Those of You Interested in Training
I understand that some of you would like to meet, talk or train under me, but have reservations because you were at one time associated with teachers I disapprove of – men like George Dillman, Tom Hunnicutt, Charles Garrett, Ray Gonthier and many others.
The truth is just the opposite. I can’t blame you for training under people who made untrue claims about their system of karate or studying under Hohan Soken. As a student, you believe what your teacher says, as would most students; therefore you are not to blame.
I truly believe that if a person wants to learn karate, that is a good thing. I believe that all styles of karate have the potential to be good. I know that each and every one of you worked hard to learn and perfect the style that you have learned, and I accept your rank. It is not your fault that you were taught something that was made up, changed or bastardized. I believe there are only bad instructors – those that fabricate stories just to make themselves look good in the public’s eye.
I will accept anyone from a different system of karate as a student as long as you are willing to learn our true system, as it was taught to me.
I am more than happy to talk to or correspond with anyone, and to answer any questions you might have about me, my training on Okinawa from 1960 to 1964, Shorinji Ryu, or Matsumura Seito Shorin Ryu.