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Our Lineage and Legacy
Higaonna Kanryo Sensei
1853 - 1915
Founded Naha Te based on the southern boxing systems of the Fuzhou Province, China
Miyagi Chojun Sensei
1888-1953
Student of Higaonna Kanryo Sensei
Founder of Goju Ryu, the first style of Karate Do to be named.
Miyazato Ei ichi Sensei
1922 - 1999
Student and Successor of Miyagi Chojun Sensei
Founder of The Jundokan Dojo, 1956
Chuck Merriman Sensei
1933-2021
Student of Ei ichi Miyazato Sensei
Judan(10th Level Black Belt), Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate Do
Founder of Karate International, 1970
Black Belt Magazine Instructor of the Year, 1980
Bodyguard to the Rock Band, KISS
Bodyguard to Gene Simmons of KISS
Bodyguard to Singer, Diana Ross
Chad Merriman Sensei
1965 -
Student and Son of Chuck Merriman Sensei
Student of Ei ichi Miyazato Sensei
Nanadan (7th Level Black Belt), Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate Do
Former World Champion
Michael R. Cantwell
1974-
Student of Chuck Merriman Sensei
Student of Chad Merriman Sensei
Godan (5th Level Black Belt), Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate Do
Former World Champion