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Recent and Upcoming Events

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August 2, 2008 was a very special night for several Universal Isshinryu Karate Association members. The United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame held at the Sheraton Inn in Nashville inducted several of our instructors.

Grandmaster, Pete Mills: Lifetime Achievement

Master, Gregg McMahan: Master of The Year

Master, Ron Tolliver: Master Instructor of The Year

Sensei, Brad Walker: Instructor of The Year

Sensei Jim Phillips: Competitor of The Year

Sensei Keith Cofer: Kata Instructor of The Year

Sensei Scott Britt: Bunki Instructor of The Year

Sensei Carol Swaggerty: Female Instructor of The Year

Also our good friend Mark Aycock recieved the Legendary Fighter award.

All in all it was a great night for many of our instructors and for our schools.

In the past few months I've been involved with some young men who are trying to make their mark in the MMA world. I want to thank Sensei Devan Plaisance for allowing me to be a part of his team and school. Devan and his father Larry are very good friends that I've known ever since Devan started training with us nearly 20 years ago.

Devan has opened up a MMA school in the Halls area and in watching him teach over the last few months, I'm very pleased in how he's grown not only as a student of the Martial Arts but as an instructor.

It seems like 10 years ago we were having sport karate tournaments every weekend, now they've been replaced by full contact cage fighting events. I believe this shows where we are as a society with all of the so called extreme sports now becoming mainstream. The biggest knock I have on MMA training and Cage fighting is that most of the competitors that I've been around have no martial arts training or the discipline that comes with it. The majority of guy's I see competing in the cage events are just guy's who like to fight or want to take that extreme challenge for the rush of entering the cage. I enjoy being around the fight game but I wonder how many of these guy's competing in the cage are going to be involved in any form of martial arts 30 or 40 years from now like many of Marial Artist's that I 've known over my 30 years.

I also want to thank Master Joe Hess for his time spent with our group on Sept 18. Master Hess is on of those guy's I was speaking about above. Master Hess like Master Mills has made a lifetime work of the martial arts. I'm just waiting to see how long this new breed of martial artist's will stay around to share their knowledge with the world.

OCT 4TH WHEELERS FALL CLASSIC : POWELL HIGH SCHOOL

OCT 4TH RING OF RAGE : BLUEGRASS ENTERTAINMENT AND EXPO CENTER BARDSTOWN KY.


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		Recent Events August 2, 2008 was a very special night for several Universal Isshinryu Karate Association members. The United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame held at the Sheraton Inn in Nashville inducted several of our instructors. Grandmaster, Pete Mills: Lifetime Achievement Master, Gregg McMahan: Master of The Year Master, Ron Tolliver: Master Instructor of The Year Sensei, Brad Walker: Instructor of The Year Sensei Jim Phillips: Competitor of The Year Sensei Keith Cofer: Kata Instructor of The Year Sensei Scott Britt: Bunki Instructor of The Year Sensei Carol Swaggerty: Female Instructor of The Year Mike Swaggerty: Also our good friend Mark Aycock recieved the Legendary Fighter award. All in all it was a great night for many of our instructors and for our schools. In the past few months I've been involved with some young men who are trying to make their mark in the MMA world. I want to thank Sensei Devan Plaisance for allowing me to be a part of his team and school. Devan and his father Larry are very good friends that I've known ever since Devan started training with us nearly 20 years ago. Devan has opened up a MMA school in the Halls area and in watching him teach over the last few months, I'm very pleased in how he's grown not only as a student of the Martial Arts but as an instructor. It seems like 10 years ago we were having sport karate tournaments every weekend, now they've been replaced by full contact cage fighting events. I believe this shows where we are as a society with all of the so called extreme sports now becoming mainstream. The biggest knock I have on MMA training and Cage fighting is that most of the competitors that I've been around have no martial arts training or the discipline that comes with it. The majority of guy's I see competing in the cage events are just guy's who like to fight or want to take that extreme challenge for the rush of entering the cage. I enjoy being around the fight game but I wonder how many of these guy's competing in the cage are going to be involved in any form of martial arts 30 or 40 years from now like many of Marial Artist's that I 've known over my 30 years. I also want to thank Master Joe Hess for his time spent with our group on Sept 18. Master Hess is on of those guy's I was speaking about above. Master Hess like Master Mills has made a lifetime work of the martial arts. I'm just waiting to see how long this new breed of martial artist's will stay around to share their knowledge with the world. Gregg McMahan Roku-Dan Isshinryu


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