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HEAD INSTRUCTOR LINEAGE

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It's an honor to trace my martial arts lineage all the way back to Sokaku Takeda, Morihei Ueshiba, and Jigora Kano through the great Kenji Tomiki.

Renshi John Carter, Go-Dan

 

"When one's life is endangered by an enemy, one daringly fights  against him.  This is due to man's impulse to self-defense, and herein originates the art of fighting. If, however, the art of fighting is misused in everyday life, it will cause the destruction of human lives and bring about disorder in community life".

- Kenji Tomiki,

*8th Dan Judo, 8th Dan Aikido

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