|
Jiu-Jitsu
In Jiu-Jitsu, Swiftdeer received his 1st degree Black Belt in 1959 from
Ace Sugigari in Fort Worth, Texas. He then received his 2nd degree Black
Belt from Tad Osaka in Kyoto, Japan in 1961-1962, and his 3rd and 4th degree
Black Belts from Master Tadaharu Yamaguchi, 10th Dan, Supreme Master,
Shorinji-Ryu Jiu-Jitsu. He received all his subsequent Jiu-Jitsu ranks
through Master Tadaharu Yamaguchi and the Ten-No-Kishi Dojos Main Hombu,
Osaka, Japan.
Karate
Swiftdeer received his 1st Black Belt in Karate from Kobayashi Sensei in
Shotokan Karate. His 2nd Black Belt, in Shorei-Ryu-Kenpo, he received from
Lowell K. Lum (Go Dan) through Nippon Kobudo Renmei. He also received Black
Belts in Chito-Ryu directly from Master Chitose in Japan and in the USA.
Swiftdeer received various Black Belts in Shorin-Ryu-Karate in Okinawa.
The ranks came trough Lowell K. Lum, Wallace W. Reumann, Don Drager and
Master Kobayashi (who also certified Robert Trias). The current Japanese
Master in Shorei-Ryu-Kenpo and Shorinji-Ryu Jiu-Jitsu is Master Kobahashi,
from Osaka, Japan.
Aikido
Swiftdeer received his 5th degree Black Belt in Aikido from Master Tohei
in 1979, in Pasadena, California.
Current Promotions
Recently Swiftdeer has received his promotions in Judo, Jiu-Jitsu and
Karate from the
World Martial Arts Hall of Fame
(WMAHF) through Dr. Moore. Soke Swiftdeer's current certification comes
through the WMAHF Certification Branch of the International Society of
Black Belt Examiners and The International Society of Sokeship Council, as
well as through Ten-No-Kishi Dojos in Osaka, Japan. All his students are
registered and belted through Ten-No-Kishi Dojos.
|
