Pacific Martial Arts Foundation

GM Michae Conniry wearing his 30-year-old T shirt from Masayuki Shimabukuro Hanshis' First Annual Iaijutsu Seminar (1996) held at UCSD. The 30th annual seminar will be held this weekend at UCSD lead by Carl Long Hanshi from Pennsylvania. Congratulations!

Masayuki Shimabukuro Hanshi at the Pacific Martial Arts Foundation 1996. Michael Conniry on right side of the picture.

Masayuki Shimabukuro Hanshi conducting clinic about 1995 at Pacific Martial Arts Foundation. First row left to right: Mr. Hill, Shimabukuro Hanshi, Carl Long Hanshi. Second row left to right: Conniry Sensei, Mr. Nygaard, Mr. Takahashi.
Just one of his many visits to Conniry Sensei's school since the 1980's. See less

1966 I started training in Tang Soo Do Karate with GM Jong Hyan Lee (1938-1985). He was one of the early (1962) Korean Tang Soo Do Instructors to come to the United States (San Diego, Calif.). I first started Karate in 1964 with Mr. Robert La Duke a 2nd degree black belt (at the time) in Shorin Ryu Karate.

60th Anniversary! 1996-2026 still practicing Tang Soo Do!

1970 Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, Michael Conniry SBN kicking with Fred Kenyon SBN watching.

1992 Michael Conniry Sa bom Nim with Grand Master Chun S*k Kim (founder of the International Tang Soo Do Federation ) in Pennsylvania and 1993 in San Diego, California.

1968 GM Michael Conniry kicking.

GM Michael Conniry with Grand Master William Clingan twenty years ago and still together in Tang Soo Do!

Grand Master Jong Hyan Lee about 1976, He arrived in San Diego, Calif, in 1962 and began teaching Tang Soo Do. He was GM Conniry's teacher.