"Improvement Through Movement."

"Shut up and train." -- Masaaki Hatsumi

The Masters

 

 The Late Toshitsugu Takamatsu, 33rd Grandmaster of Togakure Ryu

 

 

 Soke Masaaki Hatsumi - 34th Grandmaster of Togakure Ryu

  

 

 

Pictures from training and seminars

 

 

 

L-R - Dr. Courtney Lowe, MD, 7th Kyu, Shihan Mike Asuncion, 15th Dan, Randall Engle, Shodan, and Tim Green 6th Kyu (2008)

 

Randall, aged 17 with Soke Masaaki Hatsumi, 1998 Smokey Mountain Tai Kai, Tennessee 

 

 

2004 Seminar, Richmond, VA

 

 

L-R - Greg Jackson, Shihan Randy Sessions, Randall Engle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009 Training Pictures

 

Three very sweaty guys from a night in a dojo with no air conditioning!  

(L-R) Danny Brown, Richard Harris, Randall Engle

 

Matt Kuykendall - 9th Kyu Test, January 2009

 Shawn McDowell -7th Kyu Test, January 2009

 

May Training with Shidoshi Mike Tucker and Shidoshi Arlando Sanders

(L-R) Danny Brown, Randall Engle, Blake Owens, now a 5th Kyu, January 2009

 Richard with Shidoshi Arlando Sanders, BTSD Tuscaloosa

 Shidoshi Mike Tucker, BTSD Birmingham, showing a technique on Shawn McDowell

 

October Seminar with Shidoshi Shane Layton, Birmingham, AL Kokoro no Bushi Dojo

 

 

 (L-R) Jeff, Danny, Shane, Randall, and Richard

 

 The entire group.  (L-R) Aaron, Jeff, Danny, Shawn, Shane, Richard, Randy, Jerry

 

 

 Josh Meyers and Shane Layton