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Sensei Leach and his Black belts
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Began Training in TaeKwon Do
1979 under Sensei Bruce Barker
Received 3 kyu rank before I had
to leave due to injury While in
TaeKwon Do began Kickboxing,
several matches in Maine & New
Hampshire
1982 Trained with Jean-eves
Teriault, Light heavy weight
kickboxing Champion
1996 Began Training under Sensei
Stan Wilbur in Shorin Ryu
1997 Opened School in Castine
1998 Began training with Sensei
Brad Hamel
1999 Promoted to Shodan
2001 Promoted to Nidan
Opened
2nd school in Orland
2005 Promoted to Sandan
2005 October, Traveled to
Okinawa Japan to accompany my
teach Sensei Hamel for his 5th
Dan testing at Homobu Dojo along
with his teacher Shihan Lazarus
and several other black belts
from Maine and New Hampshire.
Demonstrated Kama Nidan Kata
with Sensei Norman Guay at
Hanshi Kise's book party for
local Okinawan karate masters
and dignitaries.
2006 2nd trip to Okinawa
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1999 June, Promoted to Blue
belt
2005 Promoted to Shodan
2007 Promoted to Nidan
Trains with Shihan Greg
Lazarus 7th Dan at least once a
year and Grand Master Hanshi
Kise yearly since 1998 |
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Sempai Corey Rickard
Began training in 2000, as a way
to get into shape and spend time
with then 7 year old son, Bryan.
Fell in love with the culture and
tradition of the style.
In 2005, I was promoted to Shodan in
Bar Harbor during one of Hanshi
Kise’s visits and Testing.
October 2005 traveled to Okinawa
Japan with my Sensei Stan Leach and
his teacher Sensei Brad Hamel.
During the trip to Okinawa, I had
the privilege of demonstrating Pai Sai Sho during Hanshi Kise’s book
party. Assisted Grand Master with
classes at the Air force & Marine
Bases on Okinawa.
In 2007, I was promoted to Nidan at
Shihan Greg Lazarus dojo in New
Hampshire.
I have the opportunity to train
often with Shihan Greg Lazarus who
has a school in Dover, NH. I also
have been fortunate to train with
Hanshi Kise & Kaicho Kise on each of
their visits from Okinawa to Maine
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Sempai Bill
Zildjian
1998 Started as one of
Sensei Leach's first
students in Castine
2003 Promoted to Shodan
Assists with
classes often at Sensei
Hamel's dojo in Ellsworth in
addition to attending class
with Sensei Leach
Has trained with Shihan
Shipes in Athens Texas and
Sensei Reed in San Diego
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Sempai Richard Byrne
Began studying Matsumura Shorin Ryu
karate in January 2003 with his wife
and two sons. He has attended
numerous seminars on open hand
karate and kobudo with Master Fuse
Kise, Kaicho Kise and Shihan Greg
Lazarus. He has learned a lot about
life and has made several very good
friends through his years training
in karate.
Sempai was promoted to Shodan in
June of 2007 at Shihan Lazarus’s
testing in Dover New Hampshire. |
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Sempai Bryan Rickard
Began training in
December 2000 with my father, Corey
Rickard as something to do in the
winter months. I was kind of shy and
this style really helped with that.
I have participated in many all dojo
workouts between Orland, Ellsworth
and Bar Harbor, including the Egg
Festival in Pittsfield.
I have had the honor to have the
opportunity to train directly with
Shihan Greg Lazarus on one of his
many visits to Maine. It has also
been my privilege to train with
Grand Master Hanshi Kise and Kaicho
Kise during their trips to Maine.
June 2007, I was promoted to Shodan
in Dover, NH at Shihan Lazarus’
dojo.
I continue to train and teach under
Sensei Stan Leach in the Orland
dojo. |
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