Pictured Left to Right: Sensei Robert Adlam, Loyola Univ. Chicago), Sensei Francesco Carbonari (Loyola Univ. Chicago), Aron Caldwell, Shihan James A. Caldwell, Shihan Bill Homann, Sensei Bret Homann (Host), Sensei Kimmy Homann (Host), Sensei John Zurisk and Sensei Brian Hill. We conducted a seminar at Homann Karate Center in Crown Point, IN.
Brett Homann and his wife Kimmy were gracious host. We worked on all aspects of the Soryu Karate-Do Kihon Kokyu Ho Basic Breathing Exercise. Sensei Jay Overly and a couple of his students traveled here from Topeka, KS to participate in special Kobu-Do training. We concentrated on the Nunchaku and Sai.
Brett Homann and his wife Kimmy were gracious host. We worked on all aspects of the Soryu Karate-Do Kihon Kokyu Ho Basic Breathing Exercise. Sensei Jay Overly and a couple of his students traveled here from Topeka, KS to participate in special Kobu-Do training. We concentrated on the Nunchaku and Sai.
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Shin Ryu Kan (Dragon Spirit Building) was established in 1984 in Bellevue, Nebraska by Shihan James A. Caldwell (Tatsuo Koyasu). We are a pioneering effort in the United States for Soryu Karate-Do, Okinawan Matayoshi style Kobu-Do (The Way of Ancient Weapons) affiliated with the International Okinawa Kobu-Do Association and Japanese Bai Shin Ryu Jujutsu.
The three disciplines offered at the Shin Ryu Kan are all inter-related through their history, traditions and points of origin. Our purpose is to promote the true spirit of the Japanese / Okinawan martial disciplines by offering qualified instruction, education and demonstrations in Soryu Karate-Do, Bai Shin Ryu Ju-Jutsu and Matayoshi style Okinawan Kobu-Do.
His father, Kiichi Nagayama, was a Major in the Japanese Imperial Army was killed in action 1941. His grandfather, a carpenter, was from Aomori, Japan. Initially Koyasu's father taught him Japanese Kempo and Bai Shin Ryu Ju- Jutsu. Later when Koyasu Sensei was 13 in 1938 his father enrolled him in Karate-Do under the tutelage of Kanken Toyama Sensei in Tokyo.
His father, William E. Anderson was a respected teacher who had taught in Egypt. His mother was Winifred Pape of Utica, New York, a noted musician. As a youth, Anderson won honors as a student of violin at the Cleveland Institute of Music and later in 1950 was a scholarship student at the University of Wichita in Kansas.
Some are essays written by Shihan James A. Caldwell in an effort to inform or to educate interested parties. It is also a place to post current or future Dojo activities. Comments and questions are welcome. We will make every attempt to provide a response to any and all reasonable inquiries. Aron Caldwell and Alex Ulrich are preparing to go to Ohio for a regional Ju-Jutsu tournament with the United States Ju-Jitsu Organization.
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Teresa Metzger
Jan 26, 2020
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Hailey-Bryan Neumann
Dec 27, 2017
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Joe Noonan
Dec 01, 2017
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Tristan Thomas
Jun 26, 2017
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I looked around for a place to study for a while that was in or near Omaha but was having trouble finding a place that taught traditional Japanese Okinawan karate do. finally after wasting nine months and pouring money into the sub par system of Christopher Geary, I found this place and couldn't be happier with it. The teaching is superb, and the sensei and teachers keep a close eye on your progress providing not only helpful practical pointers, but also with history surrounding the system in order to truly educate you on the art. Before committing to any system, come here and see what sensei Caldwell
