All Okinawa Shorin Ryu Kenshin Kan Karate and Kobudo Federation

Hanshi Fusei Kise

Grand Master Kise has been training for well over 45 years. He holds a 10th Degree Black Belt in Kenshin Kan Shorin-Ryu and is the President of the All Okinawan Shorin Ryu Kenshin Kan Karate and Kobudo Federation. He is also a 9th Degree Black Belt in Okinawan Kempo and a 10th Degree Black Belt in Shorinji Ryu Karate. Grand Master Kise has Dojo's (Schools) all over the world. His headquarters is located in Okinawa City, Okinawa Japan.

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Kaicho Isao Kise

Kaicho Isao Kise
Kaicho (President) Isao Kise is the President of the All Okinawan Shorin Ryu Kenshin Kan Karate and Kobudo Federation. Kaicho Isao teaches at the Main Dojo, Okinawa City, Okinawa Japan, military bases on Okinawa and has his on Dojo in Okinawa City. Kaicho is the All Okinawan Kata, Kobudo, and Kumite Grand Champion.
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Shihan Nikawadori

Shihan Nikawadori, director and board member of Kenshin Kan, is the instructor of "Family Karate Class" at Uchima Elementary School in Urasoe City, Okinawa. Shihan Nikawadori has been training for over 30 years. He started teaches on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at Uchima Elementary. In the beginning, he asked Meiyo must consider how we teach and pass on properly and correctly what we have learned.

Shihan Kishimoto

Shihan Kishimoto, is the commissioner of Kenshin Kan, and teaches at the Hombu Dojo in Okinawa, Japan. Shihan Kishimoto has been training for over 30 years.

Below is a list of our Senior Instructors.

Kyoshi / Dr Barry Packham
He began by studying Shotokan karate with visiting American karate-ka Donn Draeger, and later Australian based USKA stylist Wayne Williamson.

Kyoshi Percy Johnson
Kyoshi Johnson started formal karate training in 1970. Earned a Shodan in Okinawa Isshinryu Karate and a Sandan in Hawaiian Kujukempo Karate.

Kyoshi Greg Lazarus
Kyoshi Greg Lazarus Started formal karate training in Shorin-ryu Matsumura Orthodox (Seito) on March 1, 1974 and opened is 1st dojo in 1980.

Kyoshi Jeff Ader
Kyoshi Ader began training in June 1970 under Alfred Gossett in Goshin Do Karate and Jiu Jitsu.

Kyoshi John Shipes
Kyoshi John Shipes began his formal martial arts training in 1978 under Master Roy Kurban in Tae Kwon Do, and trained there for about 4 years.

Shihan Fransico Aguilar
Shihan Aguilar started his karate training in 1970 while stationed in Hawwaii and then switch to Shotokan Karate while in Yuma Arizona from 1973 to 1975.

Shihan Craig Hodgkins
Shihan Hodgkins started training in 1973 in Goju Kai Karate Do under Paul Landry and in 1982 he trained in Shorin Ryu Kenbukan under Shihan Uezu Yazu.

Sensei Wayne Reddrop
Sensei Wayne Reddrop commenced training in 1973 in the art of Judo, training for two years at the Ararat Y.M.C.A. In 1978 he started his training in Kenshin Kan.

Sensei Gary Oliver
Gary began martial arts training in 1964 at the Ballarat Judo Club in Victoria, Australia. In 1973 he followed Kyoshi Barry Packham into Shorin Ryu Matsumura Sieto.

Sensei Jerry DeVries
Sensei DeVries began his Karate training in 1990 in Okinawa Japan and has continued to train in Okinawa all this time.

Sensei Jay Gravelle
Founder and Sensei for Northwest Budokan - Master Kise�s Pacific Northwest Dojo and Sensei for the Mukilteo, WA YMCA Adult and Youth programs and has four dojo

Sensei Don Foster
Don began his training under Hanshi Fusei Kise in April of 1986, never missing a class or any function. He has been to 19 out of 21 traing camps in the past years.

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