United Southern Isshinryu Karate
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Carolina Isshinryu Academy - Monroe, NC
5:30PM to 6:30 PM 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Contact: Sensei Don Gyr at
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Sensei Don Gyr (5th Dan Isshinryu) Location/date of birth: Batavia, New York on November 15, 1965. Date/Location/Instructor where Isshinryu training began: 1985 in Rochester, New York with Sensei Curt Sawyer. Date received Sho-Dan in Isshinryu karate: August 2000. Date received present rank: Go-Dan in Isshinryu - August 2012. Awards (Martial Arts): Participated in karate demonstration to commemorate the reopening of Shuri Castle in Okinawa, Japan in 1992. Education: A.A.S Optical Technology, Monroe Community College 1988. B.A. Physics, St. John Fisher College 1990. Commercial Diver Certification, Divers Institute of Technology 1998. Personal Trainer Certification, Cooper Institute 2002. Personal: Wife: Lesley; Daughter: Erin.
Mr. Justin Serpico (3rd Dan Isshin-Ryu) Location/date of birth: Morristown, New Jersey on March 13, 1974 Date/Location/Instructor where Isshinryu training began: Summer of 2005 in Stallings, NC with Master Mitch Kobylanski. Date received Sho-Dan Isshinryu rank: April 29, 2009 - Sho-Dan.
Date received present Isshinryu rank: February 23, 2013 - San-Dan.
Organizational support: Member of the AOKA since 2005. Profession: Technology Development Project Manager Education: B.S. Biology and Environmental Ecology from UNC-Asheville - 1997 Personal: Wife: Sarah; Children: Gabrielle and Evelyn.
Mr. Charlie Snearly (2nd Dan Isshin-Ryu) Location/date of birth: June 28, 1985 in Detroit, Michigan Date/Location/Instructor where Isshinryu training began: September 1999 in Northville, Michigan with Master Robert White Date received Sho-Dan Isshinryu rank: September 2009. Date received present Isshinryu rank: September 2011 - Ni-Dan. Organizational support: Member of the AOKA since February 2008. Profession: Communications and Public Relations Education: B.S. Communications and Journalism from Albion College - 2008 Personal: Wife: Kathryn. ©2006 United Southern Isshin Ryu
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