The HOUSE of GOJU

An amazing opportunity meeting the legendary Angela Mao who is the iconic 1970s “Lady Kung Fu. One of the first female martial artists on the big screen. She worked with martial arts legends: Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Sammo Hung. The food was amazing as well. Highly recommend.

I had an amazing opportunity to visit Japan (thank you Rich). During that trip I was able to visit and train at different Dojos on mainland Japan and Okinawa. One of those amazing experiences was being able to visit the grave of the Motobu Family. Motobu Chōki founder of Motobu-Ryu and Motobu Udundi. Mutobu Udundi is a very special style which was taught solely to the imperial family and the imperial guard. I had an opportunity to train in this unique style in Okinawa. What makes it so special is that it is the only traditional karate style which includes sword as one of the Kobudō.

Chōki Motobu came to be regarded as the best in Okinawa in terms of practical karate techniques and full contact fighting.

It was an honor to be able to visit his gave and pay my respects.

I had an amazing opportunity to visit Japan (thank you Rich). During that trip I was able to visit and train at different Dojos on mainland Japan and Okinawa. One of those amazing experiences was being able to visit the grave of Seko Higa, who is credited with spreading Goju-Ryu Karate and pay my respects.

I had an amazing opportunity to visit Japan (thank you Rich). During that trip I was able to visit and train at different Dojo’s on mainland Japan and Okinawa. One of those amazing experiences was being able to visit the grave of Chōjun Miyagi, Founder of Goju-Ryu Karate and pay my respects.

I had an amazing opportunity to visit Japan (thank you Rich). During that trip I was able to visit and train at different Dojo’s on mainland Japan and Okinawa. One of those amazing experiences was being able to visit the grave of Chōjun Miyagi, Founder of Goju-Ryu Karate and pay my respects.

One of my students (Lissette) made this for me. This is a lineage tree of the students I promoted. Thank you Lissette for all the hard work and effort you put in making this.

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Attended a Judo training camp, coach and referee clinic on June 28th 2025 at IJC. This facility is amazing and Saro is very knowledgeable as a referee. This was a great event and an amazing experience.

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On May 7th The John Jay College Karate Club held its end of semester promotions. Congratulations to all the students who worked so hard this semester. You all did great. Special Congratulations to Levi and David, who were promoted to NiDan and SanDan respectively. This is a big accomplishment. Everyone worked very hard and should be very proud.

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On June 15th my students presented me with an award. It was such an unexpected and humbling experience. As instructors, we try to pass on the tradition of our art to future generations (as our sensei’s have done for us) with the hope that it will improve and better their lives and the lives of people around them, without ever expecting anything in return. The reward is seeing them grow and develop into the best versions of themselves and go on to accomplish great things in the future. I’m very proud of all of you for the hard work, time, effort and energy you have all put into improving your selves.

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