Seminars – Order of Isshin Ryu

Elkton Dojo Demonstration

On Saturday, January 25th, members of the Elkton Dojo represented the Order of Isshin-Ryu (OI) at the American Cancer Society, Martin Luther King awareness and benefit at Elkton High School. The history of Karate and the Order of Isshin-Ryu was given along with the dynamics of our style. Kata was then performed and explained. Ms.

Fight Night

In January, Sensei Adam Knox travelled down from West Chester, Pennsylvania to host a ‘Fight Night’ at the Elkton Dojo. It was an excellent class for the students of the Elkton Dojo as well as a few visitors from other Dojos, including Mr. Danny Warner of the Trappe Dojo. Sensei Knox covered basics, combinations of

Texas Isshin-Ryu Karate Kai Seminar, 2019

In November, Grandmaster Cooling (Denshi) and Master Ortenzio-Cooling were invited once again to give seminars for Master Bob Kristensen’s Texas Isshinryu Karate Kai. For the 2019 seminar, Master Ortenzio covered warm-ups and knife self-defense. Grandmaster Cooling explained the Code of the Order of Isshin-Ryu and then gave practical applications for Denshi’s 20. There were over 70 kyu rank and

Isshin-Ryu Hall of Fame Tournament and Banquet, 2019

The Order of Isshin-Ryu (OI) enjoyed a great weekend in July at the 40th Anniversary Isshin-Ryu Hall of Fame (IHOF) Tournament and Banquet. The road trip started early in the morning of July 18th when nine OI members hit the road in a 15 passenger van. In attendance with the van were Sensei Kurt Kline, Sensei Larry

2019 Chi-Ryu Jiujitsu Seminar

Master Latimer, Ku Dan in the Order of Isshinryu, hosted a seminar in Chi-Ryu Jiujitsu this past week. He has created and developed this unique and powerful martial art. The Seminar and training was held at the Woodbridge Community Center in Woodbridge, NJ. ‘It was a great day for all participants and trainers as they

2018 Day with the Masters

Excellent Day with the Masters! At this year’s Day with the Master’s, there were four different seminars that included agility drills, sparring drills, attacking and counter attacking drills, and Bo versus Sai attack and counter drills. Last but not least was the icing on the cake: Master Isham Latimer performing Chi-Ryu Jujitsu with Master instructors

2018 Arnis Seminar in Elkton

In August, Sensei Popp led an outstanding Arnis seminar at the Hombu Dojo. He covered basics using both partner and bag work to practice with safety and practicality using the weapons. The class worked basic strikes and blocks with an eye towards the similarities between the Arnis and our OI foundations. Great class and a great

2108 Beach Seminar at Lake Tahoe

Denshi and I had the pleasure of hosting our Order of Isshinryu brothers, Sensei Popp, Sensei Ragan, Mr. Michael Langtry, and Sensei Ragan’s wife JoAnn at our home last weekend. Everyone was in town for the annual Beach Seminar at Lake Tahoe. On Saturday, the seminar featured 6 presenters including Denshi, Grandmaster Rick Manglinong, Grandmaster