hands Tactics and Responses - Master Clayton Shiu
2:30pm-3:30pm Push Hands Training Drills - GM Zhang Yun
3:30pm-5:30pm Push Hands Competition - YCGF Practitioners
3:30pm-5:30pm Wu Style Taiji Form for PSKC and Others - YCGF Instructors
Sunday, August 17, 2008
8:30am-9:30am
Liu and Gao Styles of Linear Bagua Zhang - Master Paul Cote
9:30am-11:30am
Bagua Straight Sword Form and Applications - GM Zhang Yun
11:30am-12:30pm
Question and Answer Period for All Styles - GM Zhang Yun
2:00pm-3:00pm
Overview: Acupuncture and Herbal Remedies - Master Clayton Shiu
Penn State Karate Club, Isshin-ryu Karate, Dan Rank Testing & Seminar, March 29, 2008: At this PSKC event, the regular training and testing for promotions were followed by special seminar segments presented by: Sensei Dane Sutton, Kiyoshigo, 8th Dan (Aspects of the Seisan Embusen); Sensei Regan Williams, Kiyoshigo, 7th Dan (Special Applications of Isshin-Ryu Upper Body Basics); Sensei Don McCandless, Renshigo, 6th Dan (Applications of Seisan Kata); and Sensei Matthew Pain, 3rd Dan (Kumite Sparring).
Penn State Karate Club, Isshin-ryu Karate, Dan Rank Testing & Seminar, April 21, 2007: In a special presentation, three of our Renshigo, 5th Dans, Senseis Denny Nau, Jim Miller, and Que Dang (2nd row seated, 2nd, 5th, and 6th from left) were promoted by Sensei Sutton (2nd row seated, 4th from left) to the distinguished rank of Roku Dan [6th Dan].
Special seminar segments were presented by: Sensei Dave Willey, Instructor, 4th Dan (The Teaching Craft); Senseis Ira Sasowsky, Renshigo, 5th Dan, and his wife Kathryn, 2nd Dan (Power Development); Senseis Liz Ehrstein, Instructor, 4th Dan, and Linda Suarez Gamboa, 2nd Dan, and her husband, visiting Sensei Alberto Gamboa (Brazilian Ju-Jutsu); Sensei Paul Cote, Instructor, 4th Dan, with Sensei Jon Green, Renshigo, 4th Dan ('fin di' - 'changing hand' methods); and Sensei Sutton and Sensei Don McCandless, Renshigo, 6th Dan (tanbo - short stick).
Penn State Karate Club, Isshin-ryu Karate, Dan Rank Testing & Seminar, March 18, 2006: At this PSKC event, the regular training and testing for promotions were followed by special seminar segments presented by: Sensei Fredrick Wasser, Renshigo, 5th Dan (Legal Aspects of Self-Defense and Realities of Street Encounters); Sensei Ira Sasowsky, Renshigo, 5th Dan (Preparing to Win: Self-Defense Situations, Defusing Dangerous Situations, Philosophies on the Use of Force); Sensei Paul Cote, Instructor, 3rd Dan (Translation of Bo Kata to Unarmed Techniques: Tokomeni No Kun); Sensei Don McCandless, Renshigo, 6th Dan (Empty Hand Flow Drills, Locks, and, Leg Checking Drills), Sensei Sutton (Adaptive Potential vs Stress, Components of Fitness, Skill Development, Control of Movement, Traditional Concepts of Duty and Obligation).
Penn State Karate Club Member Host Site:
Academic Training Traditions
Isshin-Ryu Karate & Kobudo
Karate Clinics: Cross-Training in the Martial Arts
Sensei Paul J. Cote, Renshi-Go, 6th Dan
Academic Training Services, Inc.
PO Box 475
New Market, Maryland 21774
e-mail: att8@verizon.net
phone: 240-994-0475
Academic Training Traditions. Click the link here only if you want to browse the Academic Training Traditions (ATT) website for our other services and activities. Much of the information on this page also is posted on the Academic Training Traditions website on our 'Classes' and 'Links' pages, with some additional background on Isshin-ryu karate on our 'Martial Arts' page. We teach orthodox Isshin-ryu karate on occassion at the Montgomery Isshin-ryu Karate Club dojo, and participate in numerous Penn State Karate Club functions. We offer seminars in orthodox Isshin-ryu karate, conduct monthly Isshin-ryu review sessions with our local affiliates in the Maryland, DC, Virginia areas, and hold specialized clinics in karate and kobudo for those interested in our extended services, as described below, and on the ATT website.
Upcoming Events and Clinics - Academic Training Traditions Karate/Kobudo:
About Our Karate Clinics: Please contact us at ATT about offering a clinic or seminar at your dojo. Clinics feature general training in karate methods, and so your style of karate is not an issue. We do conduct clinics in certified orthodox Isshin-ryu Karate, for the novice, intermediate, and advanced practitioner, but we also can incorporate a number of advanced training methods from other martial arts styles that are highly relevant to all karate, including Isshin-ryu. Many of these methods are based on my 36 years experience with karate, and 23 years of cross-training in the Chinese internal martial arts. You will definitely learn many new ways to apply your traditional kata, and the principles upon which these applications are based. Karate practitioners can develop more power, using less muscular contraction, through the application of proven methods that refine your root and body alignments for generating such power. Practitioners of internal martial arts can further discover some of the higher level fighting applications and principles inherent to karate kata.
All belt or sash ranks from all styles are welcome to ATT clinics, unless otherwise indicated. For these classes, formal uniforms can be worn, and any belt or sash that you are entitled to wear. Gi pants and T-shirts are also acceptable.