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Traditional Shotokan Karate-Do Family Tree of Charles E. Lee, II Traditional ShotoKan Karate-Do Family Tree of Charles E. Lee, II Chatan Yara-b.1670-d. Unknown Peichin Takahara-d. Tode Sakugawa Iwah-d. b.1733-d.1857 Sokon Matsumura b.1797-d.1889 Yasutune Itosu Yasutune Azato b.1830-d.1915 b.1827-d.1906 Arakaki Kamadeunchu-d. Shigeru Egami d. (9th Dan Black Belt) Gichin Funakoshi-d. (b. 1868-d.1957) Shotokai Karate-Do (Founder of Shotokan Karate-Do) Seicho Takai-d. (Takushoku University) Nobuakio Nakazato-d. (Shotokan-Ohio/USA) (7th Dan Black Belt 1960-1963) Tomasaburo Okano (b.1922-d.2003) Toyotaro Miyazaki (New York-USA) Masatoshi Nakayama- (b.1913-d.1987) (9th Dan Black Belt Shotokai/1967-1969) (Founder of JKA and Former JKA Chief Instructor) Hidetake Nishiyama (ITKF/JKA-Califoria/USA (Founder and Chief Instructor 9th Dan Black Belt) Hirokaza Kanazawa (SKIF-Japan) Teriyuki Okazaki (ISKF/JKA Philadelphia/USA) (10th Dan Black Belt 1982-Present) (Founder and Chief Instructor 9th Dan Black Belt 1985-1987) (Founder and World Chief Instructor of SKIF) Mayard Minor (ISKF/JKA-New York/USA) (7th Dan Black Belt 1985-1987) Jonathan Kwok (SKIF-Hong Kong) (7th Dan Black Belt 1995-Present) Head of SKI – United States Federation Manabu Murakami (SKIF-Japan) (6thDan Black Belt 1996-Present) Bijan Solomani (SKIF-California/USA) (6th Dan Black Belt 1995-Present) Albert Gossett-d. (Goshin-Ryu-New Jersey/USA) th 8 Dan Black Belt 1985-1988) th Charles E. Lee, II –Godan 5 Dan Black Belt Founder and Chief Instructor of SKIF of New Jersey SKIF of West Palm Beach and SKIF of Georgia (1). David Benders Shodan Black Belt (1986-InactiveNew Orleans, La.) (2). Charles E. Lee, III Shodan Black Belt (1987-Inactive/Newark, N.J.) (3). Bruce M. Lee Ju-Kyu White Belt (1988-Inactive/Newark, N.J.) (4). Benjamin Ruiz, Jr. Shodan Black Belt (SKIF/1998-Present/Newark, N.J.) (5). Gerard T. Eatman Shodan Black Belt (SKIF/1998-Present/Newark, N.J.) (6). Rene Rodriquez Shodan Black Belt (SKIF/1999-Inactive/Atlanta, Ga.) (7). Jamal Pearson Shodan Black Belt (SKIF/1999-Inactive/Irvington, N.J.) (8). David Bell Nidan Black Belt (SKIF/2001-Present/East Orange, N.J.) (9). Julian Gordon Ik-kyu Brown Belt (SKIF/2000/Inactive/Oviedo, FL.) (10). Alonzo Faircloth Ik-kyu Brown Belt (SKIF/2000-Present/Newark, N.J.) (11). Jennifer Jones Ik-kyu Brown Belt (SKIF/2000-Present /Irvington, N.J.) (12). Marquese McDougle Ik-kyu Brown Belt (SKIF/2000-Present Newark, N.J.) (13). Que Dirah Holder San kyu Brown Belt (SKIF/2001-Present/Newark, N.J.) (14). Charles Valentin Sandan Black Belt (SKIF/2002-Present/Orangeburg, N.Y.) Chief Instructor of SKIF of Orangeburg, New York (15). Fredrick Davis, Jr. Shodan Black Belt (SKIF/2003-Present/Newark, N. J.) (16). Julius Abion Shodan Black Belt (SKIF/2004-Present/Newark, N.J.) (17). Antoine Ford Shodan Black Belt (SKIF/2004-Present/Newark, N.J.) (18). Roberto Angel Hernandez Shodan Black Belt (SKIF/2004-Present/Newark, N.J.) (19). Olin Jackson, Jr. Ik-kyu Brown Belt (SKIF/2004-Present/Newark, N.J.) Lee, sensei has been training in the Martial Arts for over 47 years: practicing Shotokan Karate-Do (1960-present) Ving Tsun (Wing Chun) Gung-Fu (20 yrs. 1979-Present) Northen Praying Mantis Kung-Fu (10 yrs. 1969-1979) Daito-Ryu Aiki-jitsu (4 yrs. 1979-1982-present) and Judo (1 yr. 1959-1960). Lee, Sensei is still under the tutelage of Hirokasu Kananzawa, Kancho, Founder, and World Chief Instructor of the SKIF Organization for more than twenty years. SKIF of New Jersey is “An Official Branch of SKIF of Tokyo, Japan.” The dates located under the names of the instructor(s) are the number of years that Lee, sensei has trained under these instructor (s) or are still presently training with these instructor(s). Note: Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation (SKIF) Japan Karate Association (JKA) International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF) International Traditional Karate-Do Federation (ITKF) .
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